Context- In this soliloquy Iago is devising a cynical plot to destroy Othello. The reasons for such strong resentment is that it is rumoured that Othello has slept with his wife‚ “twixt my sheets” in conjunction with Cassio’s promotion above him by Othello. This soliloquy is crucial for the expansion of the play as it is the catalyst for everything to come which ultimately results in Othello’s destruction‚ Desdemona’s death and Iago’s downfall. Reason for Choosing- This speech is the driving
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Out of revenge‚ Iago successfully planted the seeds of jealousy into Othello’s mind when in the garden he insinuated that Cassio and Desdemona were having an affair. Iago implied that he would use Cassio to make Othello jealous because Othello chose Cassio over him to be a second command man because Cassio was more experience than he was. Desdemona and Cassio knew each other before she knew Othello because he worked for Othello before. Iago implied that he was going to make Othello look like a
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disobedience to her father‚ slurs of racism regarding Othello‚ and treachery in its purest form at the hands of Iago-who by some is said to be Shakespeare’s greatest villain. In a metaphorical sense‚ Iago can be compared to the sun and the other characters and elements of the play to planets- for the characters and their actions all orbit around Iago. Fueled by jealousy and vengeance‚ Iago takes on the world as if it were a game of chess‚ stepping on others and using them as pawns in order to obtain
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audience involvement. This use is especially prominent in Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy Othello. Iago‚ often referred to as “honest Iago‚” hardly lives up to his trustworthy reputation. Out of jealousy and spite‚ Iago hatches a scheme in order to reap revenge on those he feels have wronged him. This prominent use of dramatic irony creates a unique‚ especially one-sided‚ relationship between Iago and the viewers. Shakespeare engages his audience by establishing them as Iago’s sole confidants and
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of the rather enigmatic yet definitely Machiavellian‚ character of Iago. Shakespeare reveals him to be a cunning and conniving exploiter and manipulator of other characters who become caught in his web of lies‚ deceit and evil schemes. Iago is forever the cold‚ calculating pragmatist who is cynical about anything associated with goodness‚ such as love‚ virtue‚ reputation and honour. Iago constantly plays the role of ‘honest Iago’‚ which is shown by Shakespeare’s constant dramatically ironic use
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a very long time. One particular villain‚ Iago from the play Othello by Julius Caesar‚ is a very famous villain. Iago was an extremely bad guy in this play and was always up to no good. The character Iago and his traits have influenced many more modern villains. Iago influenced other villains with his criminal traits of being evil‚ egotistical‚ and dishonesty. First of all‚ Iago influenced the Character A in the television show‚ Pretty Little Liars. Iago was truly evil and acted out of jealousy
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them which quite often reflect to the people around me is caused the human behaviour of evil. In the play Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Iago plays a character of evil and destruction out of all the characters throughout the play‚ clearly characterising him as one as an unpleasant‚ heartless evil villain. Aiming to get whatever he wants‚ Iago performs his evil doings towards innocent characters throughout the entire play and is not caught doing things to his advantage up until the end. The
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very manipulative process. The character of Iago‚ in William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ is a very devious man that manipulates the character of Othello through temptation. Iago has a plan to distort Othello’s marriage and trick Othello into believing that his wife‚ Desdemona‚ is having an affair with his former lieutenant‚ Cassio. Act III of this play is the prevalent point of Iago’s plan where he is really able to suck Othello in to his devious ways. Iago uses drawing attention‚ allurement‚ and rationalization
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audience have responded to him? In Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’‚ the reader is introduced to the character Iago. There are many different interpretations of his character‚ was he a ‘skillful villain’? Or was he a ‘mysterious creature of unlimited cynicism’? Or just a ‘wronged man’ who is more sinned against than sinning? Iago indeed does show qualities for all of these different interpretations‚ Iago can be seen as a skillful villain and I believe that this is the strongest argument. his sly‚ manipulative
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throughout history not only whether that is true‚ but even how to define the concept of free will. The story‚ Tragedy of Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare is a story about how antagonist—Iago – is deeply jealous of Cassio who was promoted by our protagonist‚ Othello who is also a high general in power. Iago then plans to backstab Othello and ruin his love with Desdemona. Based on Shakespeare’s focus on the character and his actions that developed the plot‚ it is shown he believes that freewill
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