Iago

change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness”( George Eliot). In the beginning of the play Iago and Roderigo hated Othello because he had chosen Michael Cassio as his second in commander , Iago had thought that he was going to get the job. The reason why Roderigo hated Othello because Othello had married the love of Roderigo 's life. Iago and Roderigo discussed how they wanted to ruin Othello’s life. They were both jealous of Othello and wanted to get all the…

is the driving force of the plot in the story. It single-handedly drives the actions of many of the characters in the play. Iago’s jealousy of Cassio and Othello made Iago want to destroy Othello emotionally and mentally. Iago uses this emotion to get other characters to react in certain ways. After that, using his intellect, Iago is able to exploit Othello’s insecurities, which causes Othello’s emotions to spiral out of control sending him into a state of bitterness and anger. He is usually a…

Iago says, “Though I am bound to every act of duty/ I am not bound to that all slaves are free to” ( III.iii.138-139).Iago purposely becomes suspicious so Othello can catch the bait, so he can start manipulating him.Iago uses different strategies against Othello to make him believe what he wants.Iago uses the rhetorical strategies of logos, hesitation, and ethos to manipulate Othello into thinking that Desdemona is unfaithful so he would kill Desdemona and Cassio. Iago uses logos to…

someone.The one and only manipulative Iago. Iago is the key villain in this story; he twists peoples minds with his words. Even though Othello does not know he is being fooled, us being the audience know of Iago's treachery. Before Iago had set up rumors to Othello, Othello was a good man. He had no worries with his new wife, Desdemona, and it took a lot for him to lash out on people. He had it all: a good wife, a great job, and respected by many. Now this is before Iago plants thoughts in is…

trusting. This flaw allows Othello to be easy manipulated and kill his wife and himself. This flaw is important to the tragedy because it leads to multiple tragedies. Othello’s ensign Iago, knows that Othello is extremely trusting and uses this to his advantages. When Othello assigned Cassio as Lieutenant, Iago got angry because he was Othello’s right hand man.…

captured the themes of Love and Jealousy. In the play, Iago is introduced as a manipulative and deceptive character that has motives for destroying his boss and the leader of Venice, Othello. In William Shakespeare’s play Othello, Iago’s motives towards the…

wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool” (William Shakespeare). Venice, Italy 1535, A tragic incident of Othello being hated by two men. Roderigo and Iago wanted to get revenge on Othello. They both united together to take down the great Othello. Rodrigo wanted to get revenge on Othello because Othello has the women of his dreams. Iago also wants revenge on Othello. Othello chose a younger, less experienced soldier named Michael Cassio to be his second commander over Roderigo. Roderigo…

Othello, Iago, Desdemona, and Emilia, accompanied with relatable personalities and situations. These relatable emotions, personalities and…

weakness of trust in different characters and how the erroneous villain, Iago uses this trait in order to cause their demise. Othello bestows confidence on Iago and mistrusts those most loyal to him. Emilia is also a victim of placing trust in Iago, where she fulfills all his duties; in return he is able to manipulate her for his own schemes. Roderigo’s imprudent trusting nature allows himself to be deceived and used by Iago repeatedly for Iago’s motives. Throughout the play Othello, Iago’s…

Manipulation is a recurring theme in Othello, Iago manipulates and deceives three essential characters: Roderigo, Cassio and Othello. Throughout the novel, we see how he brings out the weaknesses of each character. From the beginning of the novel, Iago moves these characters as if they were chess pieces, he uses their passions and weaknesses to control and deceive them. He exploits Roderigo love for Desdemona and uses it towards his own benefit, he takes advantage of Cassio’s trust, and plays on…