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
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A Look at Janet Adelman’s Critical Essay‚ “Iago’s Alter Ego: Race as projection in Othello” In Janet Adelman’s critical reading of Othello‚ she tries to identify racial issues in the sub-text‚ specifically explaining the actions of the title character through the psychoanalytic theory. She believes that Othello is a victim of the racist society in which he was emerged once he married Desdemona. With no other review of himself available‚ it begins to define his actually personality‚ leading to a
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Shakespeare’s plays always contain a tragic hero and what is a tragic hero without his tragic flaw. His characters are brought down by their own weakness or circumstances beyond their control. An example of this is Macbeth‚ where the witches and Lady Macbeth were causes of his downfall beyond his control. In Othello’s case‚ his own weaknesses are the causes of his downfall. So yes‚ I believe that Othello’s own weakness is responsible for the play’s tragic outcome through Iago‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia and
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others’ thoughts‚ creates ideas in their heads. His ability to manipulate others‚ to find others’ weakness and to use other people are three important aspects that reveal his true nature and influence his interactions with other important characters. Iago’s attitude toward all the characters of the play is superior and he manipulates them for his own purpose. He uses his talent to judge people and their characters and to deceive others‚ to destroy their lives and create tragic events. The destruction
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play‚ we view a conversation between Roderigo‚ a love-struck chump‚ and Iago. Roderigo requests that Iago find a way that Desdemona would love Roderigo but Iago sees this as an opportunity to use Roderigo as a cog in Iago’s overarching plan. This is the reader’s first taste of Iago’s talent of manipulation and common acts of helping people for his own selfish purposes.
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manipulates Othello and wants revenge of not being Othello’s ensign. Iago personality of not getting what Iago wants causes Iago to Betray‚ manipulates‚ and becomes jealous of Cassio who supposedly took Iago’s spot of being Othello’s ensign. Jealous is one of Iago’s important character trait that causes Iago’s jealousy of Othello giving Cassio the title of being Othello’s ensign. Iago spends all night ranting to Roderigo about Othello and his choice of Cassio taking power of the ensign position. "I know
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Cassio. Iago is going to convince Othello that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio. Iago knows his plan will work as Desdemona will feel sorry for Cassio and try to convince Othello to make him lieutenant again. This plan will definitely work to Iago’s advantage here as Othello will probably be too heartbroken to think straight‚ and will end up ruining his relationship with Desdemona. He will also make sure that Cassio’s reputation is destroyed in the city. Iago can finally at this point take over
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I feel like that Iago’s is a talented and tactful about how he gets revenge on Othello until he died (Christofides‚ 2010). In the beginning of the play‚ Iago is talking to Roderigo about how he was passed up for Lieutenant. RODERIGO 35 “By heaven‚ I rather would have been his hangman.” IAGO 36 “Why‚ there’s no remedy. ’Tis the curse of service. Preferment goes by letter and affection‚ And not by old gradation‚ where each second Stood heir to th’ first. Now sir‚ be judge yourself‚ 40 Whether I
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direct reference to Iago’s jealousy occurs in the soliloquy in act II‚ scene I; where he muses on a plot to ruin Othello‚ "Or‚ failing so‚ yet that I put the Moor At least into a jealousy so strong That judgment cannot cure." Yet at the same time Iago was also planning a way to "Make the Moor thank me‚ love me‚ and reward me for making him egregiously an ass." His rising jealousy and vindictiveness becomes more and more apparent as the play progresses. While the primary cause of Iago’s jealousy comes
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