lead them to do unspeakable actions‚ ones that they would never do under any other circumstances. Envy and jealousy have always been around‚ as most all people are not completely satisfied; they want something more. In Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Iago is seen frustrated is seen to be frustrated to see a General by the name of Othello give the lieutenant position to a great scholar‚ Cassio. He believes that he is the more qualified man as he has proved himself in battle‚ where all of Cassio’s credentials
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In the play “Othello” by William Shakespeare Iago plays the master manipulator and manages to deceive many of the other characters especially Othello and Cassio. It can be said that his motives are based solely on his insecurities due to the fact his goal in the play was to ruin Othello’s life. He does this by using psychological manipulation on Othello’s thoughts and makes him believe that Cassio and Desdemona are fond of each other. Which basically means that he targets anyone that brings out his
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between the main characters: Othello‚ Iago and Desdemona‚ among others like Roderigo‚ Cassio‚ Brabantio‚ Emilia and Bianca. Firstly‚ one way that Shakespeare presents conflict is making Othello a black person in a European‚ colour-prejudiced society. This makes room for remarks of racism and discrimination from the other characters that dislike him (Iago‚ Roderigo and Brabantio). One example of this is Othello repeatedly being referred to as the “Moor” and Iago calling him the “Black Ram” in Act 1:
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Shakespeare’s novel‚ Othello‚ the main antagonist‚ Iago‚ frequently express that his reputation is important to him. However‚ he represents just some of the many characters who care a great deed about their reputation. Other characters like Desdemona and Othello also demonstrate a high regard for their reputations. Nevertheless‚ it is due to the importance of reputation in the novel that Iago‚ who has an honest reputation‚ is able to manipulate others‚ cause the destruction of others reputation
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things were seen and one of the most intricate things was Iago’s manipulation. Iago was able to manipulate others by misusing their unadulterated trust in him as an honest‚ caring man. Iago picks fools who would suffer him not only gladly‚ but unknowingly because it serves his purpose easily. He doesn’t have to work hard to gain their trust and his lies are more like hidden truths that his victims want to hear. Iago is excellent at telling others what they want to hear and in this way he can go
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Cassio. It shows how misinterpretation can lead to extremes | | Iago to Othello | O! beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on | This quote shows that Othello is growing jealous. It also shows betrayal as Iago acts as if he even cares | Revenge | Brabantio to Roderigo | My spirits and my place have in their power To make this bitter to thee. | Brabantio wants revenge on Roderigo in his anger | | Othello about Cassio | One is too poor‚ too
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vulnerability to trust Iago. Iago is not a traditional villain for he plays a unique and complex role. Unlike most villains in tragic plays‚ evidence of Iago’s deception is not clearly visible. Iago is smart and an excellent judge of people and their characters. He uses this keen sense of knowledge to his advantage. For example‚ Iago knows that Roderigo has feelings for Desdemona and assumes he would do anything to have her as his own. Iago attempts to manipulate Roderigo by saying: “…She fell
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Othello‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ and 1984‚ we see this theme of censorship pop up in many ways‚ whether this be censorship of oneself‚ or censorship of others to ultimately gain control and power. In Othello‚ we see this theme of censorship of oneself‚ as Iago carefully censors what information he tells to which people in order to retain his level of trust he has with other people. This is the result of censorship on a small scale. In Fahrenheit 451‚ we see a large level of censorship‚ through the burning
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Regarding the moments Iago makes use of various tactics to manipulate different characters; I agree his main technique is to use people’s virtue against them. It can be explained in the following with examples of Iago deceiving Roderigo‚ Cassio and Desdemona. Firstly‚ Iago has manipulated Roderigo based on their mutual trust and Roderigo’s faithful affection towards Desdemona. In act I scene 3‚ Iago manipulated Roderigo’s trust and brainwashing him to give his money to him‚ which seemed to be a
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contrary to the appearance. Iago from the play Othello‚ employs this exact strategy--appearing to be an honest man only to use this good reputation to get what he wants. Throughout the play‚ Iago capitalizes on the gullibleness of others and his reputation as a righteous individual. Whether it be a poor lovestruck young man‚ his fellow
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