The Themes Of Jello And Iago In William Shakespeare's Othello

Shakespeare is prominent not only in inventing new words, but also in using such themes as death, love, and betrayal throughout his works including Othello. However the central theme of the play is jealousy which we face right from the beginning meeting Roderigo, who envies Othello because he wants to be with Desdemona. In the end of the play we see how furiously jealous Othello is because he is sure Cassio and Desdemona have an affair. In the story of Othello by Shakespeare it is clear that Iago plays a significant part as he is introduced right from the first scene. Iago was Othello 's ensign who was passed over for the lieutenant position in favor of Cassio. We tend to follow Iago during the play more than Othello. Iago leads us through

Unfortunately he chose the wrong person to be advised by. Both Othello and Iago have their own goals and want to get the upper hand over the opponent. Othello’s goal is to get answers. Iago’s goal is to manipulate those people who as he thinks have hurt him. Even though Iago was lucky to mislead Othello, in the end nobody wins.
Shakespeare depicts Othello as a person who is wholly sure of himself and truly believes in the righteousness of that he does. Ordering Iago to have Cassio killed proves his character is strong and is very determined and ready to accept serous decisions. He also becomes very passionate and even violent when he runs up against supposed Desdemona’s affair with Cassio.
Love and story of Othello and Desdemona is full of dramatic irony which was caused by differences between reality and appearance, result and expectation, intention and meaning. Their love was beautiful and ugly at the same time. It was beautiful because they seemed to be truly in love with each other. On the other side it was crippled by distrust and jealousy. As it was stated before, Othello was a different person with a totally different outlook on life and reality. Unfortunately Iago was pretty skillful in manipulating Othello and using situations to his advantage. He managed to distort Othello’s reality and made him think Desdemona was not true

Othello sees Cassio as the man most Venetian women in Desdemona 's position would like to marry and, therefore, as the man she would turn to if she ceased to love her husband. In a way, he is waiting for the dream to come to an end, for Desdemona to decide that she has made a mistake in marrying him. Othello being outclassed in intellect is his lack of self-knowledge; this is with regard to how his military background has affected his logic. He constantly commands Iago to bring him proof of Desdemona’s disloyalty “Villain, be sure thou prove my love a whore”