Jealousy In Othello Essay

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“Beware of jealousy for verily it destroys good deeds the way fire destroys wood” (Hadith). In the play, Othello, Iago is a soldier that becomes jealous, and rivalries with the Moor, Othello, and the chosen one, Cassio, for his next in command. Iago is upset because he wanted to be Othello’s next in command. In the opening scene Roderigo and Iago are talking, Iago is explaining to Roderigo that he will take down Othello and Cassio will not take the spot that was meant for him. Roderigo on the other hand is jealous for love. He is jealous of the love Desdemona has grown to have for Othello. Roderigo will do as told by Iago, to get Desdemona to love him as Iago promised. Iago has his ways planned to seek revenge on Othello, he will not stop until …show more content…

Iago set up Cassio into believing that going to talk to Desdemona he would keep his job. Iago ordered Emilia to arrange the meeting for Cassio to catch him and Desdemona at the perfect time for Othello to see. Iago planned to lie to Othello just to seem as if he had all the proof, to show the “reality” of the affair between Desdemona and Cassio. Iago tricked Othello into thinking that Cassio has had dreams of his love for Desdemona. Emilia helped Iago get a hold of the symbolic handkerchief Othello first gifted to his wife. Iago knew this handkerchief meant so much to the relationship of Othello and Desdemona and he decided to trap Othello and making him believe Desdemona has actually slept with him and had forgotten it in Cassio’s room. This was all made up proof to bring down Othello in the most hurtful way possible. Iago was jealous enough he hadn’t seemed good enough to be Othello’s next in command that he had to seek revenge and get Othello jealous as well. Iago went out to seek revenge for his given spot, and he did he took down Othello and made him jealous of his beloved, truthful

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