Othello Jealousy Essay

The Destruction of Manipulation, Sexual Love, and Jealousy: In William Shakespeare’s Othello Kyle Phillips P: 4 Honors English 2 9, March 2014 In William Shakespeare’s play Othello, Iago’s inhumane scheme and Othello’s inner conflict consequently destroy Othello when paired together. Othello, a Christian Moor and general of the armies of Venice, is deceived by not only Iago, the villain of the play, but himself. Othello’s free and open nature…

‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare has many central ideas and values that overtime have transcended and developed, staying relevant to society today because of their general yet complex nature. The key ideas of the nature of jealousy and an enraged lack of insight and relations with the state have been demonstrated through the character of Othello, a man who eventually let his jealousy, even though provoked out by the character of Iago, get the best of him which eventually leads to the downfall of…

Jealousy is certainly a monstrous force in Othello. Rodrigo is jealous of anyone he thinks might be with Desdemona. He wants to be with her and is jealous when he hears the lie from Iago that she is in love with Cassio. This jealousy gets him to fight Cassio. Jealousy is Othello’s tragic flaw. When Iago insinuates that there may be something more than friendship between Desdemona and Cassio (due to his own jealousy of Othello appointing Cassio as his lieutenant and possibly sleeping with his…

day one,” said by unknown person. Jealousy is an emotion that can be a big downfall of others and oneself for it has the power to make people act in an irrational way. Jealousy is most common in the world of love and envy, most times they all come in one. In this play Othello written by Shakespeare, the Commander Othello is betrayed by his ‘close friend’ named Iago out of anger due to not being picked for the position under Othello. “Research shows that jealousy is natural in a relationship….”…

In the play, Othello, the emotion of jealousy is the driving force of the plot in the story. It single-handedly drives the actions of many of the characters in the play. Iago’s jealousy of Cassio and Othello made Iago want to destroy Othello emotionally and mentally. Iago uses this emotion to get other characters to react in certain ways. After that, using his intellect, Iago is able to exploit Othello’s insecurities, which causes Othello’s emotions to spiral out of control sending him into a…

Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare has been influential for many years. It may be a play made for enjoyment, but it actually holds many truths of the human nature within it. The story takes a simple emotion and turns it into a conflict involving great tragic endings.Othello explores the themes of how strong jealousy can become, how manipulation can be created even by most honest people, and how betrayal is seen even in loved ones. The play begins with Iago’s jealousy…

Iago is able to only convince Othello about the love affair that he has been fabricating. As Othello and Iago are walking, Othello asks Iago; “Was not that Cassio parted from my wife?...I do believe ‘twas he.” (3.3.36-40) At this instant Iago is able to change the way Othello feels about Cassio. Iago starts to install jealousy in Othello by questioning him about Cassio. He then acts as if his thoughts will hurt Othello, which only makes Othello wonder more. Othello frustrated, tells Iago; “Thou…

fall and his reputation to turn to filth. The biggest mistake Othello makes is being too trusting of the wrong person. Othello thinks that Iago is honest; ironically, he is the most dishonest of all the characters. When Iago tells Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful, Othello believes Iago without any physical proof. The reason as to why Othello believes Iago is questionable, but literary critic Marcia Macaulay suggests that, “Othello falls prey to Iago’s story telling because he himself is a…

Throughout the act of Othello in William Shakespeare I think Othello did not love Desdemona he was only grieving for her, and he also did want to see he with no one else. From my understanding in this play jealousy played a big role in Othello’s wisdom. When you truly loves a person you are blind about everything else, so even when Iago told Othello that Desdemona was cheating he would out kept denying it every time the situation comes up. In this research paper I will discuss who Othello did…

In Shakespeare's play Othello and in Tim Blake Nelson’s film O , there were many similar themes shown but in two completely different settings and time periods. One of the major theme in both works was jealousy. In both works, the concept of jealousy is shown within the characters of Iago/Hugo and Othello/Odin and proved the film to be effective throughout. In Shakespeare’s Othello, jealousy plays a big role. Iago is jealous of Cassio because Cassio received a higher position in the Army than…