![]() ![]() A wealthy gentleman from Venice named Roderigo. A well-respected Florentine, Micheal Cassio, receives the lieutenant position while a jealous and arrogant flag-bearer, Iago, does not. Whilst a contemporary audience may be more sympathetic to this action, owing to the importance which such a token held, a modern audience can only view this as absurd, serving to heighten the disapproval of the trait of jealousy. Jealousy in Othello Jealousy impacts on Biancas relationship with Cassio, as she thinks that he has another girlfriend. There are three examples of jealousy that shed light on the subject: Iagos personal and professional jealousy, which is linked to feelings of envy and sets. Written by William Shakespeare opens in Venice shortly after newly elected general, Othello, marries the Senator’s daughter, Desdemona. Emilia signals the circularity of this logic with the confounding image of jealousy as a monster that. Having previously exemplified Othello's love for Desdemona the audience witnesses the all-encompassing nature of the trait as Othello is so beyond any rational state of mind that he murders his devoted wife ultimately on the 'ocular proof' of the handkerchief. In other words, jealous people are inherently jealous. The epitome of Othello's jealousy comes in Act 5, Scene 5 as Shakespeare presents him as delusional, unwilling to listen to his wife's pleading 'of guiltiness I know not'. ![]() Shakespeare may have included this to Elizabethan society whereby even those at the top of the social hierarchy such as esteemed generals, cannot escape the grasps of this emotion. However, the audience quickly observes a shift in Othello's behaviour as only one scene later in Act 3, Scene 4, Othello lets jealousy consume him to the point where he 'curses' his marriage. It is significant that in Act 3, Scene 3, Shakespeare writes that Othello will not be overcome by jealousy, as evidenced in the line 'away at once with love or jealousy', thus emphasising how the 'noble moor' believes he is above the trait. The character of 'Othello' is used by Shakespeare to exhibit this through his raging jealousy which ultimately becomes his downfall. Jealousy is inherent to Shakespeare's 'Othello' with its use illuminating the disturbing traits which even the noblest of characters cannot escape.
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