Ricardo Gimenez Britez Dr. Casie Hermansson English 320 29 May 2012 The “trusted” advisor Iago is the main antagonist character of Shakespeare’s “Othello‚ the Moor of Venice” also Othello’s ally‚ Iago is married to Emilia‚ who is an assistant to Othello’s wife‚ Desdemona. The story tell us that Iago hates Othello for some reason the readers don’t know‚ so he plans to get closer to Othello‚ therefore gain his trust and destroy him by saying that his wife is having an affair with his lieutenant
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Normally‚ I would include quotes from the article but because we are using a plagiarism tool online‚ I thought it would consider direct quotes as plagiarism even if I cite the source in my write up. The article I chose is called‚ “Synthesis of a Genius” by George Kauffman and Steven Chooljian. The area of exploration and discovery that I chose was the synthesis of urea in chemistry. Urea was discovered by Friedrich Wohler‚ in 1828. This discovery ultimately changed the belief at the time that
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done by the antagonist‚ Iago. Iago’s cruelty to not only Othello‚ but all others around him‚ reveals his villainous personality. Iago acts through selfish reasons alone‚ and stops at no lengths in order to get to what he wants. Through the character Iago‚ Shakespeare‚ in his play Othello‚ explores the concept of the evil nature of man and argues that one who is motivated purely by greed and the desire for power will ultimately face the consequences of his or her actions. Iago is one of the most interesting
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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 of people and their
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Iago the Master Villain In the play Othello by William Shakespeare the character Iago is a brilliantly devised character. He is the nemesis to Othello‚ a general in the Roman military yet is his friend and trusted companion. Iago is such a villain that everyone around him trusts him and feels that he is a confidant‚ Othello the most. In the beginning the of the play Iago even says it himself that he is a liar and cheat and that he is not what he seems to be. "I am not what I am" (I‚ 1‚ 65). This
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What holds us back from being evil? What power hinders us from murdering‚ stealing‚ and hurting others? Most would say there is the sense of guilt and possible punishment‚ but regardless‚ they say that they still would never commit these offenses even with the repercussions not present. This is not true‚ we overestimate our actual compassion and to be evil is just a matter of being chastised; and with a lack of punishment‚ we would all be much more evil than we imagine. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚
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My first impression of Iago is that he’s a manipulative and hypocritical man who tries to make up for the lack of success and happiness in his life by destroying that of others. In Iago’s first appearance in the play‚ he’s seen manipulating the wealthy but foolish Roderigo into giving him money. He claims to be taking this money to buy extravagant gifts to woo Desdemona on Roderigo’s behalf‚ but he keeps the money for himself. “Iago‚ who hast had [Roderigo’s] purse/ As if the strings were [his]”
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Fight evil with evil? While reading The Crito we learn of the infamous philosopher Socrates being held as a criminal for his teachings in the Ancient Greek world. His wealthy friend‚ Crito‚ the one that the passage is named off of‚ tries to tell Socrates that his fate isn’t as close as it seems‚ explaining that an sufficient amount of money could lead to his freedom. Crito tries to save his life by bribing the city of Athens to free him of jail and thus ending the trial that would’ve ended his life
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which made him believe his only punishment was death. In the end‚ Iago succeeded in ruining Othello’s life. Iago is the character that made the lies and slowly but surely plotted. Everyone in town knows that Iago is honest. Therefore‚ Othello has no real reason to doubt Othello. “Iago is most honest” (2.3.7) when in reality Iago can’t stand the thought of Othello being happy. This is the most ironic part in the play to me because Iago is the least honest man in the whole play. “the moor is of a free
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