One Michael Cassio, a Florentine, A fellow almost damned in a fair wife, that never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of battle knows, More spinister unless the bookish theorick, wherein the tongued consuls can propose, as masterly as he. Mere prattle without practice is all his soldiership. But he sir had th’election And I of whom his …show more content…
Throughout time, the devastation caused by jealousy in society has gone unchanged. The amount of manipulation and tragic deaths by the actions powered by jealousy continues to increase and self-confidence in people is decreasing. People feeling low self-esteem allows doubt in others more easily. Jealousy can have the same effect as cancer on the body clouding one’s thoughts and violently moving through the body. Jealousy continues to ruin relationships, turning people into criminals, and in a sense paralyzing a person’s mind it also relics a strong emotion that causes a person to feel a low self-esteem, greed, selfishness, envy, and a negative outlook on situations. Jealousy leads to irrational actions such as manipulating others to cause pain and anguish in their lives, which is the emotions Iago feels because of the resentment towards Othello for choosing Cassio as Lieutenant. Iago begins to feel more uncertainties with Othello arising which lead Iago to believe in the rumors that Othello has slept with his wife. Iago expresses his doubts in his marriage to Emilia “I hate the Moor, and it is thought abroad that twixt my sheets h’as done my office. I know not if’t be true, but I for mere suspicion in that kind will do as for surety” (Othello. 1.3. 376-380). The bitterness over not being Lieutenant ignited the jealousy in Iago and began …show more content…
The innocence in others is not capable of noticing the motive behind others and their kindness is working against them. For instance, people made the mistake as seeing Iago as their friend, the honest one, therefore not thinking twice about anything they are doing for Iago. Iago manipulated Roderigo with his love for Desdemona, pushed Cassio to drink to lose his place as lieutenant, and used Emilia, his own wife, to make Desdemona appear guilty. This exhibits the power of manipulation that is still present today. Manipulation alters one’s ability to control their thoughts and feelings. Manipulators have always been able to distinguish those that are easily controlled. There are millions of people from then until now that either care to please others, feel insecure, or have traumatic experiences in their life that leave them susceptible to manipulation. These are the ones preyed on to carry out the manipulator’s motive. Seldom does one notice that the information said to them to upset them, or actions asked of them have ulterior motives. Unfortunately being unware of others, motives leave them as much as a victim as the person the manipulator is going after. Manipulators are similar to Iago, they are charming, are able to read people’s emotions, and act very well to earn people’s trust. Today manipulators are