Othello Quote Analysis

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The act of jealousy or being jealous is,” feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements and advantages” (Oxford Dictionary). Jealousy is a feeling that everyone has in their lives, and it impacts many things, such as relationships and health. This is highly important in Act 3 scene 3 of Shakespeare’s play “Othello” where the main character (Othello) is jealous of his friend (Cassio) because Othello was manipulated into believing that Cassio was having an affair with his wife. This act of jealousy made Othello very skeptical and remorseful, which plays a major role in relationships. The skepticism and denial created by jealousy plays a major role in relationships. This has been shown when Othello and Iago are speaking to each other …show more content…

And long live you think so. Othello: And yet how nature, erring from itself. Shakespeare, lines 259-260. The quote says that Iago is making Othello believe that Desdemona is trying to be too honest on purpose to provide an image that she seems like a person who would not cheat on anyone. But Iago says that’s what she wants you to think, which makes Othello believe that Desdemona is being too honest. This highlights many important things, such as Othello’s feeling of discernment and skepticism that her own wife could possibly be hiding more than he was already made aware of. This is one of the causes of jealousy, which is insecurity and fear, which is a major impact on relationships because relationships such as Othello and Desdemona are meant to have minimal security. As well as the comfort of the other partner being comfortable with one another. In addition, the skepticism increases when Othello says, “If she be false, heaven mocks itself. I’ll not believe it.” (Shakespeare, lines 312-314). Another cause of jealousy is denial, which is shown by Othello by not believing that her wife would do an act such as cheating. The denial from Othello is that he is already jealous that his wife is probably having an affair with his best friend. Jealousy is an emotion created by denial and

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