antagonist. Othello the protagonist and Iago the antagonist. Othello being corrupted by jealous‚ Iago eating the desert of revenge. Othello the innocent protagonist that been corrupted by the foul character Iago. Iago the greatest villain of the play. Committing many sins with his work with his power of deception‚ manipulation‚ and betrayal. Then there Othello‚ a character that is not a villain because he is a wonderful husband and never committed any wrong. Iago played the greater villain with his
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other plays. This is possibly because of their universal theme which is love and how the play has a narrow focus on three characters‚ Othello‚ Iago and Desdemona. The main focus of this essay is on the relationship of the Moor Othello‚ a valiant and a respected general‚ with Iago who is considered one of the most evil villains in all of Shakespeare. Iago is considered to be a Machiavellian villain‚ a Machiavellian villain will set up people to do his dirty work by misdirection and suggestion. Ideally
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find peace and security is thought to be our own…what if this is compromised? Imagine no longer having control of your thoughts and never feeling secure and stable; the same way Othello felt after being controlled by Iago. In the play of Othello by William Shakespeare‚ the character Iago shows his abilities of understanding the mind of Othello‚ leading him to his downfall. He is able to do this by manipulating othello’s closest friends‚ exploiting his insecurities and revealing the level of jealousy
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interesting for me. “Othello” takes you on an adventure that makes you aware of whom you can and cannot trust; and who are your true friends. You can’t always believe what you hear. In the beginning of act one Roderigo (a wealthy Venetian gentleman) and Iago (Villain‚ Othello’s ancient) tells Brabantio who is Desdemona’s father that his daughter eloped and she’s having sex and she will have the devils children. Othello was accused of tricking Desdemona into marrying him because they sneaked away and eloped
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Iago’s True Character Exposed in Othello Of all the characters in Shakespeare’s Othello‚ none is more complex and unknown to the audience than Iago. He is portrayed by every character as an honest and trustworthy person. Yet‚ as the audience is well informed by the end of the first act‚ he appears to be quite the opposite. He’s a duplicitous character‚ honest and kind on the outside‚ but truly a pure‚ evil and malignant person on the inside. Throughout the entire play he turns
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In the play Othello‚ Iago uses certain steps to help him in his plan to manipulate Othello to go against his wife Desdemona and his co-worker‚ Cassio. These steps help him greatly in his plan to deploy Othello against Cassio and Desdemona. Iago plays upon Othello ’s own fears and reinforces those fears with lies and hints to help him with his plan. First‚ Iago lies to Othello and makes him believe that Desdemona is cheating on Othello with Cassio. The next step Iago takes to manipulate Othello is
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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
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engaging in an affair. Some characters’ jealousy is fashioned by other characters. Iago is involved in much of this‚ creating lies and implementing misleading situations. He is consumed with jealousy of Cassio and masked with hatred of Othello because he was not chosen as lieutenant‚ Cassio was. Iago is selfish in that he wants everyone to feel as he does so he engineers the jealousy of other characters. Iago is a man blinded by envy and anger‚ with a goal in mind for everyone to become equally
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and Rodrigo’s vulnerability to trust Iago. Iago is not a traditional villain for he plays a unique and complex role. Unlike most villains in tragic plays‚ evidence of Iago’s deception is not clearly visible. Iago is smart and an excellent judge of people and their characters. He uses this keen sense of knowledge to his advantage. For example‚ Iago knows that Roderigo has feelings for Desdemona and assumes he would do anything to have her as his own. Iago attempts to manipulate Roderigo by saying:
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character in the tragic play "Othello‚" is "Honest" Iago. Through some carefully thought-out words and actions‚ Iago is able to manipulate others to do things in a way that benefits him and moves him closer toward his goals. He is the main driving force in this play‚ pushing Othello and everyone else towards their tragic end. Iago is not your ordinary villain. The role he plays is rather unique and complex‚ far from what one might expect. Iago is smart. He is an expert judge of people and their
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