Othello's Jealousy by Justin (age 15) DRAMATIC READING

Jealousy is the downfall of every man

no matter how strong a spirit

It consumes the rational mind


and controls the actions of even the steadfast

I know now I face an impossible task


for now, even now jealousy presuades my thoughts

I now must decide whether or not


trust and love are as one.

My love now tells me she is honest


yet my friend tells me she is not

By Iago's tongue I will take her life;


by my love's I will surely take his

Would I first love and trust my friend


or place my love and trust within her care?

My friend I have known for years, and her but months


but I now ask myself, does time strengthen trust?

Clouds cover the once beautiful sky;


the world is cloaked in its sins

I know now where I go when I leave this world


for I have murdered my love