Iago's Revenge to Othello

Revenge is the main theme in the play Othello by William Shakespeare and it is portrayed from the character Iago. Through Iago’s soliloquies he reveals his horrible doings. Iago wants to get revenge on Othello and his loved one Desdemona. The reason why he wants to get revenge at Othello is because he promotes Cassio to Lieutenant. Iago takes advantage of his reputation “Honesty Iago” to manipulate other characters in the play to get revenge from Othello. Iago is aware that he can easily manipulate the people around him to get revenge from Othello that he does not stop and think about the harm he is causing. Iago is a brilliant character that he successfully manipulates Cassio, Desdemona, Roderigo and his own wife Emilia to fulfill his revenge against Othello. Iago’s manipulation of people and events leads the play into a tragedy. I disagree with Jem Bloomfield when he says, “Iago doesn’t have a motivation, and doesn’t need one” Iago makes it seem like he is getting revenge for no apparent reason but he does have a reason. For example when Othello gives the lieutenant position to Cassio, Iago is upset because he thought he would get the position so he plans to get revenge at him. Iago says, “One Michael Cassio, a Florentine, A fellow almost dammn’d in a fair wife: That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows more than a spinster” (1.1.2) Iago is jealous and believes that Cassio should have never got the position because he has never been on the field like he has been. Iago says, “I hate the Moor: And it is thought abroad, that ‘twixt my sheets He has done my office: I know not if’t be true; But I. for mere suspicion in that kind, Will do as if for surety” (1.3.12). The quote is the start of Iago’s planning for revenge to Othello and hatred towards him.
Iago also uses Desdemona and Cassio to manipulate Othello to think that his wife is not being loyal to him. Clever Iago is able to have a conversation with Cassio so that Othello can