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A Change in Character

Joseph Addison once said, "Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty." Doubts, the cause of jealousy, will cause madness in a person as long as that person is in doubt. This madness is put to rest once all doubts are ceased. In the Tragedy of Othello, our main character, Othello, proves this quote to be true as he lets his jealousy become madness due to the uncertainty of his wife's fidelity, ultimately allowing it to deteriorate his character. Othello is a highly esteemed general in the city of Venice. Iago is Othello's ambitious friend, as well as his lowest ranking officer. Othello promotes Michael Cassio to the position of personal lieutenant and Iago is jealous to the point of hating Othello. Iago begins an evil and malicious campaign against Othello in attempts to ruin his life. Othello marries his long-time love Desdemona but Iago starts to plot against them, due to his newfound hate......

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