Jealousy is like a virus with no cure; it enters the body undetected and roots itself in the temporal lobe of the brain, rewiring its host’s memories and forming connections to things that do not exist. From the temporal lobe, it spreads to the frontal lobe and cerebral cortex, corrupting the host’s ability to make judgements, make inferences, and control emotions, personality, and behavior. This impairment of the brain breeds irrational thought and perpetually erodes the host’s relationships with
Shakespeare’s tragedy, Othello, centers on the calamity of Othello and the other major characters as a result of Othello’s compelling desires. Othello is torn between the love for his wife, Desdemona, and the trust of his good “friend”, Iago. Through the trust for his lover and his friend, jealousy and trust complications actively appear throughout the play. Desdemona will discover that “Othello’s visage in his mind,” (I.III. 255) is only a veil compared to what will arise when their marriage is shattered
Cassio being together this had convinced him. 7.) ”The Moor already changes with my poison/Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep /Which thou owedst yesterday.” (3.3.325-334) Iago realizes the power of jealousy and has made Othello suspicious of Desdemona. This seamlessly breaks Othello's trust for Desdemona. Iago knows that what he said will not allow Othello to have a good night of sleep ever again. 8.) “Ha! I like not that/Was not that Cassio parted from my wife?/ I do believe 'twas he.
hast enchanted her,” he believed that Othello used witchcraft on her (I.ii.43). His belief portrayed the general fear of miscegenation that result in different children. Additionally, Othello’s comment also revealed his anxiety and insecurity, since he sounded like he believes does not deserve Desdemona at all. Othello’s concern was one of the stereotype threats. He worked hard not to act bestial and barbaric like how others characterized, which similar to Brent Staples from How Stereotypes Affect Us
Analysis Iago is without a doubt the most complicated character in Othello. He is evil, manipulative, ruthless, vengeful, and dangerously ambitious. The audience is originally introduced to Iago in the first scene of the play. He talks about his jealousy for Othello’s position as Lieutenant General, and discusses with a comrade, Roderigo, the reasons why he is better suited for the job than Othello. The audience is alerted that Iago may not be what he seems when he simply announces, “I am not what I am”
The themes of written texts will be more compelling when the reader discerns careful language choices. In Othello, the themes of jealousy and responsibility are understood through the use of Shakespeare’s language choices for Iago and Othello. Language is carefully crafted to make the play more compelling. The text is written in such a way that the audience can look past characters appearances and question what it is to be human. The play puts us within a play as we are forced to watch Iago’s deception
of the most famous plays written by William Shakespeare. The play is about Othello’s tragic flaw which leads to the killing of his wife, Desdemona and his eventual demise. Othello fits all the characteristics according to Aristotle. Othello is a person who was held in high esteem in Venice. He was viewed by everyone around him as great. With his greatness he also had flaws like any human does. His gullibility and jealousy turned him into an unreasonable and cruel man. His flaws lead him to kill his
particularly Othello’s. And yet, despite his malevolence, Iago reveals a complexity right through the play that we find compelling and memorable. Our response to his character hence demonstrates the nature of humanity’s allure to darkness. Right from the beginning of the play, Iago expresses his anger and jealousy, after losing out on the rank as Othello's Lieutenant.
Throughout the story, the cunning villain Iago reveals his plan to completely and utterly annihilate Othello. Even though he is powerful and respected, Othello’s achilles heel is his wife, Desdemona, who will be framed as an unfaithful women. Iago cunningly tricks Othello into thinking Desdemona is cheating on him. At first, Othello is enraged by this all, shouting “I’ll be hang’d if some eternal villain