Part one of term paper
Othello isn’t a play about racism as much as it is a play about jealosy, conflicting values, and the power of suggestion. Some racism is displayed within the play, but that is simply a reflection of how most minorities were treated in the time period when the population in Europe was predominantly of white skin color. This racism was al ...

Part two of term paper
... with Cassio, and Othello’s jealosy led him to plot Cassio’s murder, and kill his own wife. The conflicting values of Othello and Iago were a major cause of Iago’s lies. Iago had valued a job that was not given to him, but rather to Othello. This led Iago to conspire a way to get revenge on Othello. Iago knew that Othello valued honesty in Desdemona, and he tried to make him think that she was just the opposite, unfaithful. The play Othello was very much about jealosy. Jealosy ...