Evil And Jealousy In Shakespeare's Othello

341-345). Othello wants everyone to think of him as a man so bewildered that he didn't know what he was doing when he accused his wife of disloyalty and killed her. He also doesn't want to be remembered as a man who became so easily jealous because he knows that how much destruction he has brought on himself and the ones he loves most. Othello self destruction caused himself to become another man entirely, a man fueled by the poison that is jealousy. In all, Othello spirals down a path of jealousy that ruins his life by becoming irrational and ravaging

The tragedy of Othello, written by William Shakespeare, presents the main character Othello, as a respectable, honorable, and dignified man, but because of his insecurities and good nature, he is easily taken advantage of and manipulated by his peers and alleged friends. The dynamic of Othello’s character significantly changes throughout the play. The contrast is most pronounced from the beginning of the play to its conclusion, switching from being calm and peaceful to acts of uncontrolled venomous rage. Othello’s motivation in the play appears to be his love and concern for his wife Desdemona, which ironically, ends up being his downfall in the end.

In William Shakespeare’s Othello, Othello is the tragic hero. He is a character of high stature who is destroyed by his surroundings, his own actions, and his fate. His destruction is essentially precipitated by his own actions, as well as by the actions of the characters surrounding him. The tragedy of Othello is not a fault of a single villain, but is rather a consequence of a wide range of feelings, judgments and misjudgments, and attempts for personal justification exhibited by the characters. Othello is first shown as a hero of war and a man of great pride and courage. As the play continues, his character begins to deteriorate and become less noble. Chronologically through the play, Othello’s character

In your view how does Shakespeare’s portrayal of the complex nature of jealousy contribute to the enduring value of Othello?

Humans are a crazy and confused species. They go their whole lives in search for more than what they have. They crave power and money as if that is what makes their heart beat. People could be brought up in a house where they will never want but they do. Societies in fight for their desires for more than what they need. Businesses hiding the truth to gain money. People are a strange yet curiously interesting species. It is interesting to watch as their emotions change from one to another as if they are connected in some way. They could feel happiness than sadness in seconds. It is sort of like how the characters in Othello change from happiness to fear or jealousy. Jealousy that grows like a disease when surrounded by happiness. Fear that is draw from a corner so deep within by the pain and jealousy brought on by unwanted thoughts. Jealousy is what created the fear but fear is what killed them all.

​Firstly, the antagonist of the play, whom we know as Iago, plays a major role in conveying the theme of jealousy from his words and actions. As jealously engulfs him, Iago’s true intentions are revealed and we come to realize the type of character he really is. His jealous nature is noticed at the very beginning of the play when he states,

Jealousy basically took over Othello's mind and destroys him more and more, turning him into a monster who he was initially accused of being in the first place. All of Othello's morals started to decline due to love and faith he had in his wife, Desdemona. His feelings and his actions revealed the person behind the most honest person. He revealed his true self. Lagos actions also destroyed Othello to by stringing him along and not making Othello feel any better but causing him to feel worse.

“Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but jealousy sees the sharpest for it is love and hate at the same time”(anonymous). Love and hate interlinked together builds jealousy. Jealous people are that way because they envy or wish they could have what someone else has to fulfill the attention or satisfaction need. There is a void in their lives that they believe can be filled if only the status or the treasures that another has belonged to them. The characters in Othello fall under the same category. There are several reasons for jealousy but all the reasons are interlinked and can destroy their fate if they are not careful. In Othello William Shakespeare exemplifies the fine line between a diverse range of jealousy types and how

Othello could have protected himself from Iago scheme. Othello should have not allowed his envious ways to take control over him and he should have not trusted Iago. Othello had flaws within himself that gave Iago the advantage to manipulate him. “Why, why is this?

Othello, who is the protagonist of its story, outrages emotion with jealousy when he thinks that another man(Iago) had sex with Desdemona. “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on; (act3.3). Iago tells Othello not to be jealous of him but it completely breaks the heart of Othello. This heartbreaking story all happened when jealousy showed up. Othello ends up killing his wife because obviously, he was jealous of her.

There are things in life that can make one’s life better. There also things that can make one’s life worse. One of the biggest beasts of them all is jealousy. Jealousy is, a very complicated thing to handle. Often we get jealousy mixed with envy. It is an intense emotion because it can consume a person often causing a person to act irrationally. In Othello by William Shakespeare, Othello is a good man who is head over heels for a woman named Desdemona but turns into something other than himself when he hears information from a person who he thinks he can trust. His name is Iago, and he has a burning desire to get back at Othello because of speculation. Iago lets jealousy ruin him, and it becomes a downfall to many characters in the story.Othello

Evil is characterized in many ways, in this case, its meaning is being harmful or tending to harm. In the novel Othello, by Shakespeare, character Iago is presented as a villain who doesn’t respect moral beauty, nor the grand nobleness of the mighty-souled Othello. Iago betrays Othello knowing how strong Othello’s trust is towards him. As you keep reading the novel you notice the cruelty Iago has for his wife Emilia and how his plan of getting Othello jealous caused the deaths of his own wife Emilia, Othello and Desdemona.

Cruelty is an apparent theme throughout pieces of literature from different time periods, in particular Shakespearean works as it plays a social or political factor in the plot. In Shakespeare’s play titled Othello, cruelty, commonly attached with jealousy, is the device that influences the actions of the main characters. While the text pertains to both social and political factors, during the Elizabethan era, men, in particular white men, considered social standing very important as the society they lived in benefitted their gender and race. Shakespeare demonstrates the importance and inequality of reputation while reflecting the actuality of the time period through the main characters of his play.

Othello and Desdemona, a controversial couple, find their relationship drastically changing as jealousy and manipulation tear them apart in the tragedy Othello. While fighting racism and family values Othello describes the moment he fell in love with Desdemona, “She loved me for the dangers I had passed, and I love her that she did pity them” (I.iii.168-169). Their relationship is full of nothing but love at this moment. No opinions or judgement from family and friends can change how they feel about each other. Othello also proves that Desdemona fell for him based on his personality and that no trickery was involved, as many believed that a lady like Desdemona could not fall for a person of color and low economic class.

The play Othello by William Shakespeare was published during the 16th century, it is one of Shakespeare’s popular and controversial plays. Shakespeare depicts Othello’s race as placing him apart in some respects from the predominantly white European society in which he lives. Jealousy is another of the main themes in Othello. Iago is the first character to start the sparks of jealousy in Othello, and in the end, causes the downfall of Othello and Desdemona. In the end, racism and jealousy are the causes of the tragedy in Othello.