brittle when warm‚ reducing its malleability greatly‚ and the tin foil created a strange aftertaste‚ which was undesirable to many. During the beginning of the 1800s‚ scientists and companies began to experiment with aluminum foil. Reynolds Wrap‚ started by Richard Reynolds‚ became the first company to use aluminum foil instead of tin. His reasons were simple and logical: aluminum rolled thinner than tin‚ increasing the amount of foil the company could produce on the same amount of money‚ while also
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The character of Iago in Shakespeare’s Othello is unique in the fact that he has no conscience. Iago is the prime example of being a villain‚ as he lives only to serve himself and has absolute disdain and unconcern for the welfare of others. While what Shakespeare says about the ideal of man is that it is in man’s nature to yearn toward Heaven and to pursue the Good; Iago is unique among his villains because he has no operating conscience. The main characteristics of Iago are that he is selfish
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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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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 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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named Othello‚ 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
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How is Iago Presented In Act 1‚ Scene 1 Of “Othello” “Othello” was a play written by William Shakespeare in 1603. This play is a tragedy written in iambic pentameter‚ with a noble hero named Othello and a devious villain called Iago. Iago changes the story for the worst as he causes Othello to commit suicide and murder his loyal wife because of his fatal flow which is jealousy. The opening of the play confuses the audience for Iago and Roderigo are arguing over Desdemona. The audience may also
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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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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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“Othello” By William Shakespeare William Shakespeare’s “Othello” I feel is one of the most interesting plays Shakespeare wrote. It’s hard to put down a play because you don’t know what happens next. What I think made this play great was that it has a villain behind the motive‚ which makes the play more interesting for me. “Othello” takes you on an adventure that makes you aware of whom you can and cannot trust; and who are your true friends. You can’t always believe what you hear
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