Jealousy In William Shakespeare's Othello
“O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on; that cuckold lives in bliss Who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger (Othello).” Iago is jealous because he thinks that he’s much more qualified than Cassio to be a commander. Roderigo is jealous because Othello was with Desdemona. Their intentions are to go to Brabantio and tell him that his daughter Desdemona has been stolen by Othello. Jealousy is like mood swings. Jealousy comes and goes, it involves all types of emotions such as anger, envy, sadness and feeling unfair to someone else. In Othello, William Shakespeare created probably the most evil person in all of literature, Iago. Iago wanted revenge on Othello because Othello passed
…show more content…
Othello’s first gift of love was given to Desdemona which was the handkerchief that was their symbol of love for them, which is also the romantic history of the handkerchief. Desdemona talks to the handkerchief because she wanted everything to go right with her and Othello and for all the rumors of her and Cassio to stop because the one she really loved was Othello. Othello’s mother gave it to Othello to give to his wife when he gets married. Othello tells Desdemona that the strawberries were hand stitched with thread that has been dyed. Iago knows how much this handkerchief means to Othello and so he tells his wife to steal the handkerchief. Iago also knows that is symbolizes Desdemona’s faithfulness to Othello. The handkerchief is a symbol of Othello’s past. An egyptian charmer gave it to Othello’s mother and that it would keep his father under her spell. Desdemona keeps the handkerchief because it’s a symbol of Othello’s love and Iago manipulates the handkerchief so that Othello comes to see it as a symbol of Desdemona’s faith. The handkerchief was lost because Emilia had taken it when Desdemona had dropped it and she gave it to her husband Iago. Iago put it in Cassio’s room. When Cassio finds the handkerchief in his room he tell Bianca to copy the stitching on it. Othello sees this as a betrayal from Desdemona since he gave the handkerchief to her and now Cassio has it. Iago was successful at setting up Othello by having his wife steal the handkerchief and putting it in Cassio’s room so Iago can really prove to Othello that him and Desdemona did have a
Othello’s first gift of love was given to Desdemona which was the handkerchief that was their symbol of love for them, which is also the romantic history of the handkerchief. Desdemona talks to the handkerchief because she wanted everything to go right with her and Othello and for all the rumors of her and Cassio to stop because the one she really loved was Othello. Othello’s mother gave it to Othello to give to his wife when he gets married. Othello tells Desdemona that the strawberries were hand stitched with thread that has been dyed. Iago knows how much this handkerchief means to Othello and so he tells his wife to steal the handkerchief. Iago also knows that is symbolizes Desdemona’s faithfulness to Othello. The handkerchief is a symbol of Othello’s past. An egyptian charmer gave it to Othello’s mother and that it would keep his father under her spell. Desdemona keeps the handkerchief because it’s a symbol of Othello’s love and Iago manipulates the handkerchief so that Othello comes to see it as a symbol of Desdemona’s faith. The handkerchief was lost because Emilia had taken it when Desdemona had dropped it and she gave it to her husband Iago. Iago put it in Cassio’s room. When Cassio finds the handkerchief in his room he tell Bianca to copy the stitching on it. Othello sees this as a betrayal from Desdemona since he gave the handkerchief to her and now Cassio has it. Iago was successful at setting up Othello by having his wife steal the handkerchief and putting it in Cassio’s room so Iago can really prove to Othello that him and Desdemona did have a