Jealousy takes many forms and sometimes it is harmless while at other times it can be destructive. In William Shakespeare’s play “Othello” a man named Iago hates and is jealous of the protagonist Othello because Othello has not promoted him to position of Lietunant‚ so he decides to try and kill Othello. However‚ he first convinces Roderigo to help him because Roderigo is in love with Othello’s wife Desdemona and Iago promises that he can get him together with Desdemona. With Roderigo’s help‚ Iago
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Annotated Bibliography Hupka‚ B. R.‚ & Bank‚ L. A. (1996). Sex differences in jealousy: evolution or social construction? Cross-Cultural Research‚ 30(1)‚ 24-59. Ward‚ J.‚ & Voracek‚ M. (2004). Evolutionary and social cognitive explanations of sex differences in romantic jealousy. Australian Journal of Psychology‚ 56(3)‚ 165-171. doi: 10.1080/00049530412331283381 Sex differences in romantic jealousy have been widely reported in the recent psychological literature. According to this
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Shakespeare explores the universal concepts of jealousy and revenge‚ and their implications on individuals‚ through his Venetian play; Othello. He enables the audience to witness the demise of the respected protagonist as a result of his fatal flaws which are relatable to his audience. Noble Othello’s jealousy and passion is heightened by Iago; an external force who takes advantage of Othello’s naivety and trust in him. Iago’s motives for revenge are manifested in his soliloquy‚ where he reveals
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Jealousy is described as feelings of resentment against someone because of that person ’s rivalry‚ success‚ or advantages. It plays a very large role in Shakespeare’s “Othello”. Jealousy is the fire that motivates Iago and clouds Othello’s judgment‚ leading to the downfall of both men. Iago is extremely jealous of Cassio because of his position in the army. “Iago‚ a Venetian soldier of so good reputation that he is known to everyone as “honest Iago”‚ feels bitterly and deeply that he has
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Surely Othello possesses base characteristics--jealously‚ self-pity‚ murderous intent--but they are not presented as central or inherent to his character. They are not symbols of his otherness. "Othello’s belief is not caused by jealousy; it is forced upon him by Iago‚ and is such as any man would and must feel who had believed in Iago as Othello did. His great mistake is that we know Iago for a villain from the first moment." This is the crux of the issue of sympathy for Othello’s other status.
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have never become king. However‚ one could also argue that Macbeth would have become king regardless of his wife because his jealousy would have driven him to kill Duncan in order to get the crown. In the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth was against killing Duncan in order to become king. He said to himself in an aside that his‚ “thought‚
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behind all of them was the jealousy of a man named Iago. The theme of jealousy is much apparent to even the casual reader as the words "jealous" and "jealousy" appear in the play 16 times‚ which mostly occur in the crucial act III‚ scene III where Othello confronts Desdemona. Yet the first direct reference to Iago’s jealousy occurs in the soliloquy in act II‚ scene I; where he muses on a plot to ruin Othello‚ "Or‚ failing so‚ yet that I put the Moor At least into a jealousy so strong That judgment
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