For every good thing there is a bad one. When speaking of love, it's oppisite and the monster that gnaws at our hearts is jealousy. But what exactly is jealousy? Well, like Francois de Bochefoucald stated, "In jealousy there is more self-love than love." What Francois meant is that jealousy is not love, but pride, arrogance, vanity, lack of self-esteem, and trust. In the play Othello written by William Shakespeare, it can be said that both Iago and Othello undergo a period of jealousy and act upon it with a feeling of revenge that burns inside them.
             As seen through the text Iago seems to love Othello. For example, in Act 3 Scene 3 Iago says, "My lord, you know I love you". Also, before this he states, "Well my good lord, I'll do it." This means he loves him and respects him but in a hypocritical way. Hypocracy always revolves around jealousy, the perfect example is seen with Iago and Othello. Iago's jealousy commences with Othello's decision to make Cassio Liuetenant. This is seen in Act 1 Scene 1 lines 8-17, "Despise me if I do not....... Nonsuits my mediators." Iagos' revenge sparks of this and he plans to use Desdemona and Othellos' sullibility. In Act 2 scene 3,pg 339, Iago states, "His soul is so enfettered to her love...... How am I then a villian."
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