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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Uncontrollable Jealousy Jealousy is a lethal weapon if used in the wrong hands. Jealousy is the feeling of resentment against someone’s success or advantages. In the texts‚ “Othello” and “How to Get into Medical School‚ Part l and Part ll”‚ the authors William Shakespeare and Vincent Lam decide to use the theme of jealousy to develop an appealing plot for the reader. The story of Fitzgerald in “How to Get into Medical School‚ Part l and Part ll” has the theme of jealousy written all over. The
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Literature May 8th 2012 Iago the Antagonist Usually in any story or a lot of stories there is an antagonist who plays an important role that may sometimes be mischievous or compelling to act against another character or characters. In the play “Othello”‚ Iago ends up being a very witty antagonist who entraps many characters into his games of winning the love of Desdemona. He works against Othello by attempting to destroy him mentally‚ since Othello isn’t that wise. As Iago says‚ “I follow him to
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Write a critical analysis of the relationship of Othello and Desdemona in Shakespeare`s tragedy Othello. Pay special attention to the interracial character of this relationship and the use of racist stereotypes in the play. The contrast between The Moor Othello and the gentle Desdemona in Shakespeare`s tragedy Othello is noteworthy. Yet initially it looks like one complements the other: “She loved me for the dangers that I had passed. And I loved her for that she did pity them.”( Act
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Surely Othello possesses base characteristics--jealously‚ self-pity‚ murderous intent--but they are not presented as central or inherent to his character. They are not symbols of his otherness. "Othello’s belief is not caused by jealousy; it is forced upon him by Iago‚ and is such as any man would and must feel who had believed in Iago as Othello did. His great mistake is that we know Iago for a villain from the first moment." This is the crux of the issue of sympathy for Othello’s other status.
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Othello‚ the Moor of Venice is a tragedy that is written by William Shakespeare in 1604. Shakespeare tended to use existing stories from history and books for the basis of his play. Othello was based on a story in Cinthio’s ‘Hecatommithi’ in 1565‚ ‘Un Capitano Moro’. Othello‚ the Moorish general in Venice married Desdemona‚ a daughter of a Venetian senator‚ Brabantio in spite of her father’s opposition. However‚ Iago‚ Othello’s ensign bears a grudge against Othello because Othello appoints
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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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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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Othello: Iago Makes Othello Believe His Wife Is Having An Affair In Shakespeare’s "Othello‚" Iago carefully and masterfully entraps Othello into believing that his wife‚ Desdemona‚ is having an affair with Cassio. He does this through a series of suggestions and hesitations that entice and implant images into Othello’s head that lead him to his own demise. More importantly‚ Iago gives Othello the motive to murder his own innocent wife Desdemona‚ satisfying Iago’s immense appetite for revenge
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CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY 1 Have you ever wanted to seek revenge on someone? Have you ever felt like getting back at someone for something they did? It is said that ninety-two percent of people have sought revenge at least once in their lifetime. Jealousy‚ payback and satisfaction are all reason why someone would seek revenge. Being jealous is one of the main reasons why one may feel the need to seek revenge. Someone might get jealous because another
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