Shakespeare's Othello is about the jealousy of one man, not Othello, but Iago. Iago's jealousy of anyone who gets anything that seems better than that which he gets himself which is the driving force of the play. ... him acting devilish and without conscience seems the same. As early as the first scene of the play Iago claims motivation for his actions. In this first scene we see Othello, a general of Venice, has made Cassio his new lieutenant. Iago feels he truly deserves his promotion as he says, "I know my price, I am worth more no worse ... a place" (1.1.12). At the end of act 1 scene 3...

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... kind heart, or his honesty? A hero consists of all the above qualities as well as many others, so to say that Othello from the William Shakespeare play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice would be inaccurate. Conceited, simple-minded, a man who does not take responsibility for his own actions, ... are better words to describe Othello. His evil deeds at the end of play do not have any form of redemption. All these factors are reasons why Othello ... - (Act 1. Sc 3. line 21) Actions like this also indicate that perhaps Desdemona's affair' was not so much about a betrayal of the lov...

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