Othello Jealousy Essay

of high honour and has impeccable military knowledge, Othello is gullible and cruel to his wife so why is he a sympathetic character? Like a child who is manipulated because they are naive, Othello was exploited due to his love for Desdemona. Both Othello and children portray jealousy when they deprived and in their perspective, the best solution can be resolved through violence. In the Shakespearean play Othello written by Shakespeare, Othello causes the audience to feel pathos based on his…

The Jealousy Syndrome In Othello (1603), a play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the antagonist, Iago, enacts a plan to exact revenge on Othello, the army general, for appointing Cassio as lieutenant instead of him. He executes this by targeting Othello’s love for his wife, Desdemona by falsely implying that she is having an affair with Cassio. Jealousy is the central emotion throughout the play as it drives both Othello and Iago to act with cruelty to those around them. The role of Iago in…

Jealousy in Cymbeline and Othello The play Cymbeline is a romance written by Shakespeare. This play has many themes, among them: jealousy. The characters presented in the play Cymbeline are similar to some of the characters in Othello. Based on the first act of the play Cymbeline seemed like it would be a tragedy just like the play Othello. These plays are similar in their use of jealousy, and the effect of jealousy. Jealousy is a big issue in both plays. In Cymbeline, Posthumus is easily…

Jealousy and Manipulation in Othello It is often unavoidable for one to encounter devious people who exist only to influence those around them in favor of attaining their desired reality. In our modern times, psychologists may label these people as mentally ill with a number of personality disorders, but in Shakespearean times, they were simply called “evil” or “villainous.” In William Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago is the clear antagonist, scheming to get revenge on various innocent characters…

betrayal. These themes are all present within Othello. The most prominent is that of jealousy. Specifically, the jealousy that affects most of the male characters in Othello. It is possible to see the jealousy from the beginning to the end of the play and how it ruins the male characters’ lives. It can be seen in the beginning of the play, when Roderigo is envious of Othello because he wants to be with Desdemona and at the end of the play when Othello is mad with envy because he thinks that…

play, Othello. We found a common situation that occurs in the present day. This situation involves jealousy. On the quad, a common place for spending time and relaxing in-between passing periods, a boy named John sees another boy kissing a girl that John likes. John feels jealousy towards this boy, due affection he feels for the girl. A scene similar to this one can be seen in the play, Othello, when Rodrigo sees Desdemona kissing her husband Othello (Putnam, Jennifer). Rodrigo feels jealousy…

Othello, a tragedy of jealousy, vengeance, and love, indicates how people can be ruined devastatingly when villainous being recognizes and attacks the fragile parts of human beings. In Othello, Shakespeare places Iago--a symbol of immorality and cruelty--as one of the protagonists and makes him lead the story to emphasize two main themes of Othello: how one person’s cruelty and revengeful thoughts can devastate the whole pleasure and noble love can be easily obtained but cannot be protected…

“Jealousy is the fear of comparison,” Max Frisch spoke the truth when it comes to jealousy and the part it plays in Othello. Throughout the play, characters compare themselves to one another and twist their insecurities into reasons to hate one another. The case of hatred that encompasses each individual, and even leads some to kill, resulting in no one to compare themselves to. In a Shakespearean play the main character, without fail, possesses a tragic flaw; in Othello, the Moor of Venice, his…

Greed and jealousy can be effortlessly used to manipulate mankind and the decisions that are made. In Othello “Act V” by William Shakespeare the theme lectures about emotions, and at times, the free will of others that can be morphed to fit the needs of the antagonists. The manipulation of one’s perception can be warped and twisted to compensate for the truth and to suit the needs of the antagonists. William Shakespeare creates a detailed description of the misrepresentation through a characters…

According to the article written by poets.org, William Shakespeare “wrote more than thirty plays” (William…). One of Shakespeare’s most memorable pieces of literary writings is his play, Othello. The story of Othello is an unforgettable classic comprised of constant conflict, intense jealously, continuous lies and enduring love. The perceived level of security in many of the character’s friendships are proven to be false; therefore providing the notion that some friendships are not always…