From Valiancy to Vengeance in Shakespeare´s Othello

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Hatred, in Shakespeare’s Othello, destroyed the lives of so many innocent people, creating an atmosphere of fear and mayhem. Jealousy turned into a deep hatred, and liberated the "beast in man" (Bloom's major dramatists).This mayhem caused a substantial amount of destruction and led to the demise of many.
Hatred in Othello starts with Brabantio, who claims Othello is a noble, respectable man. However, Brabantio hates dark skin and foreign roots, two attributes Othello possesses. Brabantio’s hatred for Othello grows when he marries his daughter, Desdemona, behind his back. Brabantio accuses Othello of witchcraft, which is clear when he argues “She is abused, stol'n from me, and corrupted by spells and medicines bought of mountebanks” (1.3.60). The Duke doesn’t buy this as proof, however, and tells Brabantio “to vouch this, is no proof, / Without more wider and more overt test / Than these thin habits and poor likelihoods / Of modern seeming do prefer against him" (1.3.106-109).
Roderigo is also a man full of hatred. At first his hatred is not aimed at a particular person, but rather at life. This is apparent when he says, “it is silliness to live when to live is torment" (1.3.350). Iago discovers Roderigo’s weak mind and sinks his teeth into it. After being used, Roderigo’s hatred became redirected at Iago, for being an “inhuman dog” (5.1.62).
Iago’s hatred towards Roderigo is clear for the reasons that he took advantage of him, convinced him to sell his land, and “put money in thy purse” (1.3.341). Iago’s hatred is so powerful he was willing to use Roderigo as his puppet, in order to get into the minds of others. It becomes evident Iago hates Roderigo when he admits he looks down upon him as a "sick fool” (2.3.45). Iago’s malig...

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