Task 5

There are many major themes in Othello, it only depends from what point of view we see it. For many people, the major theme is race. When I read the book two years ago, I was more than sure that the major themes of Othello are schizophrenia and jealousy. They appear in the play on every single page, you can feel them everywhere. 

Othello's weak side is that he is being way too jealous and not only that- he becomes paranoid. Because of his jealousy, he kills his wife, and then himself. He is too weak. Iago knows well what Othello's weak side is and he takes advantage of it. Iago is simply a schizophrenic. He lives many different types of life, depending on who is he with in that moment. He is able to lie to all the people he has around himself, he is able to hurt his "friends" and at the end, kill his wife! So, jealousy and schizophrenia play very important roles in Othello. They make it the way it is- very dramatic.