playwright William Shakespeare introduces us to the character Iago. At first glance‚ Iago appears to have valid motives for his plot against Othello. But later on it is revealed to the audience that he is in fact a person grounded on motiveless malignity. In this literary essay‚ the supposed reasons why Iago brought about Othello’s demise will be discussed and some insight into Iago’s character will be given In the first scene of the play‚ Iago claims that he despises Othello for the reason that he did
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once. Iago‚ the villain‚ is responsible for most of this betrayal. He is a master at the art of deception. He gains the trust of the other characters by posing as a concerned friend. When they confide in him‚ he uses their weakness against them. He treats each character differently‚ telling them what they want to hear. He is so cunning that they are unaware of the manipulation and‚ after each encounter‚ trust him even more. With each lie‚ he moves closer to his goal of destroying Othello. Iago weaves
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Iago: [“honest Iago”] (Emilia is Iago’s wife—server: ladies man) Manipulator keen observer of others resourceful quick witted Iago’s weakness: jealousy; he’s jealous of Othello & Cassio along with the success that comes with Desdemona insecure fixated with sex intelligent *misogynist—hater of women *androgyist-- hater of humans cruel: bad husband Desdemona: innocent? Direct Confident Elevated social class--comes from a very high class/social class compared to everyone else. intelligent
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foreshadowing and symbolism. Amongst the main characters there are many conflicts‚ however the main reason for most of the conflict if Iago and Shakespeare use the techniques to show us how Iago causes the conflicts. This also analyzes Othello’s pride‚ his self conscious nature‚ his jealousy and his rash behaviour. Conflict between the characters especially Iago and Othello is partly portrayed through the use of language devices such as imagery and metaphors animal imagery‚ sexual innuendo‚ irony
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positive traits at times he may portray other traits which make him seem naive and unsophisticated compared to many other people. This is why Iago‚ to get his rewards and revenge‚ uses him as a scapegoat because Othello chose Cassio over him to be lieutenant. This will eventually lead to many problems ultimately including the downfall of Othello. It is obvious that Iago had a large influence on Othello’s downfall but we are all responsible for our actions therefore it could be that Othello’s flaws in his
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chastity‚ to personal honesty and to whether or not a person is a good and loving friend. Iago is the cause of all the deceit in the play and this result in him manipulating Othello and Barbantio into believing his web of lies. Due Iago is seen‚ by other characters in the play as honest and trust worthy and is often referred to as “honest Iago.” Through dramatic irony it is revealed‚ to the audience‚ that Iago is in fact a cunning‚ evil and insidious character as he is “serving [Othello] to take advantage
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There is no doubt that Iago is the most manipulative person in this drama‚ Othello. He even said so himself; "I am not what I am" (1.1.71) Iago only causes chaos and pain throughout the drama‚ and finds everyone’s weaknesses only to use it against them as seen through Cassio‚ Roderigo‚ and Othello. Cassio‚ a respectable young man who is chosen as Othello’s lieutenant at the start of the story‚ is greatly envied by Iago for his position. After the battle against the Turks‚ Iago thinks of a brilliant
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Othello – Ellen Desdemona – Derek Bianca – Ellen Emilia – Lauren Iago – Tristan Cassio – Chad Drunk Person – Lauren Brabantio – Lauren Roderigo – Derek Scene 1: Brabantio My Space (Brabantio-Lauren‚ Othello-Ellen‚ Denaynay-Derek‚ MySpace-Tristan) MySpace: Ding! Got new grillz Brobantio: Dang Denaynay dem some shiny grillz MySpace: Ding! Relationship changed. Denaynay is married to Othello Brabantio: Ah Hell Naw! (Actually oh hell no but said as spelt) End Scene Scene
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approach to help understand Iago. To do this‚ one might look at the characters and their wants‚ needs‚ and desires. The will also look at the character relationships to help come up with a psycho-analysis
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surrounded by the character of Iago‚ the master mind behind all the deception. It is through the character of Iago that the readers are able to visualise just how badly the doing’s of deception can effect and ruin those whom are being decieved. Through this essay i will explore how Iago effects the other characters through-out the play as well as showing the concequences it had on them due to their flaws. The idea of deception is found early on in the play when Iago says "I follow him to serve my
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