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    Jealousy In Othello

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    Othello, the Moor of Venice I had a great time reading the play Othello, the Moor of Venice by Williams Shakespeare. Also, Williams Shakespeare as one of the greatest writer of all time did an incredible job on this tragedy that is mainly about jealousy and vengeance. Iago become jealous when Othello, a rightful soldier chooses Casio as his lieutenant instead of Iago. Firstly, Othello was a good and loyal man; so, he sees trough Iago’s bad behavior and that is why he chooses Casio as his lieutenant

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    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

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    Othello is one of the four great tragedies from William Shakespeare, who is widely referred as the greatest writer in the history of English literature. In this play, jealousy is one of the key factor that leads to the tragedies of the characters. Othello has promoted Cassio as his lieutenant, which evoke Iago’s jealous. Thus he slandered Cassio and Desdemona, which directly brought to Othello’s tragedy. Iago realize Othello’s weakness, utilized his true love with Desdemona. Driven by jealousy, Othello

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    Jealousy is defined as “resentment against a person enjoying success or advantages” (Dictionary). Shakespeare compose plays full of lies, betrayal, murderous revenge, and jealousy. In his play Othello, it is a love story filled with jealousy. Throughout the play there are many instances that show jealousy between the characters; from the beginning of the play when Roderigo is envious of Othello because he wants to be with Desdemona, to the end of the play when Othello is infuriated with envy because

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    Throughout the play jealousy is shown within almost every character, ago mostly causes everyone in the play to be jealous of someone by doing what he does best, manipulating everyone and getting them to do his dirty work. Jealousy plays a big role within the play, and influences almost every decision made by each character at some point in the play. Sadly, the decisions made due to the characters being jealous are mostly bad, the play mainly shows how jealousy affects Iago, Othello, and Roderigo. Iago

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    In the tragedy Othello, the emotion of jealousy is portrayed through most of the characters and their actions. Throughout the play you can notice that some of the characters use and manipulate the feeling of jealousy towards the other characters, and you begin to see the consequences and effects this has on them. Even though this emotion influences some of the characters’ emotions and overall situations more than others, it affects them all one way or another. Jealousy is encountered in many

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    “Jealousy, the dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.”- Havelock Ellis. ¨To what profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul.¨Othello who was a great man of much grace was on a crusade to restore “honor” to his appellation. In the tragedy of "Othello", a play composed by William Shakespeare which explores the many motifs and themes, touches on one with great effect, jealousy and the implication of what is real and what is not. Jealousy is the overarching theme

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    In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, the Moorish general in the Italian army, Othello, tragically downfalls due to jealousy. Othello has recently married Desdemona, and Iago being jealous that Cassio, the local drunk, got offered the position of lieutenant over himself, decides to disrupt Othello and Desdemona’s new marriage. Iago’s plan includes getting Cassio drunk and in a fight, so that Othello will not want him as lieutenant anymore. Then Iago will convince Cassio to go to Desdemona, so

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    Jealousy Famous for his tragedies, William Shakespeare wrote this revolutionary work of art Othello, written between 1602 and 1604, Othello was performed for the first time in front of King James the first at the whitewall palace. But it wouldn’t be until 200 years later that in 1826 Ira Aldridge would play as the first black actor at London’s royalty theater, as the lead role of Othello.The audience at whitewall and the royalty theater, were able to see firsthand the love, racism, and jealousy

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    betrayal, love, conflict, and jealousy throughout his plays and sonnets. In Shakespeare’s Othello, jealousy is the prominent theme, which causes the destruction and tragic downfall of the play’s main characters. Jealousy is masked through lies, misleading situations and manipulation and interpreted in varied ways by the main characters. From beginning to end, jealousy is rooted in every scene, eventually leading to the death and demise of the main character, Othello. Jealousy of power is first displayed

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