IShakespeare’s Othello is a quiet a twisted love story. The story slowly spirals from the high point in the noble Othello’s life to the point where he commits suicide. The tragedy is all put into play by Iago, the wretched villain fueled by hate and the need for power. Unfortunately, this is where most readers view of Iago stops. In Shakespeare's play Othello, the character Iago is not just a jealous manic, but a man of many skills and power showing that he would have been better suited to be general
In the tragedy Othello, Iago is the most complex and interesting character, and many of his words and actions hint that he may not actually be what he tries to convey to the audience. Iago goes through great pains to completely ruin Othello’s life over what seem to be particularly trivial events. In the beginning of the play Iago attempts to justify his plot for revenge by discussing his anger about being passed over for a promotion by Othello. This motivation is explained briefly and vaguely and
Iago Iago’s attitude toward all the roles of the game is superior and he manipulates and betrays them for his own gain. Iago portrayed himself to friendly and clever, but he applies his talents to deceive others destroying their lives. Iago is a villain and he hurts people, but he does not take the weapon in his arms. He uses tactics, strategy to destroy others’ lives using words and making others to partake in his dirty tricks’ The most obvious is Iago was angry that he did not get the promotion
it’s quite the opposite. Iago, the devil behind all evil in William Shakespeare’s play Othello, also ironically known as “honest Iago” by other characters, is possibly one of the most notorious and dangerous villains known to man. As his plans develop in front of us, no matter how baffling, we watch helplessly they carry out, destroying everything and everyone around him. Perhaps one of the most frightening aspects of this character is that it is only the audience and Iago himself who are aware of
Megan Shaver Mr.Ainsworth AP English 11 14 December 2014 Throughout Act one of Othello by William Shakespeare, racism quickly becomes a very evident difficulty for the main character Othello. Othello's enemies such as Iago and Roderigo try to make him look bad anyway they can and one of the ways is to make offensive comments about his race. Due to Othello's race, many of his enemies in the novel find it easy to insult him using offensive racial slurs and even those who are with him cannot help
In the beginning go act five we are introduced to Iago and Roderigo who are waiting in a dark street for Cassio. They are both going with the plan to kill Cassio that night. Iago gave Roderigo a sword so he can murder Cassio with, Iago tries to leave Roderigo because he doesn't want to be seen during the murder of Cassio but Roderigo tells Iago to stay close just incase he needs help. Iago doesn't listen to Roderigo and gets away. Iago then tells the audience only of his master plan he explains “Now
recurrent throughout the plot of Shakespeare’s Othello, and the vast majority of his characters participate in quite unreasonable behavior. Specifically, Iago’s complex betrayal schemes begin when Othello chooses the inexperienced soldier Michael Cassio as his new lieutenant. Iago views this decision as an act of disloyalty to him considering his many years of loyal service to Othello and the government. In order to accomplish his harsh revenge against Othello, Iago performs other acts of betrayal to those
to accomplish their goals. In Shakespeare's Othello, Iago is definitely the villain of the play. Iago's character is the most skillful and manipulative character in the play. Iago is a wonderful villain because he gains other's trust, he takes advantage of his peers' flaws, and intentionally causes the deaths of his partners in crime, all in order to achieve his goals of revenge. The main weapon Iago used to become the best villain was trust. Iago knew exactly what to say to certain people to
In the play Othello the author William Shakespeare introduces the most manipulative and conniving characters of all Shakespearian dramas to propel this complex underlying theme of jealousy. The character Iago who hides behind this elaborate façade that he has created for himself as a loyal friend is actually a multilayered, manipulative villain who acts as a foil between all characters and creates true chaos behind the play. Iago uses his skill of strategic manipulation to undermine each of the characters
I strongly agree that Iago is a character of, “Motiveless Malignity” as it evokes him. William Shakespeare constructed Iago as one of the most narcissistic and intrusive character in Othello .He is thought of as compelling as the reliance that Othello gives to him and in which he is disloyal to Othello. As Samuel Coleridge stated that Iago was, “Motiveless Malignity”, connotes that when Iago became misogynistic, he did not apprehend what the result will become; nevertheless he endured his vengefulness