Othello Jealousy Essay

The impact of jealousy remains harmful to relationships for instance jealousy leads to actions that are uncontrollable and irreversible. Jealousy is comparable to a monster or cancer--strong, hateful, and aggressive. Iago expresses his anger towards Othello for choosing Cassio, which does not have the experience that Iago has, thus, making Iago further qualified for the position of Lieutenant: One Michael Cassio, a Florentine, A fellow almost damned in a fair wife, that never set a squadron in…

Jealousy and Destruction the Terrible Twin Forces Destroying Relationships In Shakespeare’s Othello, jealousy occurs and it leads to destruction. Lagos and Othello are at first very peaceful but chaos start erupting as Lagos becomes overwhelmed by jealousy of Othello’s power and success in having a relationship based on love. Lagos is the right hand man of Othello, who is an army general at the time of the play. (Shakespeare, 113) Lagos feels that his promotion keeps passing him by and he…

Othello’s soul was shattered and his whole outlook clouded simply because his ideal was destroyed.” I think that if Othello were jealousy, he would begin hiding, spying, peeping and that is what he did not. The truly jealous man is not like that. Othello declares at the end of the play that he was not jealous, at least he was not of a jealous temperament. He would not have suspected Desdemona if he had not been deceived by the villain - Iago. Iago is pretending to be an honest man and Othello’s…

Jealousy in Othello In Othello, by William Shakespeare, there are numerous motifs throughout the play, some being: love, betrayal, and racism. Jealousy is also one of them; it affects many of the characters in the play which later leads them to their downfall. Iago being one of them, he is jealous of Cassio’s position, and is furious at Othello for preferring Cassio over him. This leads to much destruction and not only Iago’s downfall, but everyone’s in the play. He is the reason for every…

Othello is a tragedy based on a Moor named Othello. The story takes place in Cyprus and revolves around Othello, who is made to believe by the antagonist Iago, that Othello’s wife is having an affair with his lieutenant. Othello, out of rage, kills his wife only to find out that it was only an evil scheme set up by Iago so he kills himself out of grief. This play explores many themes but a prominent theme would be jealousy. Jealousy is the main theme in the Shakespeare play, Othello.…

“Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness”( George Eliot). In the beginning of the play Iago and Roderigo hated Othello because he had chosen Michael Cassio as his second in commander , Iago had thought that he was going to get the job. The reason why Roderigo hated Othello because Othello had married the love of Roderigo 's life. Iago and Roderigo discussed how they wanted to ruin Othello’s life. They were…

Othello by Shakespeare mainly focuses on the dangers of jealousy. It is shown that with circumstantial evidence, from sexual suspicion to professional competition, jealousy can destroy lives. We are introduced to a character named Iago, who clearly is displayed with loads of jealousy. Othello passed over the promotion to Cassio to become lieutenant instead of Iago. Iago also heard a rumor that othello hooked up with his wife Emilia. He says, “I hate the Moor, and it is thought abroad, that…

on its self."(3.4.171-174) William Shakespeare 's Othello is driven by the recurring theme of jealousy within the main characters. Each character mentioned becomes consumed by jealousy and disregards their better judgement. The word jealousy by definition means to dislike someone because he or she is better off than you in some way. Although, jealous thought in its self is not an issue, the actions derived from jealousy can be terrible. Jealousy is a theme in the play that takes control over…

Jealousy To be jealous is a feeling or showing of envy of someone or their achievements and advantages. "Othello" was written by William Shakespeare in 1603. It is about an untrustworthy character Iago who stirs up gossip causing the tragedy to unfold with a moor, Othello, Desdemona his wife, Iago, his wife Emilia and Cassio a lieutenant, and many more characters who fall to Iago 's lies. During the time William Shakespeare was writing the tragedy, Aristotle had set some standards for plays. He…

Jealousy has become a theme of primary interest particularly among Shakespearean scholars. Apart from the theme of jealousy, other recurring themes that are evident works done by Shakespeare include love, death and betrayal. Jealousy is usually a complex feeling that involves feelings that range from fear being abandoned to rage as well as humiliation. Jealousy discriminates neither men nor women and is normally arouse when an individual perceives a threat to a relationship that is valued from…