Iago

his ability to prey upon the insecurities of those he wishes to ruin, Iago is one of Shakespeare’s most destructive villains. He plants the seeds to destructive plots that are aimed to exploit the fundamental nature of other characters.With his use of garden metaphors throughout the play, Iago exhibits his effectiveness as a villain in being able to nurture and manipulate the tangled roots of human nature Throughout the play, Iago views the other characters through the lens that they are all…

essence of Othello’s villain, Iago. Was Iago acting out of jealous motivation; or, like author Samuel T. Coleridge noted, merely “motiveless malignity”? In a play where there is a lack of a heroic ‘good guy’ character the fact that the audience sees Iago as truly evil is a testament to the depth of his character. In Iago’s initial on-stage appearance he explains that he has been has been overlooked by military general Othello in favor of Michael Cassio for a promotion. Iago proceeds to lay out…

named Iago. He manipulates many people into thinking he is an honest person. Iago’s mission is to try and take over Othello’s position, who has a higher power than him. Things start to go crazy when Iago lies so many times, that people end up dying and going insane. In the play Othello, Iago lies so much, he starts to enjoy the sight of people suffering from his vicious fibs. Towards the beginning of the play, Iago pretends to love Othello, and pretend he wouldn't do anything bad to him. Iago…

biggest question Shakespeare left his readers with was what are Iago’s motives? Iago could either be jealous, have a desire for power, be a racist, have a personality disorder, or even be frustrated by the love that Othello has for Desdemona. Throughout the story, none of those reasons are completely clear, but they all could be possible. The reason that stands out the most out of all the possibilities is jealousy. Iago is jealous of Othello’s love, happiness, and respect that he gets from his…

disastrous events. In the novel Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago demonstrates the character of an insecure man who encounters insecurities that come in the forms of jealousy, personal/sexuality, and identity. These insecurities have a key role in the development of the play and the creation of Othello’s tragedy. To theorize, Iago is a weak and insecure man that is motivated by his own insecurities and inadequacies. Initially, Iago is insecure about his lost opportunity to become lieutenant…

what i am” These are the words Iago tells us at the end of the first scene in the play Othello. This clues us into that he is the villain and not the hero that everyone thinks he is. In today’s society lying and deceiving people has almost become second nature for some people. These people, including Iago mask their true identity with kind actions. Iago has deceived the whole town, the king Othello, Desdemona, his own wife Emilia, Roderigo, and many others. Iago knows the weakness’ of each…

In act two, scene three, Iago has just seen another piece of his plot against Othello fall into place. After arranging Cassio 's termination, Iago has the gall to give the other man advice on how to re-enter Othello 's good graces. Iago utilizes misogynistic and racist imagery and attempts to trap the audience in his web of deception. This scene holds great importance to the narrative of Othello because, once again, Shakespeare forces the audience into Iago’s perspective without offering any…

loving someone can cause you to be blinded by love and jealousy. Iago, a cunning villain who takes the advantage of deceiving others against each other, literally spins the tale of Othello’s tragic death by planting one seed of jealousy. An interesting aspect about Iago is his obsession for plants. The seeds Iago sows throughout the story grow into invasive plants that grow wild. The minds of the characters were fertile ground for Iago to plant these trickery seeds and from there he let them…

a vengeful captain, Iago has crafted a plan to cause Othello’s downfall. Though he is known to be valiant and intelligent, Othello has a critical flaw: his susceptibility to be easily swayed. The antagonist of the play, Iago, identifies this weakness and uses it as his main vehicle to drive Othello insane. Throughout the course of the play, Iago uses Othello’s susceptibility to make him think his newly-wed, Desdemona, is becoming unfaithful to him. In multiple instances, Iago makes it seem as…

by a plethora of people and has great leadership abilities. Othello is manipulated by Iago to turn against his trusted lieutenant and murder his beloved Desdemona because of the twisted lies Iago told and the handkerchief incident. In the beginning of the play, Iago created a scene which made Cassio lose his reputation. This scene led Cassio to implore Desdemona for help because she is close with Othello. Iago took the advantage to come up with twisted lies, such as Cassio having a secret…