On Othello's part, jealousy does not cause his
downfall. While Iago certainly demonstrates jealousy toward both Othello and Cassio and
uses that jealousy to propel his plot against the general and his lieutenant, it is
Othello's poor judgment in trusting Iago that leads to his downfall. He even tells Iago
that he is not a naturally jealous man and asks for "ocular" proof. If Othello had not
allowed Iago to mislead him, if he had not been conditioned by the culture of the time
to feel inferior because of his race, and if Desdemona would have defended her
reputation, then his tragic downfall could have been avoided--jealousy on Othello's part
does not play a part in the poor judgment, racial stereotypes, and naive timidity that
result in such a tragic ending.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
To what extent can we say Othello's tragedy is caused by jealousy in Othello?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
How is Anne's goal of wanting "to go on living even after my death" fulfilled in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl?I didn't get how it was...
I think you are right! I don't believe that many of the Jews who were herded into the concentration camps actually understood the eno...
-
To determine the number of choices of the farmer, we'll apply combinations. We'll recall the formula of the ...
-
No doubt you have studied the sheer irony of this short story, about a woman whose secret turns out to be that she ...
-
This is an excellent question as this play presents us with a man that is essentially tortured by visions of the future that del...
No comments:
Post a Comment