Othello vs Wuthering Heights : Jealousy

            The real victims of the green eyed monster in Othello and Wuthering Heights are those who feel the jealousy rather than those on whom revenge is taken.
             The obvious victims in Wuthering Heights are those on whom revenge is taken. They are manipulated, hated and abused. But their suffering is only temporary, and each of the characters escape in some form or another. Thus the victims are those who feel the jealousy, namely Othello, and Heacthcliff. Each of these characters destroy their own lives as a consequence of taking revenge.
             Othello is at first a calm, controlled, military man who makes rational decisions - " Let him do his spite; My services which I have done the signiory shall out-tongue his complaints" and he is admire d by his superiors, referred to by the Duke as Valiant Othello" .
             Our first impression of Heathcliff is not so favorable, he is described as a " dirty, ragged, black haired child" But later in life he leaves Wuthering Heights and improves himself. As Nelly says " He has grown a tall, athletic, well formed man his countenance was intelligent. and his manner was even dignified.".
             He had created a new and better life for himself, away from Wuthering Heights but is drawn back by his love for Catherine. But she is married to Edgar and Heathcliff's jealousy of Edgar takes him over and control him, making him ruled by passion and revenge. His revenge extends to other members of the Linton and Earnshaw clans and we even see his vengeful passion directed at Cathy, his great love Catherine's daughter - "at this point he seemed ready to tear Catherine into pieces.".
             Othello is also ruled by the same passion that stems from jealousy which we can see in a similar outburst he makes, about Desdemona his former true love - " I"ll tear her all to pieces!".
             We can see the extent to which he has degenerated from his calm self through his language. From the eloquent and controlled way he spoke to everyone, such as addressing the senators as" most grave , noble and reverend signiors", he becomes crude and passionate, exclaiming to Desdemona " O lewd minx !".