The_Tragedy_Of_Othello

The Tragedy Of Othello The Tragedy of Othello An innocent wife is killed by her husband who is over-come with sexual jealousy created by lies. A.C. Bradley concluded, ”From the moment when the temptation of the hero begins, the reader’s heart and mind are held in a vice, experiencing the extremes of pity and fear, sympathy and repulsion, sickening hope and dreadful expectation.” (Bloom’s…) Most will agree that the theatrical Othello is the most tragic of Shakespeare’s to readers of today. Since the first time man and woman met, the human being has been aware of sexual jealousy. Solomon described jealousy in the New King James’ Version of the Holy Bible, “For jealousy is a husband’s fury; therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.” (Prov. 6:34). Jealousy is still and eminent, yet evil force in society. A.C. Bradley stated: Such a passion as ambition…but jealousy, and especially sexual jealousy, brings with it a sense of shame and humiliation. For this reason it is generally hidden; if we percieve it we ourselves are ashamed and turn our eyes away; and when it is not hidden it commonly stirs contempt…Such jealousy as Othello’s converts human nature to othello, jealousy, one, desdemona, sexual, play, man, human, after, iago’s, iago, upon, tragic, tragedy, tipton, reader, othello’s, jealous, husband, eyes, end, bradley, bloom’s…, away, ac, yet, world, woman, wife, though, stated, speak, sick, proclaiming, perhaps