Othello is one of Shakespeare's tragedies; originally written as a play and performed before an Elizabethan audience. Othello and many other Shakespeare plays have since been performed for various audiences and have been adapted into opera, ballet, film and television productions. Othello has survived the centuries to the present day; and continues to captivate and remain relevant to a modern audience; Othello is certainly a timeless classic work of art. “The object of tragic imitation is men in action. » As Aristotle says in his work Poetics. Othello is made up of men in action, in more than one way; Othello (main character and protagonist), Iago and Cassio are “men of action” and furthermore, throughout the play we can observe men and women fighting none other than life itself. The play deals with various themes and issues, however, this essay will focus on jealousy and race. Othello is considered one of the most (if not the most) famous works of literature focused on jealousy and the consequences it brings. Besides Othello, various characters are victims of jealousy in the play and subjected to different forms, including sexual suspicion, lust, and even arguments over promotion. We can say that jealousy is the essence of the “tragedy” that takes place in Othello. Shakespeare uses the literary technique of dramatic and tragic irony in these lines spoken by Iago, addressing Othello: “O beware, my lord, of jealousy! It’s the green-eyed monster who doesn’t care about the meat he feeds on…” This is ironic because even though on the surface Iago plays an advisory role against jealousy, he actually wants to further encourage Othello to achieve this. The audience is aware of Iago's plots and plans, although Othello is not... middle of paper ...... uses motifs in the 'black hawk' representing O. Many times we have a photo of the hawk and one of O next. Hugo's caging of the falcon mascot foreshadows Hugo's capture of O's heart and soul. At the end, Hugo's voiceover is repeated and added: "But a hawk is no good with normal birds, he can't fit in..." Hugo is basically describing O's situation at school, with him like the black hawk, dark and proud. but at an all-white school that is reluctant to treat him as an equal. Both Shakespeare and Nelson used appropriate techniques to highlight issues of jealousy and race to their respective audiences, which are still present in society and will continue to be, as long as humans are human.Works citedOthello, Act I, Scene I Lines 81 - 94Othello, Act I Scene III Lines 288 - 290DVD, Dir. Tim Blake Nelson. Lions Gate Entertainment, 2001