Iago

Iago and Rhoda aren’t even from the same book yet they still find a way to relate to each other. In the books Anderson’s Bad Seed and Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago and Rhoda share similar characteristics such as jealousy of another character, good manipulators, and both have a short temper. Jealous in the stories is what keeps the conflicts interesting. Although their reasoning differed they both Iago and Rhoda were short tempered because of jealousy. In Othello, Iago shows Cassio who received…

persuade her to my side. I have given a vast quota of my wealth in this endeavor, all to my dear friend, honest Iago and for what? He has given me nothing but dashed hopes, and I find myself no closer to her embrace. What am I to do? I cannot abandon either Iago or his trust, for I am his dependable ally in this forsaken world, a world in which we only find pleasure when in another’s company.…

talking” Iago was the most interesting character that stood out to me. In this play William Shakespeare has a unique way he uses the character, Iago making him out to be a honest man, but turns out to be the villain of the play. Iago simply manipulates everyone who comes in contact with him in his plot to destroy the reputation of Othello. From my understanding, the film version, and from critical responses Iago is perceived as a villain. At…

After their arrival in Cyprus, Iago Manipulates Cassio in a systematic manner using his drinking problem and then his effort to get back his position after being stripped of the Lieutenancy. When Othello goes to celebrate his honeymoon in his chamber, Iago encourages Cassio to drink to celebrate Othello’s health, and though Cassio at first refuses, he eventually gives in to Iago’s persistence. “If I can but fasten one cup upon him/ With that which he hath drunk tonight already, / He’ll be as…

Iago is a manipulative character who only believes what he wants to believe and his only focus is self gain. This is proven through his numerous soliloquies throughout Othello where he explains his thinking and his plans with the audience. In his first soliloquy he makes clear his manipulative nature and his belief in whatever he make true in his mind. He starts his first soliloquy by saying how he intends to “make [his fool [his] purse” (1.3.426) by convincing Rodrigo to sell all his belongings…

In Shakespeare’s Othello, we have the characters Othello and Iago who seem so similar but yet so different. They both come from poor backgrounds, but are very ambitious and strive for better lives. As Camille Wells argue, Iago like Othello “values independence from constraints, and like Othello, he assumes that service rather than birth, rank, or faction should be rewarded and that a position of responsibility in the state constitutes reward” (Slights 380). Despite their similarities they are…

us. Iago, a main character in Shakespeare’s play, takes advantage of this idea to satisfy his own evil desires by manipulating others into his own twisted plan for revenge. Iago himself is psychopathic individual whose desires ultimately cause the downfall of characters such as Othello, and even Cassio who actually benefitted from Iago’s actions in the end. To accomplish his plan, Iago had to further his and Othello’s relationship and become the only trustful person in Othello’s eyes. As Iago…

In “Othello, the Moor of Venice” the audience is introduced to a devil of a villain named Iago. Iago is a black male soldier of North African Origins in the Venetian military under the command of Othello. Iago’s is known as an accomplished soldier referred to as “honest Iago”. Unlike his nickname, Iago is everything but honest with the characters in this play, and much like the devil he represents, he is full of deceit and arrogance. Many critics argue that Iago’s actions stem from…

In the story Othello by Shakespeare the story shows how even though you trust someone not everyone is who they appear to be. Othello trust Iago but in one important event in the back Iago shows his true colors. During act 1, Iago and Roderigo discuss about no longer following Othello, Iago continues to follow Othello even though he hates him. Iago states that “for when my outward action both demonstrates the native act. ‘Tis not not long after,,, But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve ; I…

Shakespeare’s Othello follows the machinations of Iago and Roderigo, to a lesser extent, to harm the African general of the Venetian army, Othello. Roderigo goes to Iago, Othello’s ensign or advisor, for help to get Othello’s wife, Desdemona. Iago and Roderigo frame an affair between Othello’s lieutenant, Cassio, and Desdemona in order to strip Cassio of his position and break up Othello and Desdemona. What solidifies Othello ending tragically instead of hilariously is in Act III Scene iii when…