Iago

While Iago is discussing the relevance of reputation with Cassio, Iago explains how it has no value, although Iago contradicts this statement with the action of setting up a plot with the intent of reviving his reputation. When Iago and Cassio are talking after Cassio is demoted from lieutenant, Cassio is weeping and saying that his reputation is all lost. Iago comforts him by stating that “[r]eputation is an idle and most false imposition” (2.3.251), and is something that makes you live up to…

Iago justifies his burning rage with a compromise to destroy Othello and Cassio. Othello was a trusting man, and Iago knew it. Iago referred to Othello as a Moor who “is of a free and open nature, / That thinks men honest that but seem to be so” (Shakespeare 1.3.381-382). His plan was to “abuse Othello’s ear / That [Cassio] is too familiar with his wife” (Shakespeare 1.3.377-378). Iago would continuously poison Othello’s mind and cause him to…

theme better than Iago; who single- handedly creates false illusions and lies that destroy jobs, friendships and lives. From the beginning of the play, Iago has always been a little mysterious and seems to be up to no good; but one can wonder, has Iago always been evil? At an early time in Othello he has set out to destroy Othello's career but he certainly does more than that. “I am not what I seem” (1.1.71). This is when the reader can realize that their is some fakeness in Iago and that he is…

marries a gorgeous woman called Desdemona. His soldier Iago is interested in him and so jealous about his life, so he attempts to cripple it. He will accomplish his goal by manipulating Othello, deceiving him and counterfeiting him. Firstly, Iago is jealous about the relationship between Othello and Desdemona and attempts to manipulates Othello. “Dangerous conceits are in their natures of poisons.” Iago (3.3.374). This quote shows that Iago is envious about Othello, so he poisons him by making…

assistant, Iago, and the lies told by Iago concerning his Wife’s loyalty. Throughout the entire play, Othello, Cassio, and Iago commit acts, big and small, which affect their lives in gigantic ways. The play Othello uses the experiences of Cassio, Iago, and Othello to display how jealousy and oversight can ruin one’s life, especially when they make decisions…

The British naturalist and politician John Lubbock wrote, "your character will be what you yourself choose to make it".Othello is a tragic hero.The antagonist Iago is the vengeful villain in the story.Opponents incorrectly think that character choose their own traits.Although characters will be what you choose to make it, it should be known that characters cannot control their own traits. First, emotions because a character is full of emotions and anger.Anger is when you have a lot of rage…

where death is often glorified, and this is no different for Othello. By allowing only Iago to live in Othello, Shakespeare suggests that dying is the easy way out and the solution to all problems. Emilia, Desdemona’s lady in waiting, is an honest and moral lady in Othello however, she can be seen diverting from this path when her loyalties change during the middle of the play, to a man who verbally abuses her. Iago sees women as inferiors, including his wife whom he continually targets…

a cyclical process. In the play Othello, William Shakespeare depicts Seneca’s philosophy regarding the correlation between cruelty and weakness. Throughout the play, Roderigo continuously displays many flaws that hinder his morality when abused by Iago. From the start, Roderigo’s desire for Desdemona is clear; this is unquestionably his greatest and most abused weakness. Along with Roderigo’s lust, his cowardly behaviour drastically impairs…

Iago manipulates Cassio just as he manipulated Roderigo, through act 2 of The Tragedy of Othello by William Shakespeare. In scene one Cassio and Iago haven’t even been properly introduced yet, this means that Iago could not have manipulated Cassio’s thoughts or actions. Desdemona’s ship has just arrived in the harbor before Othello’s Cassio prays, “That he may bless this bay with his tall ship,/ Make love’s quick pants in Desdemona’s arms,/ Give renewed fire to our extincted spirits/ And bring…

resented by Iago. Truly devoted to Othello, I as Cassio is extremely ashamed because i got into a drunken brawl and i’ve lost my place as lieutenant and the lost of my reputation which is connected to my military service and my public behavior. I feel without my reputation as an upstanding solder i’m nothing more than a “beast.” Emilia is The wife of Iago and attendant to Othello’s wife desdemona. Emilia comes upon the chaos surrounding Cassio and he got wounded in a mysterious attack.…