Othello’s jealousy and envy comes from his public insecurity due to the fact that he’s black, and wont have the same treatment or level of respect as the other characters. Nevertheless, Othello has used nothing because their love is true. He is saying that Othello has used some sort of “magic” to make his daughter fall in love with him.
Brabantio’s relation to Desdemona is her father and he thinks that Desdemona is showing Othello more love than she is showing to him. Although people have doubted if their love for each other is true.īrabantio refers Othello’s love for Desdemona as “if she in chains of magic were not bound” this shows that Brabantio is also feeling jealousy. It shows that his love for Desdemona is true. Othello is not affected by the jealousy instantly. Her relationship with Othello is one of love, and she is deliberately loyal only to her marriage. Shakespeare’s Desdemona copes with prejudice by denying it access to her own life. Using a racist comment also shows how much Roderigo envy’s Othello as Desdemona loves him and not Roderigo.Īlso Iago’s scheme would not have worked without the underlying atmosphere of racial prejudice in the society, a prejudice of which both Desdemona and Othello are very aware. He refers to Othello as “thick lips” because Othello is a black man. Roderigo is very eager to be with Desdemona, who is Othello’s wife. There is an antagonist character named Roderigo, who also suffers from jealousy. There are plenty of characters that are affected by jealousy and resentment in the play but, most importantly one of the main characters Othello. As the play slowly unfolds it is evident that jealousy is the cause of most of the dramatic scenes. In the play Othello, jealousy and envy are prominent themes within the characters from the beginning to the end (Shmoop Editorial Team).
To understand the many dramatic occurrences that happened in this tragic story, A person must understand the motives of every character in the book.
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