Journal 2 Human emotions

Authors of literatures often convey human emotions throughout their stories in order to connect with the audience or teach the audience.  In Shakespeare’s Othello what is referred to as “the green –eyed monster” which is also known as jealous is a popular topic among the characters. Iago is the most famous character in Othello is known for being full of jealously. Iago uses his jealousy against Othello to plot against Othello and devise a plan to take Othello down. Iago is jealous of Othello because he possesses a higher rank than Iago. He is also jealous because Othello is married to Desdemona and every man wants Desdemona. Iago feels that Othello does not deserve Desdemona because he is a black man. Iago does everything he can to destroy Othello’s reputation and his relationship with Desdemona. Iago is even sneaky enough to persuade Othello that Desdemona is having an affair, when Iago truly knows that Desdemona is not. Shakespeare uses the emotion of jealousy , which is shown through Iago to help create suspense and make the story line more interesting. The fact the Iago is full of jealousy makes the reader more intrigued and interested in learning more about what is going to happen between Othello and Desdemona and what else Iago will come up with. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth the main character Macbeth is known for being power crazy and power hunger. He constantly wants more power and is willing to go to any extreme to increase his chance of acquiring more power. Macbeth will step on his friends, family , whoever it is that is in his way as long as he can receive more power. Macbeth learned of his future from three witches, which is ironic because he is suppose to be a powerful man but he believes that these witches contain his fate. Macbeth becomes obsessed with  the power to the point of no return , he crossed a line which symbolizes that no one is going to be able to help him anymore. Shakespeare uses Macbeth’s emotion of power hunger to help convey the theme and increase the conflicts and also cause commotion between the characters. Authors use different human emotions for different reasons, but in the end they all serve as a purpose, whether it is to convey the theme, create a conflict or describe a character’s true colors, it has an important purpose.