Iago

confused between love and lust is Roderigo. Roderigo pays Iago to help get Desdemona, which Iago uses as part of his deception.. At this time Roderigo does not realize that he isn’t in love with Desdemona. Roderigo just thinks that he loves her because Desdemona has been the only girl in his life. Roderigo says,“What should I do? I confess it is my shame/ to be so fond, but it is not in my virtue to amend it,” (I.iii.312-313). Roderigo confesses to Iago that he shouldn’t love Desdemona but he…

against those who he once thought to be his loyal friends. The accusation that Desdemona has been living a life of promiscuity behind Othello’s line of sight is given legitimacy as Iago dupes Cassio into a pitfall conversation discussing Bianca’s sexual advances. Othello, disguised behind some shrubbery, listens as Iago goads Cassio into divulging details of Bianca’s desire for him. Othello, believing that they are discussing Desdemona comes to the definitive decision to murder his lover in the…

hand David Stempel in his essay “The Silence of Iago,” makes it clear that Iago is a mystery, and that we should not try to find the answers for Iago’s actions for the reasons that, “Iago embodies the mystery of the evil will, an enigma which Shakespeare strove to realise, not to analyse.” Many critics who have read through Othello seeking an answer to Iago’s motivation have come to the conclusion that, like Stempel, Shakespeare uses the character Iago merely as a symbol of the devil. After…

In the previous two major sections of this paper, I discussed some aspects of Moltmann’s theological anthropology, primarily looking at his view of the imago Dei and offering a critical evaluation of his approach in the selected works. This section of the paper will offer my perspective of the imago Dei. Due to limited space, and in relation to Moltmann’s perspective discussed here, I will only discuss a few aspects of the imago Dei. Creation A primary starting point for discussing the imago…

Othello is different from Iago because he is pushed into a betrayal by a man betraying him and is trying to destroy him by using his love for Desdemona against him. At the beginning Othello is a very rational uneasily angered man. As Iago takes a hold of him, he places the seed of doubt in betrayal in Othello’s mind and once this seed is there it begins to drive Othello mad. He loves Desdemona so much he cannot accept the fact that she would cheat on him. When Iago gives him physical proof…

Iago’s Hate The reason why Iago does this is a shadowed mystery. In the beginning of the play Iago tells Roderigo that “In following him, I follow but myself; heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty, But seeming so, for my peculiar end” (1.1.60-62) Iago doesn’t follow Othello because of love or because of honor he follows Iago for his own reasons. Iago is following Othello to destroy him. He is willing to go to Cyprus in order to destroy Othello and he is willing to kill to make sure that…

Iago was a warrior who had fought alongside Othello many times. During their many battles and travels together Iago bonded and respected Othello. Othello stunned Iago when he appointed someone else to Lieutenant instead of him. Finding peace with the decision to make Cassio his Lieutenant proved difficult for Iago. Iago derived a plan to manipulate Othello into thinking Desdemona was being unfaithful and turn Othello against his wife and the people around him, Iago kept friendly this is…

From the first scene of Othello it is seen that Iago completely despises Othello’s decision to make Cassio his lieutenant. After years of fighting side by side Iago is blindsided by Othello and he feels the need to avenge against Othello for his decision. One could argue that Iago is motivated by a heightened sense of justice; however he is actually motivated by his hatred for Othello and his desire to ruin Othello’s life. The idea of Iago being motivated by justice is nothing in compared to the…

Maczka The Ultimate Villain of Contempt and Malice: Iago Ashley Maczka Sister Marlene Mucha, SSJ Honors British Literature February 10, 2016 The Ultimate Villain of Contempt and Malice: Iago Iago, Shakespeare?s antagonist in Othello, is set apart from most of the characters of his time. His evil spirit and corrupt, manipulative nature create the perfect villain, and his actions can assure this. Iago is very different from other villains and antagonists for…

a young and less experienced soldier to be second in command, Michael Cassio. Jealous, Iago believed that he was more qualified for the second in command position and so he planned to get revenge on Othello. Iago was two-faced, he planned to ruin Othello while pretending to be his friend. Roderigo is someone who also hates Othello because he was in love with Othello’s wife, Desdemona. He then Unites with Iago to harm Othello so he can get Desdemona’s love. Jealousy is a bitter emotion or feeling…