Jealousy in Othello
In the play Othello by Shakespeare, jealousy is the main theme that is explained in detail using the main characters Iago and Othello. Shakespeare’s focus is to show how jealousy is destructive in the play. Jealousy perverts the lives of the characters in the play. It is evident from the pay that jealousy forces Lago to show his true self, which causes Othello to go through absolute changes that leads to the destruction of their friend’s lives. The book tries to demystify how jealousy destroys and corrupts the emotions of characters. Other characters that portray jealousy in the play include Bianca and Roderigo.
Jealousy is the primary aspect that destroys the character Othello. He undergoes a number of misfortunes, suffering, and finally death. Natural forces like witchcraft in Macbeth attribute this. However, it is important to note that the main initiator of these situations is Lago, which finally leads to the fall out of some of the characters in the book. Shakespeare portrays the characters differently. This is an indication that every character’s personality is different and for those whose characters are quite alike are differentiated with the degree of jealousy. In this case, Othello is presented as a wicked and jealous man. The marriage among Othello and Desdemona has its own advantages in its own way. Despite the fact that these characters have some vices that are unacceptable to the society, they still have a heart to show love to each other. Their marriage is not obstructed by number of factors that are usually prevalent in some marriages. Despite their differences in age they still marry each other but this is later destroyed when envy goes beyond cerebrum of Othello.
Othello rejects love as conviction has frees his mind from vulnerability and perplexity. By and by he swears action, and Iago vows to help him. Othello needs Cassio to die, and decides to collaborate with Lago to achieve this. The anxiety of craving is destroyed when Othello comes in and confirms to having been tormented. Desdemona can’t bear the hanky and finds a way to occupy his request regarding the tissue, talking again of Cassio. At this point Othello exits in outrage. Nevertheless, Othello is totally submerged by his craving in Act IV: Scene 1,in which he Sees his life partner’s fabric in the hands of Cassio’s wife Bianca. He is presently swayed by Desdemona’s decision of selling him out and knows he ought to execute both Desdemona and Cassio on that night. This is another instance where Othello has made the decision to kill both Cassio and Desdemona.
To sum up, the theme of jealousy in the text is prevalent all through and has been depicted by a number of characters used by the author. The writer has used these theme in order to bring out the different characters featured in the book. The manner in which Othello and Lago conduct themselves is influenced by the theme of jealousy. In some cases, we have seen that it is because of jealousy that Iago is forced to abandon his nature whereas Othello changes and act as an animal. Clearly, it is evident that because of envy individuals decide to change for the worst.
