Jealousy in Shakespeare

Abstract
Jealousy is fueled by people's fears and insecurities and as such, is an extremely powerful emotion that if unchecked and let loose can destroy more than one life in the process. Shakespeare uses this emotion to provoke his characters into action in his plays. It is how the characters deal and come out of their turmoil that determines their fate, tragic or not.
Everyone at one time or another has dealt with the green-eyed monster. That monster is jealousy. …