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Betrayal And Jealousy In Shakespeare's Othello

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William Shakespeare’s 1603 tragic play Othello set in the Elizabethan era, depicts a world riddled with betrayal and jealousy. The play centres around the noble and highly respected general Othello, who is plagued with jealousy and betrayed by his second in command, Iago. Othello is ultimately about betrayal to some extent, as it also highlights the importance of being trustworthy and not letting jealousy overrule one’s ability to reason. Shakespeare wrote this play to highlight the damage that would be caused if the Great Chain of Being was disrupted or even worse, broken. In the play, Iago disrupts the Great Chain of Being and Shakespeare illustrates how catastrophic the damage that was caused in doing so. Every character in the play is betrayed,

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