The Destruction Of Jealousy In William Shakespeare's Othello

William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Othello, mesmerizes the audience with the presence of jealousy, confusion, and sacrifice. Throughout this work, there is a perpetual battle between good and evil, which ultimately results in great destruction and despair. Many characters display strong roles as this horrific play unravels. However, the most prevalent characters who display the true depiction of a villain a victim and a venerable are Iago, Desdemona, and Emilia. For the duration of the work viewers see; Iago’s destructive lying and the deceitful ways he uses to try to make it to the top, Desdemona's fruitless battle to destroy false accusations put on her , and Emilia's ability to eventually lay down her life for the truth. "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on;" (Act 3, Scene 3). Throughout this tragedy, Iago uses manipulation to evoke jealousy in many characters. Iago uses his proximity to those he wants something from, to manipulate and ultimately ruin their lives By telling lies and rumors, including lies of Desdemona sleeping with Cassio, to spark horrible emotions and horrendous acts of violence within his closest friends. Eventually, he causes the murder of multiple characters, including his best friend, his wife (who he kills himself), and himself (Act

In this scene, Desdemona is pledging her friendship, and nothing more, to Cassio. Knowing this, Iago, still manipulates the situation and whispers thoughts about this alleged affair that Desdemona is supposedly having to Othello. Desperately, she struggles to negate this rumor, but is ultimately fruitless in her efforts. In Act 5 Scene 2 the audience sees Desdemona’s final pleas for her life as Othello accuses her of these sins and tells her to repent. She hopelessly clings onto her last breaths as her own husband takes her life for a crime she did not