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    question regarding whether the play should be called Iago instead of Othello is an intriguing discussion which has valuable arguments on both sides. Although the play is called OthelloIago deceived and ruined Othello’s life. It can argued that if you titled the play ‘Iago’ then the audience would be more observant to his dominant role and would weaken Iago’s manipulation and plotting of events. However‚ Iago influences the destruction of Othello and Iago’s power over other characters increases in

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    Iago has the ability to charm and convince all the characters of his loyalty and honesty “Honest Iago”. But to the audience‚ Iago is a treacherous manipulator always looking to help himself by using the downfall of other characters. He uses many characters to his benefit‚ recognizing how trustworthy and oblivious these people are. Iago cannot be relied on as he has many masks‚ behind which he hides. He has many disguises and secrets that he hides from everyone. “I am not what I am” (Act 1‚ Scene

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    When Iago made the statement “I am not what I am” he was revealing that he is actually not the “honest Iago” as they see him. Shakespeare presents Iago as an honest servant of Othello when he is really a hypocrite‚ a liar‚ a deceiver‚ he is not the loyal lieutenant and good friend he pretends to be. Iago is presented as a collect of unsolvable puzzles. Everything Iago says causes worry‚ he invents elaborate lies in order to exploit and manipulate other people. He believes in lying and cheating for

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    influence Othello in Othello Reference Shakespeare‚ William. (2003). Othello. New York‚ N.Y; Spark Publishing All future references are to this edition and will be cited parenthetically. The Law of Environment states that the people around us affect our lives‚ for better or worse. Some unfortunate elements of the relationships that people have are jealousy‚ gossiping‚ and deceit. In the story Othello‚ many characters

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    comes to Iago‚ there is a great difference between how the characters perceive him‚ how we perceive him and how he perceives himself. Using evidence‚ discuss the three differing viewpoints and explore Iago’s duplicitous nature. Is he a flat or dynamic character? Humans are born with a natural capacity for good and evil. As an individual develops‚ he or she is taught to distinguish between the two in order to strengthen a sense of right and wrong. Through Shakespeare’s play‚ ‘Othello’ (Heinemann

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    another’s cues‚ encourages companionship and intimacy‚ as developed between Othello and Iago‚ shown through Othello recognising Iago as someone of “exceeding honesty”. His ultimate naïve trust in Iago leads Iago’s manipulation to facilitate the feature of the Socratic method that a personality can be altered from another’s cues as Iago distributes imperatives such as “Note” and “You shall”‚ this over-analysis will lead Othello to undoubtedly become more jealous and exhibit the tendencies of a cuckold

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    Assess the effectiveness of the presentation of Iago in the first two acts of the play. Iago is presented as the villain in the tragedy‚ much like Richard in Richard III as Shakespeare carries out his explorations of manipulation‚ dramatic function and the conventional view of order‚ through the use of language and structure in Othello. Shakespeare uses Iago’s manipulation of other characters to explore the theme of villainy and duplicity. The main victim of his direct manipulation is Roderigo

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    Karolis 12A H/W Iago is a character who is admired and loathed in the equal measure to what extent is he both a hero and villain of Tragedy? In the play Othello by William Shakespeare Iago gets introduced in act 1 scene 1 where he had been complaining to the audience and Roderigo that he had not been chosen to be the lieutenant but Cassio being chosen instead of him by the likes of Othello. Shakespeare from this scene had shown the audience that Iago will be the Stimulus in the play causing

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    George 3/28/08 Othello Essay Othello Essay The famous play‚ “Othello‚” by 16th century British playwright William Shakespeare‚ demonstrates just how much one character can completely manipulate and influence the actions of the other characters in the story. “Othello” is a prime example of how one devious character with insidious motives can sway the other characters to do things that they normally wouldn’t do‚ and go to almost any and all means necessary to benefit only himself. Iago is this evil

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    In Act 3 Scene 3‚ how does Iago persuade Othello of Desdemona’s supposed infidelity? Act 3 Scene 3 is‚ arguably‚ the most important scene in the entire play‚ for it is the point of no return. It is as if for the entire beginning of the play you were pushing a huge boulder up a steep mountain‚ and in this scene you reach the top‚ and push it down the other side‚ helpless to stop it. This is how I see the action in Othello. Iago spends the whole time plotting‚ and conspiring with the audience

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