Iago

Shakespeare’s 17th century tragedy ‘Othello’ explores universally recognized themes dealing with the self and a social environment such as jealousy, manipulation and how they can accentuate human flaws. These issues are encountered by Iago in his soliloquy and great insight is given through many techniques and developed characteristics; giving insight on Shakespeare’s overall intentions. This soliloquy enhances and shapes the audiences understanding of the play through language techniques,…

tragedy when Othello places all of his trust in his friend, Iago, who’s master plan is to destroy Othello and Othello’s lieutenant, Cassio. Iago, the manipulative villain, holds very little trust in his friends/colleagues, for he believes others act deceptively, much like Iago himself. Iago is the least trustworthy, manipulating those around him in order to obtain what he wants; in this case, he wants Cassio’s position as lieutenant. Iago, convinced that people act with ill intentions, does not…

Titus Andronicus there is Aaron, the most fascinating character in the play. Aaron is also the diabolical mastermind behind the plot to destroy the Andronicus family. Iago, the antagonist from Othello had very similar motives to Aaron, he craved to destroy Othello. In both of these plays it gives the impression as if Aaron and Iago have the same motivations, which was destroying someone making the plays revenge tragedies, them both using the same methods to achieve their goals, which was coming…

Desdemona, and Cassio. In that same verse, Iago mentions his plan to set up Cassio and Desdemona to destroy Desdemona’s reputation before Othello, which Iago believes to be the key in inflicting a traffic fate to the three characters. However, in order for Iago to succeed, Iago believes that…

It is the passionate characters who are the most interesting. The most central and obsessed character in William Shakespeare’s Othello, is Iago. His undoing of Othello and Desdemona’s marriage is what makes his deception captivating and therefore satisfying to watch. The ingenious of Iago’s plot to destroy Othello is what makes him the most interesting character. Shakespeare crafts Iago’s character so well it creates an original storyline which has proved to be very versatile. The audience has…

class reading and study of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy “Othello” I thought that the clear motive for Iago stemmed from his jealousy that he felt towards Michael Cassio and that he resented the general Othello for appointing Cassio over him. However, after studying and analysing several different critical analysis’ of “Othello” I came to the conclusion that the real motive for Iago is actually one of the more debated topics in all of literature. And as such have chosen the hypothesis…

Othello Act II Essay The excerpt of Iago’s soliloquy in Shakespeare’s Othello Act II, scene 3 depicts Iago’s self reflection upon his own plans to corrupt Cassio, Othello and Desdemona. Throughout the soliloquy, Iago constantly questions why he is considered the villain of the situation while revealing his plans to dispose of Othello. It is through the use of literary techniques such as oxymoron, irony, metaphor and simile that Shakespeare portrays Iago’s awareness of the evil intentions…

evidence for Iago to convince Othello that Desdemona has been having an affair with Cassio. This seemingly simple token of Othello’s love for Desdemona creates a chain of events that draws all of the main characters together, in a way that further convinces Othello that Desdemona no longer loves him. Used by his mother to insure that his father remains faithful, Othello places great emphasis on the symbolic meaning of the handkerchief. This great emphasis makes it possible for Iago to manipulate…

referred to as the "temptation scene". Iago carefully plant the seeds of jealousy and suspicion, which leads to the tragic events of the play. In III.iii Iago has a strong effect on Othello. He begins his deception by saying Othello's wife Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. However, he doesn't say much; "I cannot think it that he would steal away so guilty-like" (III.iii.37). Iago is constantly planting seeds of doubt while making himself look innocent. Iago airs his suspicions and then…

manipulation. Initially we are introduced to Iago, the supposed loyal and trusted ensign to the Moor, Othello. Iago states that he is not what seems and this is made evident with the words, "I am not what I am." Iago hates Othello as Othello chose Cassio, a Florentine with no military experience to act as lieutenant, and relegated Iago to the position of his ancient. When Roderigo asks why Iago continues to serve Othello, in spite of how the general has treated him, Iago replies, "I follow him…