In Othello, Shakespeare utilized the theme of jealousy so that the audience feels powerless to help the circumstances within the play. ... The humble companion and friend he is to Othello, is not the man who the audience interpret him to be. ... Just as Satan cursed humanity to sin, so did Iago plant the seed of jealousy in Othello so that he may in turn destroy his own life. ... " Iago reveals that jealousy will conquer all other emotions in Othello, therefore accomplishing his goal of corrupting a man of "constant, loving, noble nature....

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