A Destructive LoveOthello is one of those characters who is portrayed as a tragic hero due to his high rank in the army, his jealousy caused by his racial inferiority and his gullibility towards the evil Iago. In Shakespeare's play, The Moor of Venice, jealousy is the major element built throughout the play and ultimately leads to Othello's downfall and ultimately destroys his marriage to Desdemona. The play is the story of a black hero in the white community at one time. of alteration of a racist past towards a less biased future. During this period of social transformation, a black Moor could be promoted over other white men and Othello therefore held a higher rank than most whites in Venetian society. However, during this period of change, many social disciplines and social understandings are arbitrary. On the one hand, the company promotes a certain degree of racial equality by appointing a black Moor as its general. On the other hand, Othello is alienated in Venetian society because most Venetians view him as a foreigner who protects their country. Therefore, Othello only gains respect for his courage in war and his reputation for being a competent general in the army and none other than his lieutenant, Cassio, who comes from an upper class family and Caucasian and has strong social skills. Othello is clearly aware of the fact that he is not recognized as part of Venetian society, but he can do nothing about the existing class prejudices. But not only is he fully aware of the racial prejudice presented, but this racism has somewhat made him feel racially inferior to the other light-skinned people around him. Othello's racial inferiority is intensified when he is compared to Cassio... middle of paper ...", his jealousy for honor blinded his mind and he struggled against a growing sense of helplessness, of self-pity and revenge. Yet this jealousy also blinds him when Desdemona tries to defend herself before Othello suffocates her. Othello firmly believes that his wife has cheated on him and he confirms his action by telling himself that he is defending his honor. Therefore, I believe that just before Othello kills Desdemona, he himself is too afraid to be wrong about Desdemona, because he himself firmly confirms the purpose of this monstrous murder for a seemingly legitimate reason. However, his self-assertion is crushed when Emilia reveals the truth about the handkerchief and the fact that Iago plotted all these traces to deceive Othello. Othello's loss of his one true love is like "the vile Judean, cast away a pearl / Richer than all his tribe »” (5.2.352-353).