in Act I‚ scene I of Othello is‚ “And I‚ God bless the mark‚ his Moorship’s ancient” (Othello: I:i:33). During the time of this quotation‚ Iago‚ Othello’s ensign‚ is talking about Othello‚ the general‚ in the streets of Venice. Othello assigned Michael Cassio‚ a Florentine‚ as lieutenant‚ instead of Iago who has loyally fought for him at Rhodes and Cyprus. Iago
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passed him up over cassio for promotion to ancient. Iago had an enormous amount of battle experience‚ experience that Othello has witnessed firsthand “And I‚ of whom his eyes had seen the proof At Rhodes‚ at Cyprus‚ and on other grounds Christian and heathen‚ must be belee’d and calmed” while cassio has no battle experience and only knows the theory of leading men into battle‚ “I have already chose my officer.”And what was he?Forsooth‚ a great arithmetician‚One Michael Cassio‚ a Florentine(A fellow
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for promoting Michael Cassio‚ an officer with no real battle experience‚ to lieutenant over him. Once Iago comes up with a plan for revenge it does not take very long for him to set it into motion. Iago’s plan is to cause Michael Cassio to fall out of Othello’s good graces. Once Cassio has lost his position as lieutenant Iago knows that Cassio will do anything to get it back‚ so he advises Cassio to get Othello’s wife‚ Desdemona‚ to speak on his behalf to Othello. Iago tells Cassio‚ "Our generals
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Early in the play‚ Othello has chosen Michael Cassio to assist him‚ which upsets Iago. Iago has also been convinced by rumor that Othello has slept with his wife. With both of these conditions together‚ Iago formulates a plan and obsesses over it. He decides he will get back at Othello‚ “wife for
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He demonstrates this in the play when he says‚ “Despise me‚ in personal suit to make me his lieutenant. I am worth no worse a place (1.18-12).” Iago is telling the audience that he is upset here because Cassio received the lieutenancy and that he was not promoted. This conflict in Iago’s life made him turn demented and evil. He would not stop being evil until he was superior. Later on in the play Iago says‚ “If I can fasten but one cup upon him with that
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Throughout literature‚ villains have always played important roles. Even though it is true that a great villain has to be relatable‚ the most important factor is creating a character that the reader truly hates or fears. In Othello‚ every action or event stems from one of Shakespeare’s simplest characters‚ Iago. Within the first scene‚ Iago is introduced as the main antagonist. His purpose is to elevate himself and preserve his manhood through means of manipulation‚ as well as emphasizing the themes
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tension and humor as well as create interest in the plot of the play. One such example of situational irony in Othello is that Michael Cassio was the person that Iago originally wanted dead or demoted‚ so he could take the position he saw as rightfully his‚ and return to being Othello’s right hand man. However at the conclusion of the play both Othello and Iago are dead‚ and Cassio remains alive. Shakespeare uses situational irony to highlight a moral perspective to the tragic turn of events in Othello
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Throughout the play Othello‚ Shakespeare depicts the themes of betrayal‚ jealousy‚ revenge‚ and love through the death and manipulation of the characters. Out of the four themes‚ jealousy seemed to be the most prominent theme. Jealousy‚ which made Othello kill Desdemona‚ made Othello realize that he “loved not wisely‚ but too well; Of one not easily jealous..” in Act 5‚ Scene 2 (V.i. 404). Through the actions of Othello‚ we see that sexual jealousy causes one’s emotion to be destructive and detrimental
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Roderigo all become envious of Michael Cassio and of each other for their own reasons. The male characters‚ excluding Cassio‚ gain vulnerability against Cassio that which eventually erupt into the violent end of those characters lives. Iago envies Michael Cassio due to rumors of Cassio sleeping with Emilia‚ Iago’s wife “A fellow almost damned in a fair wife…”(Shakespeare‚ 1.1.21). The hatred grows stronger when the title of lieutenant‚ which the two ran for‚ is awarded to Cassio. In the beginning‚ the desired
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Iago also uses the rhetorical strategy of logic to poison the thoughts of those around him. This method is especially used in conversations with Othello in order to manipulate and deceive him greatly. The way in which Iago uses logic is through fact-based arguments. He uses past occurrences to make predictions on present events – an approach that is likely to be believed since it is rooted in rationality. An example of this tactic being demonstrated is when Iago says to Othello: “She did deceive
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