The tragedy of Othello is the story of jealousy. ... And, it is Iago's jealousy of Othello that drives him to destroy both Othello and Desdemona. ... It was originally Iago's evil-minded goal to make Othello jealous of Cassio, as he suspected Othello of sleeping with his wife, Emilia. ... Jealousy has the most extreme effect on Othello. ... However, Othello is a simple man. ...
In Shakespeare's "Othello", Iago carefully and masterfully entraps Othello into believing that his wife, Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio. ... So Cassio asks Desdemona to ask Othello to take him in again. Iago implants images of Cassio and Desdemona having an affair in the mind of Othello, so the more Desdemona pleads with Othello, the more he believes Iago. ... Desdemona : My dear Othello. ... What must Iago feel when he sees Othello and Desdemona together? ...
Act 1 Scene 3: Othello Othello: "Her father loved me; oft invited me; Still question'd me the story of my life, From year to year, the battles, sieges, fortunes, That I have passed. ... Act 1 Scene 3: Othello Othello My life upon her faith! ... During Act 1, scene 3 Othello has to go away to fight the Turkish invaders. ... The verbal irony of this passage is how Othello calls Iago "Honest Iago". ... Which Iago feeds off because making Othello jealous is all part of his plan to get back at Othello for not promoting him. ...
The downfall of Othello can be attributed to many factors and some of these are inter-related. The villainy of Iago is very effective in making Othello believe the lies and deceptions. ... Othello was very easily made jealous of Cassio. ... (act4, sc1, 245-51) Othello also has a very false image of himself. ... As mentioned previously, Othello is a man of battle. ...
The downfall of Othello can be attributed to many factors and some of these are inter-related. The villainy of Iago is very effective in making Othello believe the lies and deceptions. ... Othello was very easily made jealous of Cassio. ... (act4, sc1, 245-51) Othello also has a very false image of himself. ... As mentioned previously, Othello is a man of battle. ...
As Othello opens the first notions that Iago has an extreme hatred of Othello become abundantly clear. ... Further in the scene Iago brings another of his reasons of hatred of Othello to the fore front when he declares that Othello has slept with his wife. ... Iago has now gained the promotion that he sought so badly, but his hatred for Othello had already been born and now Iago sets out to destroy Othello. ... With Cassio and Desdemona now holding meetings away from Othello, Iago has the opportunity to imbed a seed of jealousy in Othello. The first case of Iago manipulating Othello comes...
Iago also feels jealous that Othello and Cassio are leading a better life than he is. ... Iago first says his motive for hurting Othello is that he promoted Cassio over him. ... Iago also suspects Othello and Cassio of being sexually involved with his own wife. ... Othello already had a pinch of jealousy and evilness which Iago merely enflamed. ... Had Othello not been the least bit jealous before Iago's prompting, Othello would not have jumped to conclusions based on a hint and a handkerchief to kill the women he loved. ...
