character in the tragic play "Othello‚" by William Shakespeare‚ 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
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How is Iago presented throughout Othello and what do we learn about his motives? From the onset of Othello‚ the audience is unknowingly subject to Iago’s manipulative customs. Despite being a stereotypical Shakespearian antagonist‚ Iago is a complex‚ two faced‚ yet three dimensional‚ character. Despite being an eponymous play‚ suggesting Othello’s importance‚ his absence in light of Iago’s presence allows the audience to be influenced and therefore misled by Iago’s representation of Othello Iago
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Fred West describes Iago as motiveless person who is entirely unconcerned with the moral consequences of choice. His ability to switch between both truth and lies without a second thought proves that Iago is a psychopath and the society in ‘Othello’ is full of good which is why Iago’s evil stands out so vividly. West described Iago as “a character with no motives to do with either fact so logic” who “saw truth and lies as one thing” and had no problem using his own misconception to his advantage
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Shakespeare’s literature the most sinister one is without a doubt Iago. He is a ruthless sociopath. No other character can even come close to his evil. Most of the antagonists present in Shakespeare’s plays have valid reasons for the troubles the cause. Iago doesn’t for the most part he just has a burning hatred for the world especially Othello. <br> <br>Iago is the whole reason there is any conflict in Othello . If he never had entered the play Othello would have married Desdimonia and they would have lived
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grandiose self worth‚ and poor behavioral self worth. I have read Othello‚ by Shakespeare‚ and I believe Iago is a psychopath. There is proof he has a lack of remorse and guilt. Although Shakespeare has never stated that Iago is a psychopath‚ quotes and evidence lead to him being one. I have also read articles with important information‚ and evidence that shows how Iago acts like a psychopath. Shakespeare has never stated that Iago is a psychopath. I believe the reason why is because Shakespeare
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Iago/Othello: The Main Character The whole Iago verses Othello on who’s the main character of this tragedy has been going on for decades. Iago is a manipulative‚ revenge seeking‚ nefarious villain; although he seeks all this attention he is not of great importance in my opinion. Othello is the main character in Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Othello for a number of reasons some of them being; without him there would be no play everything revolves around him‚ the title of this play is his
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Othello- is a general of the army in the city of Venice‚ Italy. He is respected by many people but not to the fullest because he is a Moor. He marries Desdemona in secret but later is caught because Iago snitched on him to Brabantio‚ Desdemona’s father. Othello is later sent to Cyprus by the Duke but arrives late because of a sea storm. During his stay he is lied to by Iago into thinking that Cassio‚ Othello’s lieutenant‚ is having an affair with Desdemona. This makes him really pissed off and believes
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Analyse how Shakespeare portrays the character of Iago as the catalyst of this tragedy. It is true that in Shakespeare’s Othello‚ Iago is portrayed as the catalyst and the foremost cause for the events that unfold. Shakespeare portrays this through Iago’s manipulation and power of words‚ and his continual playing on people’s weaknesses and strengths. This is represented through the impact that he has on other characters‚ in particular of Othello and Cassio. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the character
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influence Othello in Othello Reference Shakespeare‚ William. (2003). Othello. New York‚ N.Y; Spark Publishing All future references are to this edition and will be cited parenthetically. The Law of Environment states that the people around us affect our lives‚ for better or worse. Some unfortunate elements of the relationships that people have are jealousy‚ gossiping‚ and deceit. In the story Othello‚ many characters
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Unequivocally‚ Iago plays an important and major function in the tragedy of Othello. By the end of the play‚ Iago has been directly responsible for the deaths of Roderigo‚ Emilia and the protagonist and his love. Iago’s importance to the play is revealed by his contribution to the plot and his significance relative to other characters. Iago’s function‚ which invariably adds to the importance he has on the play‚ is to lead to the downfall of Othello therefore revealing the themes of hate‚ jealousy
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