Analysis Of ' Othello ' By William Shakespeare

Iago, in Shakespeare's Othello, is a deceiving character because he tells lies in order to get what he wants. He interacts with people only to manipulate them, but most importantly he never reveals his true feelings or motives. Iago might say things that suggest what his motive is, but he soon contradicts himself with another suggestion making it extremely difficult to understand him. Although Iago's true motives cannot be determined, some motives could be jealousy, the enjoyment of seeing people suffer, or power. Iago's jealous of Othello and Cassio because he thinks that both of them slept with his wife, Emilia. In Iago's first soliloquy at the end of act 1, Iago says that Othello might have slept with his wife and even though this is a

Othello, a play that was written in 1604 by William Shakespeare, is an example of a type of story called a “tragedy.” Throughout the course of the work, Othello proves himself to be very easily misled, despite his heroic status. This causes him to lose his ability to make good judgments and decisions. Even though Othello had a reputation as a hero, he ends up being one of the most gullible characters in the play when he completely falls into the evil trap that Iago set for him. As the story unfolds Othello’s character evolves in an extremely tragic way as Iago manipulates him and leaves him to rot in his misery. Eventually, this leads to Othello’s suicide.

Iago is the antagonist of the play, and one of the most evil Shakespearean villains. Iago is extremely clever in the way he uses unsuspecting power- especially psychological power. He gets into people’s heads in many dishonest ways- by spreading false rumours, telling lies and psychologically tricking people and secretly controlling certain situations. His power to manipulate is a key point in the play, as it results in major consequences and the deaths of some main characters. Iago’s schemes are multi-levelled- he conspires with roderigo, and makes him believe that Desdemona will take him back. On another level, he leads Othello to believe his wife is having an affair with Cassio. He uses his wife Emilia (unknown to her), to bring back the handkerchief he uses to deceive Othello. Iago is an extremely resourceful and talented man, but he uses these resources and talents in detrimental ways. Iago is constantly referred to by numerous characters as ‘honest’. He himself also refers to honesty. Numerous characters believe that they know and trust Iago and that he would not lie, nor deceive them. Iago’s soliloquies also provide invaluable insight into his wicked mind and evil schemes and plans.

People often pretend to be things they are not, just to get what they want out of people. They go to great lengths just to benefit themselves and do not care how it affects anyone else. Iago is one of those people; he went to the extreme just ruin Cassio and Othello in any way he could. Iago seemed to have compassion and great loyalty to his friends in the beginning of the play but as his plan started to be revealed he showed that he was inclined towards the manipulation of other characters due to his jealousy.

In the play, Othello, Iago is a master of manipulation and is a notorious liar. Throughout the duration of this tragedy, he spends all of his time enacting a plan of revenge against all those that he thinks have wronged him. Throughout his master plan, he makes it so that no one knows what he is planning and he is able to get everyone to go against the other. From the very beginning, he shows how manipulative and conniving his is through his plan against Othello, Cassio, Roderigo, and Emilia.

W.H. Auden once said, “ There is more than meets the eye”, suggesting that there may be a hidden or deeper meaning behind every person’s appearance and motive. Lies and deceits are common in society, people mask up their true intentions and desire with a facade. In William Shakespeare’s play Othello, the character Iago is no different from those manipulative and deceptive individuals. Manipulating is all but a game to Iago. He manipulates Roderigo’s love for Desdemona, deceives Cassio under the cover of friendship, and toys with Othello’s mind by playing on his self-doubt. Iago uses people’s weakness and flaws against them; Roderigo’s naiveness, Cassio’s trusting nature and Othello’s insecurities.

In the play Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago manipulates other characters in an iniquitous way causing commotion and destruction in all of their lives. He uses malicious tactics to negatively affect faultless characters who have done nothing to intentionally harm him. In Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago is a character shaped by jealousy and hunger for power. He is ruthless and immoral, and manipulates nearly all the characters in the play in order to get what he wants.

The Tragedy of Othello, a play by William Shakespeare, was written in the early 1600’s. If Othello was written in a different time, 21st century America, the view of people of different genders and races would differ, women would be held to a more equal social standard and the issue of Othello being black, wouldn’t be as prominent when he marries Desdemona.

