Shakespeare's play “Othello” is a tragic comedy written in 1603; The play addresses many universal issues that were important in that time period. The reason why Shakespeare has remained so popular in today's culture is the fact that each of his plays includes natural problems and challenges that humans have faced throughout history. In Othello the universal and timeless problem that appears in the play is jealousy. Ever since humans first experienced love, jealousy has been there to cause chaos and create problems. Jealousy has created a drastic change in the way relationships work, it creates barriers between the way humans see themselves and the way others see them. In Othello jealousy creates an obstacle between the way he sees Othello. She considers herself a loyal and faithful wife who has every good and pure desire for herself and Othello. Jealousy, however, is a deceptive ploy that gives Othello the illusion that Desdemona is unfaithful and dishonest. When Othello is enraged by the loss of the handkerchief, the audience knows that he is consumed by jealousy that causes him to lose his temper. On the other hand Desdemona does not know that Othello is jealous saying, "The nature of men quarrels with things inferior, / Though the great are their object" (3.4.165-166). When she says this she believes that something has gone wrong at work and Othello is simply taking it out on her (the lesser thing). This quote helps show the audience how pure and innocent Desdemona is and how reckless Othello was in assuming she was unfaithful. The latter in the next act, when Othello's jealous heart burns with anger, calls Desdemona a whore. When he leaves, she cries to Emilia and Iago "Unkindness can do much; / And his unkindness may defeat my life, / But never defile my love" (4.2.187-189). With this he demonstrates his loyalty to the Moro. despite her unrelenting behavior, she is determined to serve her husband despite it destroying her life. "I cannot say 'whore': / It loathes me now that I say the word; / To do the deed that might earn the addition / Not the world's mass of vanity could make me" (4.2.189-193). This shows that the Moor is blind with jealousy. Shakespeare's Othello is used surprisingly well. Jealousy is the main cause of the Moor's blindness and the reason he is deceived. It made him see Iago as a friend and he turned against his wife. At its worst, jealousy creates barriers between how humans see themselves and how others see them. In Othello jealousy creates an inhibition between how Othello sees Iago and Desdemona distorting the truth from who the characters really are to who he believes them to be. As Iago said, humans must beware of the green-eyed monster, otherwise we will be subject to personal and endless torment