Analysis Of Jealousy In Othello

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She is not known as the green-eyed monster for her love and tenderness. She is not known as the green-eyed monster for her selflessness. She is not known as the green-eyed monster for her purity and sensitivity. Jealousy is known as the green-eyed monster purely for the reason that she is a monster. Not only does this demon have the ability to control one’s sense of reality, but also tear apart happiness with her long, sharp nails. Jealousy will use its revolting, fiery breath in order to burn the good in someone’s heart into a worthless pile of ashes. However, jealousy does not stop there. She crawls inside one’s head, whispering its manipulative thoughts repetitively to the point of destruction. After jealously has spoiled the brain rotten, …show more content…

“But jealous for they are jealous: ‘tis a monster Begot upon itself, born on itself” (Shakespeare AIII, Siii, 74). Emilia, Iago’s wife, states that people who are jealous are not jealous for a reason, but instead jealous because they are jealous. With this in mind, it is clear that Othello began the play as a monster that grew and grew out of nothing. Iago’s web of illusions causes Othello to go into a trance and be at a loss of words. “--Is’t possible?—Confess,--hankercheif!—O devil!—[Falls into a trance]” (Shakespeare AIV, Si, 78). Without having the ability to speak, Othello is portrayed as an animal. He has become an animal, a monstrous animal with no honor and consumed by jealousy. When he goes to Desdemona’s chambers to kill her, he thinks about stopping himself. However, he decides that she cannot do this to more men and proceeds with his plan. In fact, he denies her request to live just a bit longer in order to prove her innocence and smothers her to death with a pillow. Jealously has taken over such a big part of his mind that he is not even interested in her innocence and believes she is guilty no matter what she has to say. However, Desdemona does not have an ounce of jealously in her heart. She remained loyal to her husband throughout the entire play and trusted Othello to be faithful just as she was. “Nobody; I myself. Farewell: Commend me to my kind lord: O, farewell!” (Shakespeare AIV, Sii, 113). Desdemona was never jealous; therefore she was never a monster. She was selfless and loving. Even in her dying breath she does not admit that her husband had killed her to spare him the punishment he will get. This is due to the fact that her love for him was so pure and real. The only thing that tore their relationship apart was not Iago, but jealously

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