esteemed general in the service of Venice. Iago is Othello ’s ambitious friend. Othello promotes the Michael Cassio to the position of personal lieutenant and Iago is deadly jealous. Iago begins an evil and malicious campaign against the hero. Othello elopes with Desdemona but Iago starts to plot against them. Othello becomes jealous and suspicious of Desdemona. He confides in Iago that he plans to poison Desdemona. Plots and murders ensue‚ Iago wants Roderigo to kill Cassio‚ of course he agrees to it
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with Desdemona and Iago. Jealousy is a state of fear‚ suspicion‚ revenge or envy called by a real or imagined threat or challenge; displaying that Othello becomes this character from Iago the manipulative Machiavellian. As Jealousy is apparent in Othello‚ the tragedy focuses on the doom of Othello and other major characters as a result of jealousy. Jealousy is portrayed through the major characters of Iago and Othello. It utterly corrupts their lives because it causes Iago to show his true self
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commit murder. In the play‚ relationships are one of the main factors and create a fuel for hatred. One of the first themes we come across is lying. At the beginning‚ we’re informed that Othello and Desdemona are wed. The protagonist‚ Iago and his companion Roderigo go tell Desdemona’s father this for their own self-interest. They cause a stir and Brabantio is livid‚ his daughter had been taken from him and so he yells‚ “Fathers‚ from hence trust not your daughters’ minds / By what you see them act
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about this play. Why does Iago lie to Othello so cruel? Why does Othello believe Iago’s lies‚ and end up committing the terrible act of killing his dear wife? Shakespeare doesn’t make Iago’s intentions clear and he doesn’t really show us Othello’s personal fears and insecurities. The play starts with soldiers‚ Iago and Roderigo‚ taling bad about their leader‚ Othello‚ who just married the girl Roderigo loves‚ Desdemona. They refer to him as “thick lips” and “the devil” . Iago later defines Othello
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people to act at their most extremes. An illusion of this case is seen through the antagonist of the play‚ Iago. Behind his mask as a trustworthy symbol and friend‚ Iago is a multilayered‚ deceptive and manipulative villain‚ causing disaster to other characters for revenge. He uses his clever and strategic acts of manipulation of each character’s weakness to turn against themselves. Iago exploits Roderigo’s love for Desdemona by using innocence‚ seduces Cassio under the appearance of a trustful
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causes everything to move and causes the entire scheme. Iago is driven by the jealousy of Cassio having taken a position he rightly believed was his. Othello is lead to believe Desdemona having an affair with Cassio and is acting as a jealous lover. Roderigo is jealous of Othello for being Desdemona’s husband and feels like he should have her instead. The green-eyed monster is the one pulling the strings in this play‚ with little regard to life. Iago is the first one to fall under jealousy’s hold and
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Iago ’s Play “O‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy!/ It is the green-eyed monster‚ which doth mock/The meat it feeds on” (1226). Before this unit‚ I would not have known that this quote came from one of Shakespeare ’s plays. I would even not have understood what it meant‚ nor how it could set the tone for all of the tragic events that would occur to the characters in his play. Although I first read this work in middle school‚ I feel that I have read a completely new story reading it years later. This
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Shakespeare jealousy is the driving force behind the conflict between some of the characters. Othello was never a jealous person‚ until Iago planted the seed that Cassio and Desdemona were having an affair. This consequently led to Desdemona’s and also his own death. Roderigo was so desperately in love with Desdemona‚ he was jealous of Othello being the one she truly loved. Iago launched his plan against Othello because he was jealous that Cassio was made lieutenant instead of him. Jealousy greatly impacts
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Iago‚ Othello’s enemy‚ and his ensign poisoned his mind when he told him his wife‚ Desdemona‚ is sleeping around with Cassio‚ Othello’s lieutenant. After all‚ Venice is a place known for prostitution. Othello didn’t believe Iago at first. So Iago forged some evidence and Othello felt for it. Othello acted out of jealousy and decided to kill both Cassio and Desdemona. He told Iago to kill Cassio and him‚ his wife. The plan failed due to Iago killing Roderigo to get rid of evidence
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Iago is delusive‚ he changes the contour of reality‚ he implies things so that a person can think otherwise about a thought‚ and finally‚ Iago is clever with timing and his word of choice. Iago manipulates and acts like he is favoring the person that he’s talking to by knowing what to say and when to say it. In her article‚ “ When chaos is come again: narrative and narrative analysis in Othello‚” Marcia Macaulay states that Iago “commences with an imperative‚ follows
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