Option C: Describe and discuss the portrayal of any aspect of human nature Othello by William Shakespeare

In the tragedy Othello, William Shakespeare portrays the sinister aspects of human nature to encourage the audience to view the characters in comparison to themselves, coming to a realisation that as human beings we all inflict more vulnerability on others than we would like to admit. During the drama the audience finds itself thoroughly immersed in concepts and the consequences of human nature, conceptions such as the emotional attitudes of racism, sexism, love, hate, jealously, …

…because Othello commits a horrific act out of jealousy and self-insecurities. Shakespeare uses the character of Iago as a villain effectively, with his "motiveless malignity" he reveals the dark characteristic of human nature. It is the human condition that ultimately establishes the tragedy. Shakespeare, through Othello, reminds humans how vulnerable they truly are and that they must accept themselves and other people as they are. Othello is the tragedy of human nature... By James Campbell