Iago The Joker Analysis

Iago is someone who is evil in a way that he can manipulate people into getting what he wants. It is without a doubt that the villain in the play “Othello” by William Shakespeare is Iago. Throughout the play, it is unclear as to why Iago does the evil things he does or what his end game for doing these things are. Much like the iconic character The Joker, from the famous movie “Batman: The Dark Knight.” Both of these villains have something in common. They are brilliant manipulators and caused much chaos in their respected worlds. Alfred who was the butler in “Batman: The Dark Night,” put it in the best perspective that, “Some people just want to watch the world burn,” (61). This is the perfect description of both Iago and The Joker’s actions. The Joker, is a certain kind of evil, he is an evil that in his doing so he had no explanation for; he is a modern day Iago. There is only one clear reason as to why Iago does his evil plots and that is because of his hatred for Othello. Iago doesn’t claim a reason as to why he hates Othello …show more content…
For Iago, it was Roderigo who was killed when Cassio thrusts at him, “I will make proof of thine,” (5.1.26). Cassio stabbed Roderigo when he failed to kill Cassio, thus making him bleed to death. For The Joker, it was Rachel Dawes after he had rigged explosives to Harvey Dent and her giving Batman the decision of who to save. Batman went to save Harvey thinking it was Rachel and Rachel ended up dying. Iago and The Joker also caused people to die indirectly. Because of Iago, both Othello and Desdemona die. Desdemona unfortunately dies after Othello attacks her exclaiming “Down, strumpet,” (5.2.80). He then strangles her to death. Othello then stabs himself learning that the “honest Iago” was telling a lie all along. The Joker caused Harvey Dent to kidnap Jim Gordon’s family and threaten to kill them (after he had become Two