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    Iago Character Traits

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    novel Tragedy of Othello‚ Iago the antagonist‚ is a worker of Othello who gets consumed of jealousy when he doesn’t get promoted for the job he feels that he deserved and completely equipped for. Iago go forth with a plan full of revenge to get back at Othello. He is abusive to where he uses people to fall accordingly to his plan. Although being of villainous stature Iago also is very crafty being very strategic with every move he makes. Jealousy oh what a crazy drug. For Iago jealousy fueled him for

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    What Is Iago A Villain

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    consistent. Perhaps‚ no villain is more effective in this role than the infamous Iago in Shakespeare’s Othello. He is

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    Othello: Iago the Outsider

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    humanity who somehow stands out from the seemingly equal community. In the case of Shakespeare’s Othello the outsider from humanity would be Iago for he truly stands out from the rest of society. Although Othello may be physically put out of the community‚ it seems that on an emotional and egotistical level Iago puts himself out of society further then Othello’s blackness does. He is not merely manipulative‚ as other villains are; he turns aspects of truth and good qualities‚ which he does not possess

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    seems that Iago truly hates women because‚ despite using them to seek revenge on Cassio and Othello‚ he repeatedly expresses his disgust toward them. For example‚ when referring to his own wife‚ he says that: “She puts her tongue a little in her heart / And chides with thinking” (II.i.105-106). The ultimate display of Iago’s contempt toward women is when he leads Emilia’s and Desdemona’ husbands to murder them. For these reasons‚ Iago is definitely the only person to blame for Othello’s bloodbath;

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    How far was the Provisional Government responsible for its own downfall? In the light of this question‚ it is somewhat plausible to put forward the thesis that the Provisional Government ‚ quite extensively‚ was responsible for its own downfall due to its internal failings with the party and incompetence that hold it solely to blame. However‚ one could counter argue this argument this by saying that it was the Bolsheviks strengths‚ strategies to manipulate events to their advantage and heightened

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    caused the end of monarchy? Was Louis XVI completely responsible for his own downfall? There is no questioning that Louis XVI is‚ in fact‚ partially responsible for his own downfall‚ but other factors‚ both short term and long term‚ also contributed to his downfall. Awkward and timid‚ Louis XVI found himself on the throne at the age of twenty‚ succeeding his grandfather Louis XV. Soon‚ after 15 years‚ he found his crown being taken away. His downfall is partially caused by his nature of being indecisive

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    Iago artist of Villainy

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    through out plays‚ but only one is an artist of villainy that character is Iago from “Othello” written by William Shakespeare. Iago is an artist of villainy first because he does not care about anyone and will use him or her for his gain. Also he is a mastermind of an evil plain that has everyone fooled. Lastly Iago is an artist of villainy because he can betray and cheat those closest to him without blinking an eye. Iago is an artist of villainy because he is the definition of evil and you are shown

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    Othello Essay: Fate or chance appears to side with Iago in his plot to bring about the downfall of Othello and Desdemona. Iago is malicious and manipulative. He possesses deep hatred towards all those who have wronged him and does not understand the term "love" however; he is also the clever opportunist‚ using every possible chance to further his plot in bringing about the downfall of Othello and unintentionally the innocent Desdemona. To say that this mastermind should be thankful entirely to

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    How far was the Provisional Government responsible for its own downfall? To a large extent I believe that the provisional government was responsible for its own downfall due to the fact that they had to share power with the soviets and their perilous decision to continue fighting in the First World War. Their decision to carry on fighting in the war was the most important due to lost support from the Russian people and more importantly‚ from the armed forces who they relied on to defend them. There

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    changes from a kind and faithful husband into a man completely taken over by jealousy‚ resulting in his downfall. This shift in Othello’s character is 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

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