conscience/To do no contriv’d murder " (Othello‚ I ii 1-3). While Iago claims that he could commit no murder‚ it is made clear to any reader that while he physically does not outwardly do any harm any character under the presumed pretense of murder that he has indeed brought about the death of two characters‚ and‚ in the case of Roderigo‚ has murdered under the pretense of aiding Cassio. While "Coleridge comments on [Iago’s] "motiveless malignity" (Gilchrist 1)‚ any two year-old can see that he is chock-full
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Coleridge regarded Iago as “A being next to the devil‚ only not quite the devil whose explanatory soliloquies were ‘the motive hunting of motiveless malignity’”. From your reading so far‚ to what extent do you agree with this view? Iago is one of Shakespeare’s most compelling and sophisticated villain. He is considered as such because of the trust that Othello puts in him and which he betrays while maintaining his reputation of an honest and reliable man. Shakespeare presents Iago as cynical‚ quick
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Consider the role of Iago within the tragedy of ‘Othello’. Is he a ‘motiveless malignity’ or driven by the ‘green eyed monster that doth mock the meat it feeds upon’? Shakespeare has crafted the character of Iago as one of the most captivating and instinctively evil villains of all time. Undoubtedly‚ Iago’s role in the play ‘Othello’ is to exact a punishment to the protagonist Othello which is far greater than the crime he committed‚ therefore fulfilling the crucial criteria of a Shakespearean
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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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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: 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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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 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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“Othello” the character Iago is considered to be the most dangerous of villains. He is a genuine schemer and manipulator‚ as he is often referred to as “honest Iago”‚ showing his skills at deceiving other characters so that not only do they suspect him but rely on him for the help that he promised to give. Iago repeatedly betrays other characters while keeping up his reputation as being an honest and noble man. His true thoughts are only revealed through his soliloquies. Iagos soliloquies shows he is
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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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