A study conducted in 1988 to 1994 amongst young American adults involved a selection of demographic and health characteristics. 1  A population-based sample of 8,602 men and women ages 17â39 years participated. Lifetime prevalence were estimated based on six mood measures: 2  major depressive episode (MDE) 8.6%,
Stanislavski as Othello (1896) Yes, Othello is a tragedy, so the eponymous Moor, by rights, should be a tragic hero.
Othello is the most famous literary work that focuses on the dangers of jealousy. The play is a study of how jealousy can be fueled by mere circumstantial evidence and can destroy lives. (In Othello, the hero succumbs to jealousy when Iago convinces him that Desdemona has been an unfaithful wife â in the end, Othello murders his wife and then kills himself.) It is interesting that Iago uses jealousy against Othello, yet jealousy is likely the source of Iago's hatred in the first place. In Othello, jealousy takes many forms, from sexual suspicion to professional competition, but it is, in all cases, destructive.