People do stupid things. No matter how hard you try and how careful you think you are, you are bound to make mistakes at some point in your life. Whether it's as simple as spelling a word wrong or as serious as causing someone or something to disappear, even if it's not entirely their fault. In the Shakespearean play Othello, Iago is seen as a ruthless, power-hungry man who wants to see Othello burn. Othello, on the other hand, appears as a wise general who has only one weakness in particular: Desdemona. He is completely crazy about her, which Iago uses to his advantage through the green-eyed monster himself: jealousy. Jealousy is one of the main themes of the play and plays a very important role in the tragic outcome where Othello kills Desdemona and everything unravels. At the end of the play, one may ask, “Why do I have sympathy for this man?” » Othello treated Desdemona so harshly after getting "information" from Iago that she is cheating on him, and we still have sympathy for him? In the events that take place in the play, we can still feel sympathy for Othello, as jealousy takes over us, affecting our way of thinking and causing us to do stupid things that we would not do in other places. other circumstances. In the play, Othello is seen as a great and courageous general who, even at the time of his demise, retains some of his earlier image. In the first act, we begin to see the general consensus of how Othello is perceived by the citizens of the play through various stories told by the people of Venice. When Desdemona's father accuses Othello of stealing his daughter through black magic, Desdemona steps in to ease their minds by proclaiming: "I saw Othello's face in his mind, / And in the midst of his... .. sheet of paper...... Due to his passion for Desdemona, Iago cost him his wife, his position, his image, ultimately ending with his own life When he is caught in such a stressful moment. , it's best to stop and evaluate the information before letting it slide. Your emotions get the better of you and determine your actions, otherwise one of them could end up like Othello. the themes of Othello." BookRags Inc, May 2, 2014. - Crawford, Alexander W. Hamlet, an Ideal Prince and Other Essays on Shakespearean Interpretation: Hamlet; Merchant of Venice; Boston RG Badger, August 20, 2009. (2 May 2014) < http://www.shakespeare-.online.com/plays/othello/othelloessay2.html >.- Shakespeare, William. "The Complete Text of Othello: Scenes from Shakespeare's Othello Online." Mabillard, nd Web. April-May 2014.