Iago

deaths to occur as the story develops. Iago feels robbed of his position of a higher military status, after Othello decides to promote Michael Cassio instead, leading to most of the tragic moments in the story. Shakespeare attempts to show the reader the negative impact of betrayal on someone’s trust through Iago and Othello’s mislead relationship. From the very beginning of the tragedy, Iago is perceived as someone who is to not be trusted. Roderigo trusts Iago to tell him of Desdemona’s…

uses a lot of manipulation and lying to get his way. Iago becomes friends with Othello while plotting a devious plan to ruin Othello and Desdemona’s marriage. Iago plants a devious disguise in order to cover the real him from Othello or anyone else for that matter. By telling Othello his false feelings, he gains Othello’s trust and Othello believes that Iago is his friend: “For too much loving you / I do beseech your honor” (3.3.211/255). Iago is a master at manipulation and Othello seems to be…

The antagonist Iago in Shakespeare’s Othello is a character of many facets. The complexity of Iago is significant to understanding this play, as he is one of the most important characters. In Othello, Iago says, “I am not what I am (Oth.1.1.65),” meaning he is not the person that he seems to be, which showcases his complexity. Throughout the play, Iago serves in many capacities. Among others, his roles in Othello include psychotherapist, anti-Logos, and misogynist. In Omer and Da Verona’s…

Shakespeare, Iago is considered a villain. Iago is a terrible person because he never tells the truth. Throughout the play, Iago creates a web of treachery that eventually shatters in the end. Iago is considered a villain because he makes his friends jealous, manipulates them, and fakes his innocence. Iago is an evil person because he likes to make his friends jealous. For example in Act III, Scene iii, Iago uses his friend Cassio to make Othello jealous. In a conversation that Othello and…

Iago can be characterized as spiteful because his goal of exacting revenge on Othello demonstrates how satisfied he will be if he harms Othello and goes beyond his boundaries in order to get back at Cassio as well. Iago is odious towards Othello because he made Cassio the lieutenant. As Iago continues to be spiteful, he starts to spread rumors about Othello raping Desdemona, Brabantio’s daughter. As Iago and Brabantio were talking, Iago says: “Because we come to do you service and you think we…

In the play, Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago is the perfect villain. Because Iago is such a complex character, making you love him because he is so devious and smart, but hate him at the same time because he’s ruining the lives of his “friends”. Not only is Iago a narcissist, he has no respect and is incapable of genuine love and compassion. His motives are solely pleasure. Iago uses cognitive dissonance when justifying his actions. Iago is a Psychopath and a Sociopath and also very smart,…

Iago is a very interesting character in William Shakespeare’s play, Othello. The most compelling view of Iago is through the Historical Critical lens. Othello was written between 1601 and 1604 in England, however it was not published until 1622. This was just after the time of the renaissance, 1500-1688 (British Literature Survey) depending on what country you are in. The time period that Shakespeare wrote this play in, has a great impact on who Iago is and how other characters see him. Within…

Othello, the character Iago is a psychopath. This can be determined by the number of characteristics he shares with those who are clinically defined as psychopaths. Firstly, Iago is extremely manipulative, finding every way possible to use and twist people to his own advantage. He is also very selfish-helping and caring only about himself. Most importantly, Iago’s aptitude for insincere speech is his main asset, as he craftily uses it in every situation. To understand why Iago is truly a…

Iago has the capacity control diverse characters all through Othello by seeming, by all accounts, to be straightforward and dependable, and utilizing this to make individuals accept what he is stating is reality. This implies that Iago can let them know what he needs, so as to accomplish whatever he craves. Essentially, Iago is an undependable character. An exceptionally humorous piece of the play is when Iago says, "By Janus", as Janus is an undependable Roman god. The primary…

Iago is someone who is evil in a way that he can manipulate people into getting what he wants. It is without a doubt that the villain in the play “Othello” by William Shakespeare is Iago. Throughout the play, it is unclear as to why Iago does the evil things he does or what his end game for doing these things are. Much like the iconic character The Joker, from the famous movie “Batman: The Dark Knight.” Both of these villains have something in common. They are brilliant manipulators and caused…