Iago

Why does Othello trust Iago so easily? In the opening scene, Iago tells Roderigo that Othello, the general, has promoted Cassio to be his Lieutenant. Iago wants to get revenge on Othello for making Cassio lieutenant. Othello, a moor, marries Brabantio’s daughter but then the Duke summoned Othello to help him to fight with Cyprus to stop a Turkish invasion. Iago gets Cassio drunk and gets Roderigo to draw him into a fight. Iago gets his revenge on Cassio when Othello takes away Cassio’s rank…

adaptation, he deviates from the original text of Othello, with what could be considered a role reversal of Roderigo and Iago. Bhardwaj manipulates the relationship between Rajju and Langda in order to show Langda’s transition into the need for revenge instead of Langda entering the play with already having a deep hatred for Omi. In Act 1 scene 1, Shakespeare introduces Roderigo and Iago to the audience with an immediate discussion for Iago’s hatred of the “Moor.” Roderigo, on the other hand,…

I n t h i s p a s s a g e f r o m T h e T e m p e s t , P r o s p e r o e m i t s a t i r a d e , d i r e c t e d a t C a l i b a n , i n w h i c h h e justifies Caliban’s enslavement through perceived inherent moral inequality. Prospero addresses Caliban as an “abhorrèd slave ... capable of all ill,” as a “savage” that “wouldst gabble like a thing most brutish,” and as one of “vile race” (1.2.351­353, 355, 356­357, 358). Prospero’s first line conveys emotions of anger and disgust, undoubtedly…

for one to exploit. The play, Othello, is about a jealous man, Iago, who seeks revenge on the general of the army, Othello, for giving the position of lieutenant to someone else which Iago believes is beneath him. Iago begins an evil campaign to “poison the moor’s ear” by tainting Othello's thoughts of his beloved wife, Desdemona. To do so, Iago manipulates other characters in the play to achieve his ultimate triumph over Othello. Iago effectively manipulates other characters in the play by…

even more relatable. An example of a character that does this is Iago in Othello by William Shakespeare. Iago is an example of a character who gets envious of others very easily. After learning that Othello passed Iago over for a promotion in the army, giving it to a man named Cassio, Iago begins to loathe him. He wishes to get revenge on Othello for what he has done, and manipulates many other characters when carrying out his plan. Iago develops the theme of appearance versus reality in the…

play Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago uses Othello’s feelings and self consciousness against him to carry out an elaborate plan. The play is about jealousy and reveals that being overly jealous can be damaging to relationships. Iago is fueled by his own jealousy which then leads him using jealousy against other characters such as Othello. At the start of the play we can see that Iago is jealous of Michael Cassio because Othello chose him to be lieutenant. Iago believes Cassio is not fit for…

First, Iago uses Roderigo’s lust to seek out her father, Brabantio, to create complications between Desdemona and Othello to destroy their marriage. Iago is aware that Desdemona’s father will not stand for his daughter’s hand to be a Moor’s, so he advises Roderigo to shout from the street to Brabantio about his daughter’s whereabouts. After the news from Roderigo, Brabantio seeks out to find Othello in wrath, accusing him of using witchcraft to flatter his daughter in evil. He commands his…

be the one with Shakespeare's greatest villain, scholars contend that the choice is between Iago of Othello and Lady Macbeth of Macbeth. While neither can difinitively claim the prestigious title, both are clever, manipulative, greedy villains who will do anything to further their ends and destroy their story’s protagonist. Iago’s idea of revenge is destroying Othello and causing him the very grief which Iago himself feels. Lady Macbeth’s power hungry scheme to make herself queen ends up killing…

This is dramatic irony, as Iago caused the fight and is giving Othello a false image of friendship. Cassio loses his job, and he asks Desdemona to convince Othello to give him his job back. This makes Othello suspicious of their relationship, as Desdemona is constantly telling Othello to give Cassio his job back. Othello goes to talk to Iago, and asks him what he knows about Cassio and Desdemona's relationship. Iago tells very little, often repeating…

confused between love and lust is Roderigo. Roderigo pays Iago to help get Desdemona, which Iago uses as part of his deception.. At this time Roderigo does not realize that he isn’t in love with Desdemona. Roderigo just thinks that he loves her because Desdemona has been the only girl in his life. Roderigo says,“What should I do? I confess it is my shame/ to be so fond, but it is not in my virtue to amend it,” (I.iii.312-313). Roderigo confesses to Iago that he shouldn’t love Desdemona but he…