In William Shakespeare’s "Othello"‚ the character Iago is‚ at least in my point of view‚ the main and most interesting character. Iago is in virtually every scene in the play‚ and has his hands in almost all doings within the play. Iago is truly one of the greatest villans in literature. Iago is viewed by all in the play‚ with the possible exception of his wife‚ as an honest and trust worthy man‚ which could not be farther from the truth. Iago plays all the characters in the play like puppets. He
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done by the antagonist‚ Iago. Iago’s cruelty to not only Othello‚ but all others around him‚ reveals his villainous personality. Iago acts through selfish reasons alone‚ and stops at no lengths in order to get to what he wants. Through the character Iago‚ Shakespeare‚ in his play Othello‚ explores the concept of the evil nature of man and argues that one who is motivated purely by greed and the desire for power will ultimately face the consequences of his or her actions. Iago is one of the most interesting
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Unequivocally‚ Iago plays an important and major function in the tragedy of Othello. By the end of the play‚ Iago has been directly responsible for the deaths of Roderigo‚ Emilia and the protagonist and his love. Iago’s importance to the play is revealed by his contribution to the plot and his significance relative to other characters. Iago’s function‚ which invariably adds to the importance he has on the play‚ is to lead to the downfall of Othello therefore revealing the themes of hate‚ jealousy
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Presentation of Iago in Act 2 Scene 3 of ‘Othello’. Othello is one of Shakespeare’s tragedies but also a love story of two lovers. Shakespeare’s tragic heroes always had at least one main flaw‚ which contributed to their downfall. In Othello’s case it was jealousy; when he was told Desdemona was having an affair. Other themes the play deals with includes hatred‚ racism‚ betrayal and discrimination. Although Othello is the main protagonist in the play‚ however‚ in many ways Iago seems to be the
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In the play Othello by William Shakespeare the antagonist Iago believes that he only told Othello his thoughts and “no more than what he found himself was apt and true”. In the end there is doubt as to who is responsible for the tragedy that occurs. This tragedy is where Iago murders Emilia and Roderigo and Othello murders Desdemona and commits suicide. The end of the play suggests that it is Othello who is responsible for the tragedy that unfolds as it was him that ended up murdering Desdemona and
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of the Theme of Betrayal in James Joyce’s Dubliners Throughout his early years‚ certain people and events heightened Joyce’s awareness of the hopelessly corrupt environment of Ireland that had betrayed so many of its own. The more profound of these enlightening inspirations were the betrayal and downfall of Charles Stewart Parnell‚ the indifference of Henrik Ibsen towards literary protests‚ the neglected native artistry of James Clarence Mangan‚ and Joyce’s own role as Prefect
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Examine the presentation of Iago in acts one and two. Sophie Shakespeare has created the character of Iago as the villain of the play. He drives the plot as he schemes and manipulated other characters. He fascinates and terrifies the audience with his revengeful plotting which he has no real motivation for. In Iago’s first big speech he is already moaning about not being promoted giving of a negative feel to his character and declaring his hatred for Othello. Within his first ten lines of the
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“Literary Villains: Iago and Krogstad” In “Othello” and “A Doll House”‚ the two plays resulted in destruction of two families due to one’s jealousy and revenge. The antagonist in “Othello” is Iago who served as Othello ancient in the play was against him from the start. Iago had several motives for plotting against Othello‚ because they did not give him the rank of Lieutenant and he did not approve of the marriage between Othello and Desdemona. In “A Doll House”‚ Krogstad was an employee of
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believe everything Iago tells him is true? Why doesn’t Othello seek his own proof of Desdemona’s betrayal? I’ll tell you why. Throughout the entire play‚ Iago does everything possible to gain the trust and respect of Othello. Iago begins to tell Othello everything that has happened between Cassio and Desdemona. Again Othello seems a bit skeptic about believing Iago but of course‚ everything Iago says is happening‚ happens and becomes somewhat true. Othello is believing everything Iago tells him and I
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Iago‚ in Shakespeare’s Othello‚ is a deceiving character because he tells lies in order to get what he wants. He interacts with people only to manipulate them‚ but most importantly he never reveals his true feelings or motives. Iago might say things that suggest what his motive is‚ but he soon contradicts himself with another suggestion making it extremely difficult to understand him. Although Iago’s true motives cannot be determined‚ some motives could be jealousy‚ the enjoyment of seeing people
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