the characters of Iago and Krogstad played a major role and are mostly to blame for the disintegration of the marriages. I agree that it was a man in both cases that caused the relationships to crumble‚ but which man is really to blame? In Othello‚ Iago is a villainous person who is filled with hatred‚ jealousy and an undeniable lust for power. He influences and manipulates everyone close to him for the sole purpose of destroying their lives. Motivated by hate and jealousy‚ Iago begins his manipulative
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bitter Ancient‚ Iago‚ the antagonist of this play. In the following passage‚ Iago uses his language to skillfully maintain his control over his puppet‚ Roderigo. Moreover‚ Iago uses a focused dialogue‚ and clever techniques to convince Roderigo‚ Iago is also characterized as a cruel character to the audience. Shakespeare also uses this passage to maintain the shift of power in this passage. One overarching idea is that Shakespeare is uses this passage to reiterate to the audience that Iago uses his language
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“O‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on; that cuckold lives in bliss Who‚ certain of his fate‚ loves not his wronger (Othello).” Iago is jealous because he thinks that he’s much more qualified than Cassio to be a commander. Roderigo is jealous because Othello was with Desdemona. Their intentions are to go to Brabantio and tell him that his daughter Desdemona has been stolen by Othello. Jealousy is like mood swings. Jealousy comes and goes
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Othello by William Shakespeare‚ Iago uses his skills with persuasion and words to captivate the minds around him in reaching desired outcomes. Iago definitely demonstrates his powers with his words in the play on many occasions. He firstly captivates Roderigo in doing whatever he chose him to do. The simple minded Roderigo was not the only one‚ as Cassio is set up into Iago ’s traps next. Lastly the great Othello is wrapped up by Iago ’s tongue and is tossed around as Iago ’s will. To catch a fish
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this play is Iago. Iago ’s repeated deception moves the play forward to the climax and ultimately to the tragic ending. Although deception is always meant to deceive‚ the degree of deception varies upon the context of the situation. Another character that exhibits deception is Desdemona. The deception shown by Desdemona has a different intention as compared to Iago ’s. Iago wants to get revenge on Othello. The intentions of Iago are hurtful and evil. An example of this is when Iago says to Othello
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a young‚ man as his new lieutenant. Iago‚ Othello’s old lieutenant is incensed because he is replaced. Iago then manipulates Roderigo‚ a young‚ foolish man. Iago tricks and steals all of his money. Iago persuades Roderigo to partner with him to betray Cassio and make him loose his position as Othello’s lieutenant. Iago then manipulates Cassio and Othello by telling Othello that Cassio has been having a affair with Desdemona‚ Othello’s wife. Othello believes Iago‚ and makes a plan to get Cassio killed
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Characterization of Iago In the play Othello‚ the antagonist Iago drives the protagonist Othello to commit suicide because he uses his deceitful‚ manipulative‚ dishonest‚ and egotistical ways to reach and control Othello’s mind. Within the play‚ Iago manipulates his way through every situation‚ making him seem as if he is honest and valiant. However‚ when the cast puts their thoughts together they realize they have been wrong on whom to blame. In the beginning of the play‚ Iago demonstrates his deceitful
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AS CAUSED BY IAGO Iago is one of Shakespeare s most intriguing and credible villains. Iago can be perceived as either evil or brilliant in his plans to be deemed lieutenant. As the villain in Othello ‚ Iago has two main actions: to plot and to deceive. Iago is mad that Cassio was chosen to be lieutenant instead of himself. From this anger comes the main conflict of the play. Iago plans to ruin Othello and Cassio by carrying out a plan based on lies and deceit. This plan will make Iago the only person
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Shakespeare’s “Othello”‚ the character Iago manipulates many of the other characters by appearing a certain way then hiding the truth of what he really thinks about the characters. The characters‚ such as Othello‚ believe that Iago‚ his (ensign???) is very honest and will never tell a lie‚ they even refer to him as “honest Iago” (add the act and the scene to this) because they have great faith in his character. Little does shakespeare’s characters know‚ but Iago has no honor and is playing them while
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between: Iago and Roderigo‚ Cassio and Bianca‚ as well as Iago and Othello. The play opens with a dialogue between Iago and Roderigo. Although we know little about the context of the conversation‚ Shakespeare utilizes the syntax of speech to give character traits. Almost every time Iago speaks to Roderigo‚ Iago addresses him with prose. At the time‚ prose was considered less sophisticated than the complexity of iambic pentameter. By using this device‚ Shakespeare hints that Iago may think
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