through out plays‚ but only one is an artist of villainy that character is Iago from “Othello” written by William Shakespeare. Iago is an artist of villainy first because he does not care about anyone and will use him or her for his gain. Also he is a mastermind of an evil plain that has everyone fooled. Lastly Iago is an artist of villainy because he can betray and cheat those closest to him without blinking an eye. Iago is an artist of villainy because he is the definition of evil and you are shown
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must be an outsider from humanity who somehow stands out from the seemingly equal community. In the case of Shakespeare’s Othello the outsider from humanity would be Iago for he truly stands out from the rest of society. Although Othello may be physically put out of the community‚ it seems that on an emotional and egotistical level Iago puts himself out of society further then Othello’s blackness does. He is not merely manipulative‚ as other villains are; he turns aspects of truth and good qualities
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Throughout most of Shakespeare’s plays‚ evil characters are not uncommon‚ but in my own opinion‚ Iago has to be one of if not the most - interesting. Even though Iago might be described by some as being just "pure evil" or even "intolerable"‚ the truth still remains that people will read deeper into the play just to see what Iago will do next. Through his words and actions‚ which are carefully thought out‚ Iago is able to manipulate others for his personal benefit. Not only that‚ but he also manipulates
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Iago The Tragic Innovator “It is our choices that show what we truly are‚ far more than our abilities.”- J.K Rowling The play “Othello”written by William Shakespeare is a famous piece of literature written using Shakespeare’s well known approach of a tragic denouement. Revenge is a recurring theme between the characters Othello‚ Roderigo and Iago which drives them all to make their decisions. As the characters begin to let their thoughts of envy and hatred consume their perception they tend to
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Theme of Betrayal and Loyalty Through the Eyes of Desdemona‚ Othello‚ and Iago The play The Tragedy of Othello the Moor of Venice‚ written by William Shakespeare in the 1600’s‚ has many underlying and reoccurring themes. The major themes are betrayal and loyalty. During the entire play‚ every character is either betrayed or proved loyal. The Tragedy of Othello the Moor of Venice can be seen through the characters of Iago‚ Othello‚ and Desdemona. Othello and Desdemona have both been betrayed in
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Throughout Othello‚ the devil-reincarnated Iago is seen to be scheming something. As the story unfolds‚ we see that Iago manipulates the people around him‚ by helping them in hope and confidence to achieve the success of his plans to bring down Cassio and use all efforts to make himself Lieutenant. The first person that we can see Iago uses is Rodrigo. At the start of the play‚ we see two characters‚ Iago and Rodrigo talking about something outside Brabantio’s house. Rodrigo’s love for Brabantio’s
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Character I agree with the statement as his intention are sinister and pure evil. Iago reason with the audience saying he only doing this because Othello slept with his wife even though it is not confirmed‚ ‘I know not if’t be true’. This shows that he have little faith in his wife or using this as an excuse to hate Othello. He uses Desdemona kindness and innocent to create a trap for the other characters to fall into. Iago is using his jealousy and anger as an excuse to lash out evil. He is almost like
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The Triumphant Villain of Iago In analysis of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy of “Othello‚” famed 20th century literary critic W.H. Auden suggests that all the dastardly deeds are of Iago’s doing‚ and that “everything he sets out to do‚ he accomplishes”. I personally agree with this stance‚ as well as Auden’s proclamation that Iago is a “triumphant villain”. To fully understand how Iago fits the role of the “triumphant villain‚” however‚ one must understand that there are two parts to this claim
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Iago: Evil Incarnate “I follow him to serve my turn upon him. We cannot all be masters‚ nor all masters Cannot be truly follow ’d” (1.1.42-44). Iago’s speech to Roderigo in the first scene gives the audience their first glimpse at his true nature. He shows here that he only serves Othello in order to serve himself; this statement hints at his overarching scheme to bring down Othello in the end. Iago is unquestionably the villain in Othello‚ but beyond that‚ he perfectly personifies evil in every
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