Jealousy In Shakespeare's Othello

Othello is an easy target in this drama, because Iago already knows that he is a very insecure person. With that stated, it will be easy for Iago to use Othello’s jealousy to trick him into thinking that Desdemona is an unfaithful wife. Iago will manipulate the way Othello sees things in order to convince him that what he sees is innocent acts between Desdemona and Casillo. Iago’s starts to plant the idea in Othello’s head of an affair after Othello sees Casillo rush leaving Desdemona in a manner that looked as though he is guilty (1223). Alone with Othello, Iago begins to make Othello feel threatened by Casillo and Desdemona’s apparent relationship by bringing up the fact that Casillo served as Desdemona’s and Othello’s go-between during the time of their courtship. The conversation ends with Iago asking Othello to watch carefully of Desdemona and Casillo, and Iago exits giving Othello time to question the accusation of Iago (1225-1228).

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

Jealousy is a powerful drug. When someone is jealous, one can only imagine how far someone would go because of it. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare, there were several characters that went through different ways of processing their jealousy. Iago’s jealousy provokes his idea to get back at the people he felt was not deserving enough of the things they had or their happiness. His plans succeeds but by the end, no one wins. Iago’s jealousy forms at the beginning of the play which causes Othello’s jealousy towards the end and because of it, it results in people hurt mentally and physically.

Jealousy is described as someone who is feeling or showing envy of someone because of their achievements and advantages. Jealousy plays a major role in Shakespeare’s play Othello. There are many instances throughout the play that show jealousy between the characters. Throughout the play, jealousy is used for destructive purposes only. I believe that Iago longed to get revenge on Othello for previous issues. This only results in a long line of accusations and disputes between the characters in Othello.

One can manipulate perception by building trust, therefore making it easier for the person to believe you when you lie. Manipulation can be a strong thing to use over a person, it’s like persuading a person but, using what they know against them and making them see the world a different way. Using many different examples from various movies, books, and current events, manipulation was used for many reasons. The most common reason was jealousy, jealousy has pushed people into doing stuff as far as killing them. But, in the stories and movie that will be included, you’ll see where jealousy took place.

The strong emotions of jealousy and misplaced thrust present trouble for most of the main characters in the play, Othello. William shakespeare displays how these emotions are easily brought out in the best of people. Iago, although brilliant in this own mnd still falls vitem to jealousy's for cassio's job. The brave moor othello has doubt sof desdemona's faithfulness and in stand of trusting his wife he allows iago manipulations to could his good judgement. Desdemona is the kind innocent wife othello could ever look for but she constantly battle for trust with the moor while still helping her friend cassio.

In the play Othello, written by William Shakespeare, jealousy is shown as the greatest tool to manipulate the human mind. “The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy - in fact, they are almost incompatible; one emotion hardly leaves room for the other.” - Robert A. Heinlein. In the play, the feeling of jealousy is often a side effect of stories told to many of the characters, and it is obvious that most of these stories are in fact manipulated. This is seen through the jealousy that drives both Iago and Othello’s actions and the jealousy that causes Othello’s and Iago’s downfall.

In fact, he needs to convince Othello a general that has led many troops to battle that his wife Desdemona is having an affair with a man named Cassio, the man who received his position as Lieutenant (Bevington, D., 2014). Additionally, Iago has suspicions that his wife may have been seduced by Cassio and Othello; however, there is not enough sufficient evidence that this act took place. In Act I Scene III, Iago shares with the audience his ill will against Othello, and they soon discover he has reasoned it out with the loss of his occupation and the belief that Othello has enticed his wife, Emilia. “He proposes, as revenge of wife for wife, to put Othello into such a jealousy as judgment cannot cure” (Jorgensen, P. A., 1985, p. 59).

Texts become valued over time when they explore challenging and enduring themes relevant to humanity. To a significant extent, William Shakespeare’s 1604 tragic play Othello retains its value over time through its effective encapsulation of transcendent themes that explore the individual experience. Within the passage set for study , Shakespeare examines aspects of the human nature namely immense jealousy and the arts of deception, delineating the dichotomy of good and evil that erodes the personal psyche. This sequence of thematic concerns in Othello is not only a testament to the Elizabethan audience’s interests but epitomize enduring ideas that also resonate with the today’s modern audience.

Through Iago’s whispers, Othello becomes so consumed by jealousy, and later watches Iago and Cassio’s conversation of what is seemed to be the confession of unfaithfulness. Accusing his wife of being a whore, he dismisses her and Emilia’s protest of her being innocent. Iago reassures the only way Roderigo will have a clear path to Desdemona, he needs to

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The final reason for Othello's hasty actions is jealousy. When Iago plants the idea of Desdemona sleeping with Cassio, Othello is overcome with jealousy, which fuels his self-doubt. Othello has many insecurities, but his skin color, heritage, and age are the most prominent. It is ironic that Iago uses jealousy against Othello when jealousy was the reason for Iago hatred. Even though he has a high military status for the Venetian army, he is not a native.

He was once Othello’s top soldiers, acquaintances that he secretly hated him. For example,”Call up her father, Rouse him. Make after him, poison his delight, Proclaim him in the streets, incense her kinsmen, And though he in a fertile climate dwell, Plague him with flies; though that his joy be joy, Yet throw such chances of vexation on’t As it may lose some color… Zounds, sir, y’are robbed!

In the story of Othello, all of the conflict, violence, and harm that occured was a result of jealousy. Iago, one of the victims of jealousy, made a hypocritical statement to Othello where he called jealousy a green-eyed monster. This monster known as jealousy not only consumes the people that it hates, but also consumes the person itself. Jealousy is the culprit for any character that had died in the story. Jealousy fueled each scene to the next in Othello and the more that is added, the more damage it does as seen with its effects on Roderigo, Iago, and Othello.

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.