Othello Acts 4 5

Personal- One of the themes of Othello is jealousy. I think that this play was written to show how jealousy plays out when acted upon. It is classified as a tragedy because of the many deaths which occur at the end. While in real life, jealousy can end your life, most of the time it just ends friendships and relationships. When we allow jealousy to consume us, like it did Iago, we suffer the consequences as well as those people we seek revenge against. He is alienated from his wife, he takes advantage of his friend, and lies to his boss. But, finally his plan backfires on him. He incurs a punishment, although it is too light for how many deaths he caused.