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 of motive‚ though admittedly it would take a more advanced mind to more completely understand the depth of his motives. Motives aside‚ Iago is one of the more likable characters
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S.T. 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
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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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Desdemona and deposing of Cassio. In this‚ we are able to see Iago’s spiteful scheme in which he creates havoc and seeks motives for his malice. A famous English poet‚ Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ depicts Iago’s actions as “the motive-hunting of motiveless malignity This is seen in Act I and II as Iago seeks reasons‚ motive hunting to justify his evil deeds. “In personal suit to make me his lieutenant‚ I am worth no worse a place”. (Act I‚ scene I). This said my Iago‚ acknowledges the idea that Iago wanted
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written by playwright William Shakespeare introduces us to the character Iago. At first glance‚ Iago appears to have valid motives for his plot against Othello. But later on it is revealed to the audience that he is in fact a person grounded on motiveless malignity. In this literary essay‚ the supposed reasons why Iago brought about Othello’s demise will be discussed and some insight into Iago’s character will be given In the first scene of the play‚ Iago claims that he despises Othello for the reason
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‘All things may corrupt when minds are prone to evil’.1 Evil is an abstract notion‚ yet we are subconsciously aware of it everyday‚ seeking to avoid it at all costs. Evil‚ intrinsic yet detrimental to the morality of mankind‚ has been used by playwrights for centuries to engage and captivate audiences. Shakespeare perhaps best uses this notion in his tragedy‚ ‘Othello’. Critics today still applaud Shakespeare for his exploration of the human nature and the psychological complexity present throughout
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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 can be used to further understand how Shakespeare’s Iago can be defined as a psychopath. A psychopath
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238) Othello‚ I must maintain‚ does not show jealousy. His confidence is shaken‚ he is confused and deeply troubled‚ he feels even horror; but he is not yet jealous in the proper sense of the word. • Iago’s soliloquy—the motive-hunting of a motiveless malignity—how awful it is! Yea‚ whilst he is still allowed to bear the divine image‚ it is too fiendish for his own steady view‚—for the lonely gaze of a being next to devil‚ and only not quite devil‚—and yet a character which Shakespeare has attempted
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Othello Brief Summary: Othello is a Moor and immigrant to Venice and is the Vanehon republic’s most admired military commander. Desdemona becomes enchanted‚ falls in love and elopes with Othello. As the play begins Venice is about to be attacked by the Ottoman Turks. The leaders of Venice call upon Othello to lead their forces but Brabantio‚ an influential senator‚ is also Desdemona’s father. Enraged to discover that she has married Othello he accuses the Moor of using witchcraft to steal his
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Explore the relation between Othello and Desdemona The relationship between Desdemona and Othello is an integral aspect of ‘Othello’‚ both in terms of plot and in conveying Shakespeare’s socio-political commentary. The view that Desdemona ‘is vital to her husband’ and ‘in losing her‚ he loses himself’ is strongly evidenced by Othello’s degeneration throughout the play having an undeniable correlation with the breakdown of his marriage. Furthermore‚ the ‘tragedy’ of the play is Othello’s hubris forcing
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