Iago… Act one starts out with Iago and Roderigo walking in the streets of Venice. Iago is expressing his hate towards Othello. From the beginning of Shakespeare’s play‚ one realizes that Iago is the villain or antagonist. There is no doubt that he has only evil intentions‚ but often without a reason. It is said that Iago is the worst hypocrite Shakespeare has invented. IN the play he also boasts about the fact that he is only playing a part. Only the reader sees that he is a very dishonest‚ deceitful
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it can be destructive. In William Shakespeare’s play “Othello” a man named Iago hates and is jealous of the protagonist Othello because Othello has not promoted him to position of Lietunant‚ so he decides to try and kill Othello. However‚ he first convinces Roderigo to help him because Roderigo is in love with Othello’s wife Desdemona and Iago promises that he can get him together with Desdemona. With Roderigo’s help‚ Iago is able to plot a series of events which eventually leads to convincing Othello
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opposed to Iago‚ as his lieutenant. He did so because he
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The conflict between these two characters arose as Iago plants seeds of doubt into Othello ’s mind about Cassio ’s loyalty towards him. Othello ’s trust in his friend Cassio was like a thin thread. It was very easy for Iago to succeed in his evil plans‚ for there was a lack of trust in their friendship. Iago manipulates Othello into believing that his honest wife Desdemona is having an affair with the loyal lieutenant Cassio. Although Iago gives no form of physical evidence‚ his convincing words
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Shakespeare’s play‚ ’Othello’ and in Mike Nichols film‚ ’Primary Colours‚ present the Art of Deception through the characters of Iago and Jack Stanton. The era in which both texts are presented gives off a different reason why both characters use deception to gain what they are looking for‚ thus context plays an important role in how deception is presented‚ and affects both the meaning and values of each text. Whilst both texts portray deception as the driving force in their plots‚ the motives‚ methods
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other. However‚ Brabantio failed with his plan to manipulate Othello and Desdemona. “I am hitherto your daughter. But here’s my husband” (I.3.213-214). Evidently‚ Desdemona states how her father will not influence their marriage. This shows how Brabantio failed with controlling Othello and his daughter since they will continue to love each other. Brabantio’s control in their relationship is lost and he will not succeed with his power. Likewise‚ Roderigo failed to be with Desdemona. Throughout Iago’s
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In Iago‚ Shakespeare has Created an Engaging and Complex Villain who Governs the Actions of the Play. Discuss Shakespeare’s character of Iago is seen as one of the most intriguing and deceptive characters ever created. His menacing and complete control over the play and how he so easily toys with the course of the performance draws in all those observing his act and leaves his victims grasping for straws of reality amongst a bed of hoaxes. In order to understand how Iago operates one must first
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Shakespeare. In the play‚ jealousy spreads like a plague through the main characters by using Iago as the host‚ thus not confining jealousy to the individual character Othello. The play Othello is mostly based around a Machiavellian character named Iago‚ who intentionally creates turmoil between characters in order to seek revenge on his General Othello and further his Machiavellian
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find peace and security is thought to be our own…what if this is compromised? Imagine no longer having control of your thoughts and never feeling secure and stable; the same way Othello felt after being controlled by Iago. In the play of Othello by William Shakespeare‚ the character Iago shows his abilities of understanding the mind of Othello‚ leading him to his downfall. He is able to do this by manipulating othello’s closest friends‚ exploiting his insecurities and revealing the level of jealousy
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In Shakespeare’s Othello betrayal is one of the most important motifs. The plot of this play is centered around the idea of Iago’s betrayals. Throughout the story Iago puppets his friends and family in an attempt to gain his desires. In accordance to his plan he betrays his friends and family creating a chain reaction causing them to leave their beliefs. However‚ Iago’s plan fails and leads to the downfall of many of the characters. As the plot continues to develop‚ betrayal is one of the key elements
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