The Impression Of Jealousy In Shakespeare's Othello

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Shakespeare dramatically portrays how one's wellbeing coupled with racially prejudiced views of those around them can lead to explicit feelings of jealousy. Othello’s position of power coupled with prevalent racial and religious prejudice towards him, collectively leads to the inciting of jealousy within Othello and Brabantio. “Let him do his spite. My services which I have done the signiory. Shall out-tongue his complaints.” Othello’s sense of power coupled with the refusal to promote Iago results in Iago’s outburst in, "I hate the Moor...it is thought abroad, that 'twixt my sheets he has done my office.’ The high modal use of ‘hate’ coupled with his reference to rumours abroad, results in Iago’s jealousy of Othello. Iago goes to reference
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