Iago is not only an ingenious villain but also a manipulator with the utmost skill. Iago creates hatred and jealousy in Othello‚ tricks Cassio and makes a fool of Roderigo. He holds everyone that is important in his plans in the palm of his hand and he does with them as he so wishes. But how is this? How is one man able to manipulate so many and create so much hatred and jealousy that all sense is no more? Throughout the play‚ Iago makes the reasons‚ for why he is carrying out this evil plan‚ clear
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by Iago’s vow "to set down the pegs"‚ which show his intentions to disrupt the harmony between them. When Iago and Roderigo are left alone together‚ Iago sees this as an opportunity to manipulate Roderigo by telling him that "Desdemona is directly in love with him" (him being Cassio)‚ because she must necessarily tire of Othello. However‚ although Roderigo finds it impossible to believe‚ Iago continues by supporting his allegation by overwhelming him with his arguments that Desdemona only fell in
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How is Iago Presented In Act 1‚ Scene 1 Of “Othello” “Othello” was a play written by William Shakespeare in 1603. This play is a tragedy written in iambic pentameter‚ with a noble hero named Othello and a devious villain called Iago. Iago changes the story for the worst as he causes Othello to commit suicide and murder his loyal wife because of his fatal flow which is jealousy. The opening of the play confuses the audience for Iago and Roderigo are arguing over Desdemona. The audience may also
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“To what extent is Iago presented by Shakespeare as a tragic villain without any redeeming features?” From the very outset of “Othello” we are made aware that Iago is the villain of the play. In fact Iago is not only one of the most well-recognised villains‚ he is also the one character who is given the most dialogue out of all of Shakespeare’s work. One of the many reasons why the character of Iago is still appreciated and celebrated could possibly be because of the way that he was the embodiment
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How does Iago Convince Othello to Kill Cassio and Desdemona by the End of Act Three? Act Three of Othello begins with Othello having no doubts at all concerning his wife’s fidelity and the happiness of their marriage‚ and ends with him almost totally convinced of her false guilt of being in an affair despite having very little evidence to prove it and no reason to want it to be true. His complete certainty comes rather from the manipulative skill of his ensign Iago who uses three principal broad
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------------------------------------------------- How does Iago plant his poison on Othello’s mind about Desdemona’s infidelity? Iago manages to plant poison in Othello’s mind by doing it gradually. In Act III scene III‚ we can see that his plan is going well as he convinces the Moor that Desdemona are having a love affair with Cassio. These two are actually not having a love affair but Iago manages to make Othello think they are by lying and placing the handkerchief in Cassio’s room. Iago attempts to lure Othello’s mind
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Analyse the Methods Iago Uses to Persuade Other Characters in Othello to his Point of View. Iago uses some excellent‚ persuasive methods to deceive his characters into thinking that his point of view is correct. Iago’s plots are made to sync in with the general design of the play‚ in that it is upon these contrived situations that all the tragedy is born from. The characteristic feature of all of Iago’s plots is that they seek to undermine attitudes and positions of others. He either plants seeds
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Iago‚ in his soliloquies‚ informs the audience of his plans to deceive Othello and bring about his fall from grace. It is his use of language‚ rhythm‚ length and delivery that cause the greatest impact‚ instilling fear into the audience and creating a sense of tragic inevitability as Iago’s plans will come to fruition‚ with no one to stop them. The dangerous thing about Iago is that he not only brings down Othello‚ but he also wrecks anyone else that he can along the way. A soliloquy is when a
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impression of Othello comes from a conversation between Iago‚ Roderigo‚ and Brabantio. Our second impression of him comes from Othello himself. The first two impressions conflict greatly‚ the second being more accurate than the first. Despite the way Othello is described in the first scene‚ he shows himself to be quite different in the second. Our first impression of Othello comes from a conversation between Iago‚ Roderigo‚ and Brabantio. Iago speaks of Othello with contempt. From the very first scene
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How does Iago manage to suggest support and concern for Cassio while also systematically destroying his character? Iago is an insidious and devious villain. There are many examples of this in the play‚ most noticeably perhaps‚ is his success in suggesting support and concern for Cassio whilst also systematically degenerating his character. He succeeds in doing this due to his accommodate personality and effective use of language. Shakespeare presents Iago as a character with the ability to change
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