Othello- Human Condition

   Othello has proven to be one of my favorite literary works by Shakespeare. The themes of jealousy, love, and reputation come together to create a strory that is both entertaining as well as informative about the realities of the human condition. As Iagos spins his lie we see the transformation of Othello from a loving husband to a broken and jealous villain. Othello swears to obtain justice for the wrong done to him by killing Desdemona. Although Othello believes that he is righting a wrong that was done to him he doesn't realize that he is only sealing his own fate. Likewise we often times follow the same path as Othello. We endure pain in life and often seek to remedy this pain by  taking revenge on the source. We feel that our problem will be solved if we rid ourselves of whatever has caused the issue in the first place. However, after doing so we realize that we are left just as empty and hurt as we were before. Just as Othello died, something inside of us dies too.