The Jealousy Begins/Othello
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This play is filled with many emotions and feelings. There were four main flaws that lead to the tragedy of Othello and the others in this play; racism, love, betrayal, but it was jealousy that played a major part. It can destroy many relationships and take over the mind tremendously. Jealousy can also be overwhelming; by making one obsessed with ideas. They all fall victim to jealousy; it makes them act outside of their norm. I will talk about the he five main characters of this play and they are all encased with jealousy in their own way. They are: Iago (the antagonist), Emilia, Bianca, Roderigo and Othello (the protagonist), who all display their sense of jealousy throughout the play. They all find different ways to sustain them. Iago enunciates his jealousy in the beginning of the play. He decides to plot his revenge on those who he feels has done him wrong. The first two jealousies he expresses are of Cassio, because he keeps his job as a lieutenant and gets promoted. He feels this should be his job (e-notes 2011). The second is of Othello; he believes that Othello slept with Emilia (his wife). “It is thought aboard that ‘twixt my sheets” (I.iii.369-370). As he becomes fixed with revenge he speaks by saying, he will not be satisfied “’Til I am evened with him/wife for wife/ At least into jealousy so strong/ that judgment cannot cure (2.1.299-302). In the end Iago is forced to expose his actual nature. Emilia is close to Desdemona and it may be that her jealousy is resentful, because of her low social status, unhappy with her job, Desdemona being married to Othello or Desdemona’s innocence. It could also be because she is jealous that Othello and Desdemona love each other and have no jealousy between them. Emilia’s chara... ... middle of paper ... ...lo was written many years ago, and we can still relate to its tone and setting within the play, especially when a person can feel when jealousy is present. This is one play people relate to, because we all want to be loyal in some way and we all know how messy it can be when someone decides to take advantage and advance himself on someone else’s jealousy. It’s terrible but jealousy can change a person in some terrible ways. “No two wrongs make it right and no two rights make it wrong”. Works Cited William Shakespeare scripts of the acts http://www.william-shakespeare.info/act1-script-text-othello.htm online (2011) Othello the play http://pages.cabrini.edu/jzurek/shakes/othelloplay.htm online (n.d.) Othello: Summary." emotes: Othello. Ed. Penny Satoris. Seattle: Enotes.com Inc, October 2002. eNotes.com. 18 April 2011. .
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how jealousy played a major role in othello's tragedy. jealousy can destroy many relationships and take over the mind tremendously.
- Analyzes how iago, emilia, bianca, roderigo and othello are all encased with jealousy in their own way. they all find different ways to sustain them.
- Analyzes how emilia's jealousy is resentful, because of her low social status, unhappy with her job, desdemona being married to othello, or her innocence.
- Analyzes how roderigo's jealousy comes from the obsession he has with desdemona. he lets iago trick him into his plot of revenge.
- Analyzes how bianca's jealousy came from the handkerchief that was found in cassio’s chamber. she begins to believe it is of another woman.
- Analyzes how othello's jealousy towards desdemona turns him insane and enraged. iago continues to avenge damaging ideas to his head and soon gets what he wants.
- Explains how jealousy can take hold of people, and how it can lead to betrayal and violation. being betrayed or violated is uncaring and hurtful.
- Analyzes how othello was written many years ago and we can still relate to its tone and setting within the play, especially when a person can feel when jealousy is present.
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- Analyzes how iago begins his mischievous plan with roderigo and desdemona standing in a street in venice.
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- Analyzes how iago uses othello's jealousy to trick him into thinking that desdemona is an unfaithful wife.
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- Analyzes how iago timed the events perfectly in order to manipulate each character, including his wife, to obtain the handkerchief.
- Analyzes how the characters destroy themselves and each other over iago's lies. the reader can predict the disastrous unavoidable ending that is coming.
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- Analyzes how iago was a great manipulator and trickster to get what he wanted. jealousy destroyed othello inside and out with all of his lies.
- Explains that othello is a confident person who wooed desdemona with all of the stories he would share with her. iago lies to him about the situation of cassio getting his position back.
- Analyzes how iago's jealousy is different from othello, since he married a young and beautiful white woman, and loved desdemona, which gave him more reasons to have hatred towards him.
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- Analyzes how othello's speech is central to the meaning of the scene and the entire play.
- Analyzes how iago's constant brainwashing campaign produces intensifying degrees of fear, doubt, and confusion with each loop.
- Analyzes how othello was driven to his actions through the actions of others. he was kept in a dual cycle of doubt.
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- Explains that a tragic hero is someone who is high in society and who always has tragic flaws. in the story of othello, he was the character of nobility, high standards and the focal point of society.
- Analyzes how othello's flaws led him to the death of his wife, desdemona, and his gullibility, which led to his downfall.
- Analyzes how romeo's flaw was relying more on passion and love than common sense. he did not think before he made actions.
- Compares shakespeare's use of the convention of fallacy with othello. romeo sighed and added more clouds to the clouds in the sky.
- Explains that shakespeare used several different types of irony throughout the play. in othello, he focused more on dramatic and situational ironies.
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- Explains that cassio was nave and didn't recognize that iago and othello wanted him dead. emilia worked against desdemona to steal the handkerchief.
- Compares romeo and juliet's dramatic irony with the false marriage between julie and paris.
- Analyzes how othello's suspense is intellectual and emotional. the audience wants to know what is going to happen next and who it will happen to. iago is manipulative and liar.
- Analyzes how the audience wonders if juliet will marry someone else since she can't be married to romeo. they also wonder whether romano will kill himself.
- Opines that many people today don't realize how many literary conventions shakespeare has included in his plays, including fallacy, tragic hero, irony, and suspense.
- Cites dorsch, t. r., ley, graham, reinhold, meyer. classical drama, greek and roman
- Explains that in romeo and juliet, what are the different types of irony used? um, what's irony?
- Explains the othello study guide : summary and analysis of act ii. shmoop editorial team. "romeo and juliet summary."
- Cites dorsch, t. r., ley, graham, reinhold, meyer. classical drama, greek and roman.
- Explains that in romeo and juliet, what are the different types of irony used? um, what's irony?
- Explains the othello study guide : summary and analysis of act ii. shmoop editorial team. "romeo and juliet summary."
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- Analyzes how the character flaws of the protagonist, othello, cause weakness in his character, which ultimately leads to his downfall and death.
- Analyzes how othello's poor judgement causes him to lose trust in desdemona and cassio.
- Analyzes how othello experiences jealousy because it violates his trust in cassio due to the many characteristics which he believes desdemona desires.
- Analyzes how insecurities can cause trouble in people's lives. othello is insecure about his race and faces worrisome thoughts because he is an outsider among the other venetians.
- Analyzes how othello's insecurities make him believe that desdemona doesn't want to be with a moor, which causes her to have an affair with cassio.
- Concludes that othello's downfall is due to his major character flaws, such as his poor judgement, jealousy, and insecurity.
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- Analyzes how iago, the main character in othello, was jealous of desdemona's marriage, and yelled at barbantio in a rude manner.
- Analyzes how roderigo was jealous of othello and desdemona's eloping, and wanted to destroy his reputation.
- Analyzes how othello was jealous of the relationship that desdemona and her father had, and wanted to have a relationship with him. iago's wife is also jealous.
- Analyzes how iago makes othello jealous because he thinks his wife, desdemona, and cassio are having an affair with a good friend of his.
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