In Shakespeare’s Othello, every character in the play is manipulated by ruthless Iago, allowed him to devise his evil plan to rank up in his line of work. Iago tells lies upon lies when talking to people, so they learn to trust him. Using this, Iago is capable of making everyone his puppet, which he manages to do. The most important theme of Othello is victimization, as without it, there would be no other way for Iago to exploit others. In Othello, there are two characters affected the most by Iago, hurt so much that they both end up dying due to his causes. I believe Othello to be the character most affected by his manipulation. ¨Killing myself to die upon a kiss.¨ (Act 5, Sc. 2) Othello, being moulded by Iago, has lost almost everything.
