Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet And Othello

Throughout all of Shakespeare's literary masterpieces, he works to capture and frame human emotion and its vast complexity. Two of the best known Shakespeare works; Romeo and Juliet and Othello both perfectly encapsulate a common theme of his literature; love and it's painful decay and eventual loss; yet both have a distinct difference in what truly drove them to this state. Othello, suspicious of Desdemona’s love and susceptible to the manipulation of Iago (motivated by an uncontrolled desire for Desdemona) ends up taking his lovers life; followed by his own. Jealousy is the culprit here, while in Romeo and Juliet the cruel ending can be attest to a mad, almost corrupt desire which drives the lovers to kill themselves rather than enduring

Obsession corrupts people minds, narrowing vision into tunnel views of whatee the subject is; For Othello it is Desdemona. From the start of the story, Othello's strong willed and passionate personality is explicit to the viewer. “II fetch my life from men of royal siege” (2.1 25-26). He has confidence in his marriage, as does Desdemona. “My heart's subdued even to the very quality of my lord” (1.3 253-254). Their love is solid, trusting and seemingly impenetrable until Iago begins to corrupt Othello’s minds with falices surrounding his marriage. Convincing Emilia to steal Desdemona's handkerchief and staging Michael Cassio to lose his reputation with the general all in an effort to deceive him. Iago pledges his brotherhood to Othello, while simultaneously playing him against himself. Slowly, Iago begins to turn Othello’s mindset; and alter his perception of the people around him. His trust in Desdemona falters, marking the true slip and tumble to the worst. “Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul But do I love thee!” (3.3 90-91). Shakespeare illustrates his descent into madness with imagery of the “green eyed monster” (3.3 166), and even himself acknowledges that jealousy is overtaking him “jealousy so strong that judgment cannot cure” (2.1 225-227). Despite logic and Desdemona pleading for his trust in her; jealousy completely blinds and overtakes Othello. Up until her murder, he is incapable of being able to shake the feeling that Desdemona is playing him for a fool. All of his favorable traits such as his mental stability, confidence and calming dissipated disappeared. Immediately after her unjust murder Othello immensely falls into intense grief and condemns himself until he is unable to manage the sadness and ends his