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    Psychoanalysis of Iago

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    In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ the character Iago lacks a superego which allowed his id to run free and this caused him to lack any form of sympathy and to become a sociopath. This led to him hurting everyone he could and to his eventual downfall. He also tried to justify his actions throughout the play to reinforce his righteous ego. First to understand Iago and his actions we must look at what the id‚ ego‚ and superego actually are. According to Freud these are different divisions that

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    Iago Is A Villain

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    Iago is the main character who is the evil villain in Shakespeare’s Othello. Iago is full of resentment and jealousy towards Othello and sets out to ruin Othello’s life. He is considered to be a honest man‚ but betrays every friend in the story. He is the third ranking officer under Othello in the military and resents his status. Othello is considered an outsider but is well accepted by the Venetians. Iago is prejudice and loathing toward Othello. When Michael Cassio is promoted over him‚ Iago’s

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    Iago, the Villain

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    AP English IV 15 March 2013 Iago Shakespeare successful used the power of language in his plays‚ especially Othello. In that tragedy‚ Iago plays an important and major role and is described by Shakespeare as a villain‚ liar‚ and masculine; he shows his felling to the audience by the use of speech. These monologues of Iago are used to create mystery and lead the downfall of the protagonists in the play. By the end of the play‚ the audiences can see through the irony in Iago’s last words. A fundamental

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    Iago the Villain

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    Iago the villain William Shakespeare‚ in his play‚ "Othello the Moor of Venice"‚ brings to life one of his most complex villains‚ Iago. Iago plays the ancient of Othello‚ who is the general of the Venetian forces. As an ancient‚ Iago is to be a loyal servant to Othello. However‚ Iago has grown bitter and contempt and uses his supposed loyalty as a wedge to cause Othello’s demise. It has been said of Iago that he is the devil incarnate or that he personifies the devil (pg. 244) this accusation

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    Iago Evil In Othello

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    Fred West describes Iago as motiveless person who is entirely unconcerned with the moral consequences of choice. His ability to switch between both truth and lies without a second thought proves that Iago is a psychopath and the society in ‘Othello’ is full of good which is why Iago’s evil stands out so vividly. West described Iago as “a character with no motives to do with either fact so logic” who “saw truth and lies as one thing” and had no problem using his own misconception to his advantage

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    Iago of Othello

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    Iago of "Othello" What makes a good villain? What qualities make one villain stand out from another? Is it their demeanor‚ ruthlessness‚ or the methods that they employ to accomplish their tasks? In any case‚ a great villain must leave the reader with a respect for their methods and a question about their motives. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ there is one character in Iago that fulfills all of these qualifications. Iago is a wonderful villain because he gains other’s trust‚ relentlessly takes advantage

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    Iagos manipulation

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    but it is the character of Iago that progresses the action within this play‚ Iago‚ the antagonist and his negative character traits transpire throughout the play. Iago is the master of manipulation who maliciously plotted to ruin several of the character’s lives. All of the major characters become pawns and eventually victims of Iago’s treacherous plot. Many characters were receptive to being manipulated by Iago but I will focus on his control of Othello and Rodrigo. Iago is a clever character who

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    Othello and Iago

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    Iago has a reputation for honesty‚ for reliability and direct speaking. Othello and others in the play constantly refer to him as "honest Iago." He has risen through the ranks in the army by merit and achievement‚ and Othello‚ whose military judgment is excellent‚ has taken him as ancient (captain) because of his qualities. In Iago‚ Shakespeare shows us a character who acts against his reputation. Possibly Iago was always a villain and confidence trickster who set up a false reputation for honesty

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    Othello and Iago

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    William Shakespeare. Othello is a highly esteemed general in the service of Venice. Iago is Othello’s ambitious friend. Othello promotes the Michael Cassio to the position of personal lieutenant and Iago is deadly jealous. Iago begins an evil and malicious campaign against the hero. Othello elopes with Desdemona but Iago starts to plot against them. Othello becomes jealous and suspicious of Desdemona. He confides in Iago that he plans to poison Desdemona. Plots and murders ensue and Othello returns to

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    Chareteristics of iago

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    Mask Essay Iago The character I chose for my essay is Iago. I chose him because he is like one of the main characters in the story Othello. Iago has many character traits that he displays during the story. One trait that he has is that Iago is very sneaky. He plays a close friend to Othello in the story. But once Othello gives Cassio the lieutenant position‚ Iago angers and turns on Othello. “Oh‚ sir‚ content you. I follow him to serve my turn upon him”. This quote shows that Iago is now only

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