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Jealousy And Hatred In Shakespeare's Othello

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Jealousy and hatred is in the minds of all men but those who use jealousy and hatred to play with the minds of innocent men have the chance to end up finding success. In the novel ‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare, Othello is a noble and peaceful man who has the reputation for finding success in all his obstacles and jobs, however; once he believes in Iago’s hateful lies, he becomes jealous and vilified. Othello shows how an honest and loving man can become a tragic hero once he comes face to face with the problems of himself and his peers.

Ohtello’s mind is polluted by the hideous and jealous language of Iago throughout the play; this influences Othello to conclude his character as a tragic hero. Firstly, Iago uses manipulation to control …show more content…

Firstly, Othello constantly argues with Desdemona by starting his argument with “why did I marry?” (III. III.244). Othello constantly argues with Desdemona to take out his aggression; Othello is distressed with all his lively problems so he has chosen to target his wife and relieve his stress. Furthermore, Desdemona constantly explains that Casio and her are just good friends when she says “I never did offend you in my life; never lov’d Cassio” (V. V. 60). Desdemona constantly refutes against Othello’s false accusations but never completely erases Othello’s negativity towards Casio and her; Othello is greatly influenced by the lies of Iago and considers Desdemona a cheater. In addition, Othello keeps controversial relations with Cassio and labels him as a ‘fool’ (V. II. 319). Othello feels that Cassio has caused a drift between him and Desdemona so he talks to Cassio with a very bad attitude; this in turn causes Othello to lose his trust on his wife Desdemona. This ultimately proves that Othello had to face tremendous amounts of problems due to his loss of trust in Desdemona, the loss of trust played a huge role in turning Othello into a tragic

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