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Iago’s Characteristic in Othello Without a doubt, Iago is one of the greatest villains ever exist in literature. He is considered as an extremely complex character in literature because he has no reasonable motivation for destroying Othello and Desdemona lives. Iago is the master of every schemes that cause the tragedy in Othello. He is also responsible for the deaths of the innocent people like Othello, Desdemona and Rodrigo. It is sarcastic because in the play, he is known as “Honest Iago” (II.iii.355). He exploits every characters by making them believe that he is a trustworthy and a noble man. Iago has three characteristic that make him become the most horrifying villains in literature: he exploits every characters by using their weakness, he manipulates people by using his words, and he lies …show more content…
Iago uses Rodrigo’s personalities, which are credulous and naïve, and Rodrigo’s obsession and lust for Desdemona to cause him to trust in anything Iago said. Iago knows that Rodrigo is foolish enough to utilize for his own purposes. Iago convinces Rodrigo that the gold and jewels will be given to Desdemona as a proclamation of his love when Iago actually wants to keep it for himself. He states: “Thus do I ever make fool my purse” (Shakespeare, I iii. 374). He once again exploits Rodrigo by convincing Rodrigo to kill Cassio. Even though Rodrigo declines at first, Iago still insists him that he will win Desdemona when Cassio is dead. Rodrigo cannot resist this offer, so he states: “I have no great devotion to the deed, / And yet he hath given me satisfying reasons” (VI.i.9-10). What makes Iago evil is he chooses to kill Rodrigo in the end and states: “I have rubbed this young quat almost to the sense/ … / No, he must die. But so, I hear him coming” (V.i 11-23). This depicts how Iago ruthlessly exploits foolish Rodrigo for his own purposes and disposes Rodrigo once his value is used
Iago’s Characteristic in Othello Without a doubt, Iago is one of the greatest villains ever exist in literature. He is considered as an extremely complex character in literature because he has no reasonable motivation for destroying Othello and Desdemona lives. Iago is the master of every schemes that cause the tragedy in Othello. He is also responsible for the deaths of the innocent people like Othello, Desdemona and Rodrigo. It is sarcastic because in the play, he is known as “Honest Iago” (II.iii.355). He exploits every characters by making them believe that he is a trustworthy and a noble man. Iago has three characteristic that make him become the most horrifying villains in literature: he exploits every characters by using their weakness, he manipulates people by using his words, and he lies …show more content…
Iago uses Rodrigo’s personalities, which are credulous and naïve, and Rodrigo’s obsession and lust for Desdemona to cause him to trust in anything Iago said. Iago knows that Rodrigo is foolish enough to utilize for his own purposes. Iago convinces Rodrigo that the gold and jewels will be given to Desdemona as a proclamation of his love when Iago actually wants to keep it for himself. He states: “Thus do I ever make fool my purse” (Shakespeare, I iii. 374). He once again exploits Rodrigo by convincing Rodrigo to kill Cassio. Even though Rodrigo declines at first, Iago still insists him that he will win Desdemona when Cassio is dead. Rodrigo cannot resist this offer, so he states: “I have no great devotion to the deed, / And yet he hath given me satisfying reasons” (VI.i.9-10). What makes Iago evil is he chooses to kill Rodrigo in the end and states: “I have rubbed this young quat almost to the sense/ … / No, he must die. But so, I hear him coming” (V.i 11-23). This depicts how Iago ruthlessly exploits foolish Rodrigo for his own purposes and disposes Rodrigo once his value is used