Who Is Iago A Silent Villain

A Silent Villain

Passion can lead to a wide variety of outcomes, such as success, failure, destruction, ore determination. In William Shakespeare’s Othello, the villainous character, Iago, shows a dynamic change in how he acts to get what he wants. From the beginning of the play, towards the end, Iago grows more and more melicious in his acts to complete his goals. He goes from slightly deceiving, to ruining relationships, reputations, and careers, finally turning to murder to assure he gets what he wants. When an individual is compelled by their need to achieve a specific end goal, they will do whatever it takes because they are so invested in their ambitions.
When Iago is first introduced in Othello, he is seen as a noble, trustworthy man,
Early in the play, Othello has chosen Michael Cassio to assist him, which upsets Iago. Iago has also been convinced by rumor that Othello has slept with his wife. With both of these conditions together, Iago formulates a plan and obsesses over it. He decides he will get back at Othello, “wife for wife,” yet if he is unable to sleep with Desdemona, he will make Othello go mad with the thought she has been unfaithful. This is the first instance of Iago’s unravelling, the moment he decides to completely ruin Othello’s life. At this moment in the play, all it is, is thought’s festering in Iago’s mind. With festering comes obsession, and with obsession comes action. The first action Iago takes is to manipulate Roderigo into giving him money and jewels, so that Iago may sendforth to Desdemona as a way to attract her to Roderigo. Iago knows that Roderigo lusts after Desdemona and he uses this information to con Roderigo into giving him his money. Iago then keeps the money for himself because he realizes Desdemona would not accept this offer on account for her stubborn loyalty to
Completely convinces Othello that Desdemona has cheated on him with the hankercheif and constantly reminding him of her affection for Cassio. Gets his wife in on