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    IAGO S MANIPULATION

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    IAGO’S MANIPULATION Iago cites multiple and incompatible motives for wanting to destroy Othello. Earlier‚ he said he hates Othello because "the Moor" passed him over for a promotion but‚ here‚ he tells us he hates "the Moor" because he’s heard a rumor that Othello has been hooking up with Iago’s wife‚ Emilia‚ "twixt [Iago’s] sheets." It’s just not clear whether or not we‚ as an audience‚ can believe anything Iago has to say. From beginning to end Iago moves the characters of Othello as if they

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    necks at the pull of the smallest curb” (scene 2‚ 76-79) Unlike Antigone‚ Creon detects his fixable flaws before its too late and wants to change: “It is hard to deny the heart! But I will do it; I will not fight with destiny.” (scene 5‚ 100) To fix his flaws he must release Antigone from her prison by instructing her to hurriedly marry Haemen. She refuses and hangs herself which makes Creon’s flaws‚ pride and stubbornness‚ unforgivable. Because of the grief caused by her death Haemen commits suicide

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    Iago

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    IAGO: a cold-hearted villain capable of manipulating anyone to get what he wants. William Shakespeare‚ born: 1564 died: 1616‚ is considered one of the greatest writers who has ever lived. He had a unique way of putting things into words. All of his plays‚ sonnets‚ and poems have gotten great recognition. But when Shakespeare wrote Othello he created one of the most controversial villains of all times; Iago. He is best described as disturbing‚ ruthless‚ and amoral. No other character can even

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    Iago

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    Who is Iago? Iago poisons people’s thoughts‚ creating ideas in their heads without implicating himself. His first victim is Roderigo. Roderigo remarks‚ "That thou‚ Iago‚ who hast had my purse as if the strings were thine." [Act I‚ Scene I‚ Line 2] Throughout the play‚ Iago leads Roderigo‚ professing that ". . . I do hate [the Moor] as I do Hell pains." [Act I‚ Scene I‚ Line 152] He tells Roderigo to "Put money in thy purse" [Act I‚ Scene III‚ Line 328] so that he can win Desdemona with gifts. Iago

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    Iago

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    Iago is one of the main characters in the play Othello. His personality consists of being the personification of the moral behavior. Shakespeare goes a lot deeper than that‚ he gives Iago this colour that makes him more than just a stock character. Iago gains complexity throughout the play through having multiple motives‚ his ability to manipulate others and being generally just unsympathetic. Shakespeare shows us exactly what kind of person Iago is right from the beginning of the play. The reader/spectator

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    Kant’s Moral Theory: The Flaws One of the most controversial aspects of Kant’s moral philosophy is his theory regarding the concept of duty. Duty is the moral necessity to perform actions for no other reason than to obey the dictates of a higher authority without any selfish inclination. Immanuel Kant states that the only moral motivation is a devotion to duty. The same action can be seen as moral if it is done for the sake of one’s duty but also as not moral (Kant distinguished between immoral and

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    Iago the Psychopath

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    Title: The Silence of Iago Author(s): Daniel Stempel Publication Details: PMLA 84.2 (Mar. 1969): p252-263. Source: Shakespearean Criticism. Ed. Dana Ramel Barnes. Vol. 35. Detroit: Gale Research‚ 1997. p252-263. From Literature Resource Center. Document Type: Critical essay Bookmark: Bookmark this Document Full Text: COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research‚ COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale‚ Cengage Learning [In the essay below‚ Stempel examines Iago’s motives and the irrationality of evil which‚ the critic argues

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    Iago - The Antagonist

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    antagonistic character Iago‚ who through his manipulative and hypocritical qualities satisfied his insatiable desire for revenge‚ and showed his constant deception of the entire cast. Iago is incredibly manipulative. He seems to be aware of how those around him will act and react to certain events. Iago is a smart man who knows that he has to plan ahead in order to get to where he wants to be. He is jealous of Cassio’s position and is determined to manipulate his way into it. Though Iago does not hate Cassio

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    Iago the Liar

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    “Othello” is set in Cyprus and Venice. In the play‚ Iago attempts to destroy the marriage of Othello and Desdemona. Iago is a villain‚ who will not stop until he sees Othello utterly ruined and him in his place. Honesty is one of the major themes of‚ “Othello”. Although there are a lot of characters in the play that aren’t honest‚ Iago is by far the most dishonest character in‚ “Othello”. Due partly to fact that the other characters are so trusting of Iago‚ he is able to use that to be dishonest and manipulate

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    Iago In Othello

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    Freudian psychology theories‚ specifically through the character of Iago. Iago is a character who shows typical characteristics of a psychopath. Iago’s behaviour and intentions can be explained through modern Freudian psychology‚ and emphasised through the critical writings of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Fred West‚ who‚ respectively‚ argued Iago’s “motiveless malignity” and Shakespeare’s “profound and accurate portrayal of a psychopath in Iago”. Through this report‚ I will discuss how Freudian psychology

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