Othello Jealousy Essay

Iago is a manipulative character who only believes what he wants to believe and his only focus is self gain. This is proven through his numerous soliloquies throughout Othello where he explains his thinking and his plans with the audience. In his first soliloquy he makes clear his manipulative nature and his belief in whatever he make true in his mind. He starts his first soliloquy by saying how he intends to “make [his fool [his] purse” (1.3.426) by convincing Rodrigo to sell all his belongings…

He ultimately describes his crime as an “honor killing;” he killed his wife to save his own reputation. The other characters’ attitudes toward Desdemona and Othello also play a hand in the tragedy of the play. As strong-willed as Othello tries to present himself, the remarks about his relationship obviously affect how he sees himself and how he sees Desdemona. He starts to believe and therefore, he becomes more prone to accept Iago’s suggestions…

peculiar end” (1.1.60-62) Iago doesn’t follow Othello because of love or because of honor he follows Iago for his own reasons. Iago is following Othello to destroy him. He is willing to go to Cyprus in order to destroy Othello and he is willing to kill to make sure that Othello is destroyed. We never learn why Othello has incurred the wrath of Iago but Iago’s hate for Othello is as venomous a snake’s poison. The people that Iago manipulates to get to Othello are all had by his false love and no…

Romeo and Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, and of course, Othello and Iago in Othello. I have since concluded that it's really the best way to engage an audience because it encourages stronger audience opinions and alignment to one side or the other; and in the case of Othello, creates a division within the audience as the "correct" or "good" side is less obvious than in the majority of Shakespeare's tragedies. Through my personal reading of Othello, I have come to realise that Iago can be…

Not everything is what it seems There are many different themes and conflicts that are portrayed in Shakespeare 's play Othello. Shakespeare depicts jealousy, manipulation, and hate within all the characters. The most reoccurring one would have to be appearance versus reality." The characters deceive one another into creating a complete deception of reality. In Othello, "Appearance vs. Reality takes a big role, this is because all of the characters were tricked/manipulated by other characters…

began to create this false identification of women. On the other hand, if this norm is followed almost too perfectly men will began to believe that a woman is sneaky or suspect. That being the case women are always being misunderstood. Shakespeare’s Othello displays almost a reflection of a loyal woman who was seen as “to good to be true”. One of the main characters being a women named Desdemona ,who Shakespeare chose to be someone who the audience would describe as being loyal throughout the…

In Shakespeare’s Othello, Othello suffers “the classic war between passion and responsibility” due to his conflicting thoughts about Desdemona allegedly being unfaithful, while attempting to maintain his responsibilities of being a rational and composed leader. By way of Iago’s manipulation and lies, Othello begins a metamorphosis of his character, that causes him to become a man who loses sight of his moral responsibilities and duties, leaving his decisions completely governed by his passion.…

the same. According to Harry Keyishian, the author of Destructive Revenge in Julius Caesar and Othello, “Iago uses various poses of blunt cynicism and excessive skepticism to gain credibility, he presents himself as a man fundamentally, even compulsively, honest.” (Keyishian) Othello has no reason to doubt his close ally Iago, in fact he trusts his compadre, and believes that his is an honest soul. Othello says “Iago is most honest” (Shakespeare) and continues to use the word honest as a word to…

William Shakespeare’s playwright Othello, has a theme of “appearance vs reality. The playwright is based on two characters. Iago, a man none for his honesty and reliability. Othello refers to him many times throughout the story as “honest Iago”. Othello, a moor, who is a general in the defense forces of the city state of Venice. He is know for his courage in a battle and good judgement. Othello is married to Desdemona, daughter of Brabantio. These two characters are completely opposite, but,…

the ruse Iago is trying to play upon Othello. The temptation scene is the most pivotal scene, the climax, in the shakespearean classic, Othello. This mini-essay will focus on the symbolism of Desdemona’s handkerchief, Iago’s Evidence against her, and Othello’s ‘bros before hoes’ mindset. The act begins with Cassio sending musicians to play outside the castle, in honour of Othello and Desdemona. This could easily be seen as an interruption or annoyance, as Othello has a messenger send them away.…