Iago, in Shakespeare's “Othello”, is a deceiving character since he advises lies keeping in mind the end goal to get what he needs. He collaborates with individuals just to control them, yet above all he never uncovers his actual emotions or intentions. Iago may state things that propose what his thought process is, however he soon contradicts himself with another recommendation making it to a great degree hard to understand him. Even though Iago’s actual motives aren’t revealed, some can say the motives could be jealousy, seeing people suffer, or power.

In the world we live in, we value family, friendship, and romantic love with that special someone. Trust and good communication plays vital role in maintaining our relationships with the people we care about and vice versa. Even in today 's society gender roles play a vital role in our relationships with other people. However, once that trust turns into betrayal, our whole perspective of that loved one will be changed. With this in mind, it is clear that Shakespeare 's stories are out of date, but in William Shakespeare 's play "Othello" he demonstrates the importance of loyalty, betrayal, and demonstrates how this story can be relevant in today 's society. "Othello" is a story of love, jealousy, trust and betrayal. The reason Othello does not investigate Iago 's accusations towards Desdemona 's betrayal because of the lack of communication in their relationship, Othello 's duty as a soldier and the double standard between men and women prevents him from seeking proof of Desdemona 's so called affair with Cassio.

From the very beginning of Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago is held in very high regard within the community in Venice. He is often called “honest Iago” by many people, including his superior, Othello. There is a large discrepancy between Iago’s character in the beginning of the play, and the general perception at the end of the play, due to Iago’s many character flaws that cause him to create devious plans and a web of deception and lies, spun by his intense anger and hatred. The first scene of Othello holds many indications of the negative traits Iago possesses, and they escalate quickly as the play progresses. There are many points within the play that present Iago falling prey to his issues and therefore let them control him. Iago’s anger and hatred kept him from dealing with these character flaws and lead to his descent into moral degradation and the causation of the deaths of three people he once loved.

In any story, the antagonist always scheme their way into getting what they want by any means necessary. In Shakespeare’s play, Othello, Iago is a prime example of this. In fact, he is one of the greatest villains Shakespeare has ever created. Some even believe that he is the source of immorality like in other work Shakespeare has done. According to Sholokhov and Tolstoy, author Helen Muchnic states that the Vice of the morality plays who evolved into Shakepheare’s Iago. He also states that “If Iago, like Falstaff, may be considered a continuation of the Vice figure, he seems, also like Falstaff, to elude the role at every point.” But besides this, Iago is indirectly responsible for the deaths of Othello, Desdemona, and Roderigo. Every act in Othello contains an evil plot set up by Iago. It is ironic because throughout the play he is known as “Honest Iago”(II.iii.7). The readers are the only spectators that understand Iago’s true feelings. Each character believes that he is a trustworthy and noble man, but they are unaware of his thoughts and schemes. Iago is so wicked because he takes advantage of people; he lies while making himself look admirable and he is able to manipulate characters through his words and actions. A very formidable character that can easily do harm without blinking an eye.

However, Iago is a very wicked person. He could kill anyone for his own benefit just because he is too sensitive for everything. He could get jealous even on a small thing. He started to get more jealous and angrier every time he sees anyone happy. Iago’s motivations are never very apparently expressed and it seems to originate in an obsessive from his mind. Iago looks for the weaknesses, secrets and fears of each character then he uses it as a weapon to succeed in his strategic schemes to destroy and get revenge on Othello. He makes everyone believes him that he is an honesty person. First, Iago uses the foolishness and Roderigo’s weaknesses of love that he has for Desdemona to destroy himself and Cassio. He is pretending as a Roderigo trustworthy

Iago is cunning, cruel and manipulative. He is considerably the strongest character within the play, with his ability to manipulate and control those around him. He is considered the antagonist character of the play, Othello. Iago’s manipulation could stem from the hatred of the characters of the story, mainly the women of the story. He believes women are inferior to men and that they should be considered almost slaves to the household. Hatred toward women could be derived from the suspicion that his own wife, Emilia, cheated on him. He uses his own agenda for the downfall of the other characters without remorse for his actions. Iago uses his intellect to control the scene and situation for how he sees fit. Jennifer Putnam explains, “He is clever in his diction to avoid confrontation that can easily erupt” (Putnam, 2). Iago’s expertise is saying the right thing to the right people for them to believe exactly what he wants them to believe. This is

In Part Four of the course, Critical Study, we studied Shakespeare’s tragedy, Othello. This is a play that comprises of enduring themes of love, betrayal, jealousy, appearance versus reality, racism, and revenge.