Othello Jealousy Essay

Led to His Demise In Shakespeare’s Othello, Othello displays many different weaknesses throughout the play. Based on a series of dreadful and appalling actions, it is proven that Othello’s fatal flaw is jealousy. In the beginning of the play, we see Othello and Desdemona as two, lovestruck adults. Desdemona was an innocent, faithful woman who left her father for Othello, an African general that Brabantio respected until Desdemona revealed that she loved Othello. Desdemona left her father behind…

Shakespeare’s tragedy, Othello, Othello is portrayed as a tragic hero because he stumbles into his own downfall due to wrong choices, suffers from a tragic flaw, and his misfortune is not wholly deserved. The protagonist suffering greatly from his or her own poor judgement and mistakes creates the idea of a tragic hero. Othello tends to have morally inclined decisions, but falters in them due to his inaccuracy in trust and obliviousness to the truth. Iago manipulates Othello and makes him…

In Othello, by William Shakespeare, a common theme is jealousy which drives Othello to do reprehensible things like kill his love desdemona. Iago tries to convince Othello that being jealous is not the key, that it will destroy the man that he is. Iago says “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock. The meat it feeds on (195-197). This also relates to real life in society how if one person gets jealous over another it could destroy a person’s character and…

III.iii in the play Othello by William Shakespeare is very significant because it shows Othello giving up on his language; before in the play Othello has spoken with convincing rhetoric and beautiful images. This scene may be referred to as the "temptation scene". Iago carefully plant the seeds of jealousy and suspicion, which leads to the tragic events of the play. In III.iii Iago has a strong effect on Othello. He begins his deception by saying Othello's wife Desdemona is having an affair…

downfall of Oedipus is the work of the gods; the downfall of Othello is self-inflicted.” The time periods and customs they had during that time, in each of these stories help lead to the downfall of Oedipus and Othello. The age of the two characters plays a role in who is to blame for the downfall of each. The personality of each differed, Oedipus being more selfless and Othello more selfish. Oedipus looked to his people and to the gods, Othello looked to his own strength. The endings of how…

In the play Othello, by William Shakespeare, the emotion of jealousy rules over all of the characters, making them believe their actions are justifiable. The characters actions and driven towards revenge on others for wronging them in some way and this is because of jealousy. Iago's jealousy has made him unreasonable and nonsensical. Iago believes that Cassio is unfit for lieutenant because he is “a Florentine, A fellow almost damned in a fair wife, That never set a squadron in the field, Nor…

Like many William Shakespeare plays, Othello is a tragedy which portrays Iago as a two faced character. Playing a very complex character, Iago shows many different personalities. In act one Iago is presented as a funny manipulative and jealous character. Iago is introduced as a jealous man after he discovers that Cassio was promoted lieutenant instead of him. This is one of the reasons why Iago despises Othello resulting in his desire to ruin Othello's life. Iago manipulates Roderigo, who is in…

Othello is a classic play by William Shakespeare. It displays themes of love, deception and jealousy. The play also digs into racism, sexism and also political issues within ranks. The play centers with four major characters; Othello, the general of the army; Desdemona, his wife; Cassio, his lieutenant; and his most trusted friend Iago. Othello loves his wife blindly and the most unrealistically. However, Othello kills his beloved wife because of jealousy. In the tragedy of King Lear,…

with a black man, Othello and afterward elopes with him. Othello wooed Desdemona with his stories of adventure and danger. Desdemona wanted to wed a man like Othello as Othello clarified “she wished that heaven had made her such a man.” (Book). Othello is an honored and influential, powerful man, every single youthful woman’s dream. Desdemona is an extremely respectful woman and appreciated the existence and education her dad had given her. But she can’t sacrifice her love for Othello just…

love and jealousy. It is, Othello, one of Shakespeare’s most tragic plays, featuring two loving characters that audiences will instantly connect with. The lead protagonist, Othello, is a young man who is infused in love with Desdemona. This love quickly turns into tragedy when jealousy takes over Othello. It is through Iago’s skilful manipulation, jealousy is quickly spread throughout Othello’s mind, leaving love overpowered by jealousy. Furthermore,…