Michael Cassio

shows Cassio who received the lieutenant position bothers him and is jealous of him. Iago says, “One Michael Cassio, a Florentine, A fellow almost damned in a fair wife, That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows...By debitor and creditor. This…

techniques. Desdemona in this scene is also trying to put in a good word for Cassio, and Iago is sure to bring up Desdemona's praise of Cassio to Othello and plant a seed of distrust. Iago just asks the simple question “Did Michael Cassio,/ When you wooed my lady, know of your love?” (III.iii.106) to manipulate Othello. He manipulates Othello by giving him the idea that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio. But Iago does this without saying it directly hence giving Othello the feeling…

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 the position like himself, this appears to be the beginning of Iago’s hatred for Othello. “But he, sir, had th’ election; and I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof at Rhodes, at Cyprus, and…

make others believe his honesty in order for him to accomplish his evil plans. First, the play took place in Venice where Othello gets married to a gorgeous young lady called Desdemona, unlike Iago’s wife, and appoints Michael Cassio to become a lieutenant. Othello favored Cassio…

Iago whispers thoughts in Othello 's ear to cause him to believe his wife Desdemona has committed adultery with Michael Cassio, his lieutenant “Sweet Desdemona, Let us be wary, let us hide our loves” (Act 3, Scene 3). All the while Iago pompously talks to the audience about revealing his master plan of how we will set things right by using his clever tenacity: “And what’s…

see Othello confident start to founder because he started letting his insecurity get the best of him . For example ,when Michael Cassio got in trouble for starting the fight with Rodgerio Othello suspends , then Iago persuades Cassio to go to Desdemona and ask her to help beg othello so that Cassio could get his job back. But that doesn't go as it should because when Cassio asked Desdemona for help Iago uses that to his advantage by playing with othello mind. At first othello doesn’t let all…

achieve his goal of causing Othello to go mad. Iago is different from the rest of the characters since one he is the antagonist who is called honest Iago by Othello; which is ironic since he is far from that. Shakespeare lays Iago`s reason, “One Michael Cassio, a florentine, A fellow almost damned in a fair wife, That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows More than a spinster-unless the bookish theoric, Wherein the {toged} consuls can propose As masterly as he.…

the best. In Othello, written by William Shakespeare, Iago is a man who easily succumbs to his envy over both Othello and Cassio. He believes himself to be crossed by both and thus goes through great lengths to ensure that both men are led to their downfalls. Yet, his feelings of being crossed are not the only reason as to why Iago mercilessly toys and plots Othello against Cassio. Rather, it is also due to the underlying conclusion that Iago envy’s Othello and the man he has become and the…

is the general in the army of Venice. Shakespeare also introduces other character like Desdemona: love and wife of Othello, Emilia: wife of Iago, Brabantio: father of Desdemona, Cassio: Othello’s Lieutenant, Roderigo: young, rich, and foolish man who is in love with Desdemona, Bianca: prostitute who is in love with Cassio, Montano: governor of Cyprus before Othello, and Duke of Venice. This…

exception. Othello, an African American man who is married to his love Desdemona, serves as a General and creates conflict with Iago when he passes him up for a promotion to the Lieutenant position and instead promotes an inexperienced soldier, Michael Cassio. Iago turns for revenge from Othello and decides to strike him where he is most vulnerable, his love for his wife. He decides that he will convince Othello that she is unfaithful all the while remaining to be his friend to be close and…