Iago's Change In Othello

A manipulator someone who controls the choices made by someone and their life. Iago the antagonist in Othello tricks everyone into doing what he wants. Iago a pathological liar at heart uses his excellent knowledge of the human mind, jealousy, trust, and emotions to manipulate all the characters in othello most notably, Othello into killing his own beloved wife because of an affair that never even happened.

says,” Make the Moor thank me, love me and reward me,” (Act 2, sc 1,

In other words, Cassio is a man who knows as much about war as an old woman does, unless it is what he has read in books. Therefore, Iago finds him hardly qualified for the job he has gained. Iago is also jealous toward Othello because it is rumored that he has slept with his wife Emilia. (Find Quote In Book) Iago now has a motive to make Othello think that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair to get revenge on Othello and achieve his goal. His hatred and jealously toward Othello and Cassio seem to turn Iago, himself into “the green-eyed monster” (III.iii.1203) that leads him down a path of destruction.

In Iago’s soliloquy, he explains that Cassio trusts him, which he can use to his advantage. Because Cassio is naturally charming, Iago knows that if he concocts a scheme where Cassio has lured Desdemona away from Othello, it will be plausible for Othello to believe it. (1.3.433-441) As previously mentioned, he knows his friends very well due to being analytical and simply being close friends with them, which is part of what made his malicious schemes so grand. Also, Iago divulges to himself and the audience that he believes that Desdemona loves Cassio, but not in the way he will make it appear. He knows that Othello is “of a constant, loving, noble nature,” and that he’ll prove to be “A most dear husband.” (2.1.308-313) Iago briefly scrutinizes Cassio, Desdemona, and Othello. Due to years of friendship, he knows all of them well. In this scene, Iago is not exposing his manipulative, cunning ways so much as he is merely analyzing his “friends.” This will prove to be useful to him later in the

Evidence of jealousy in Iago is more prominent and very evident in the beginning of the play when he explains to Roderigo that Othello has moved Cassio to lieutenant (the position Iago desires) although three of Venice’s most noble nobleman have informed Othello and Iago has fought in front of Othello in Rhodes and Cyprus (Shakespeare 1.1. 10 - 30). Iago’s sly behavior and ability to use other character’s roles and trust such as Othello’s love for Desdemona, Cassio’s pride in serving as Othello’s trustful lieutenant, and Rodrigo's over commitment to win over Desdemona from Othello allows his plan to fall through. His motive throughout the play is to get Cassio demoted from the

Iago is evil and he doesn 't care who he hurts; he enjoys it. Although Iago is evil he does display grit and mindset. Iago persuades Cassio into drinking a lot then has Roderigo provoke him into a fight. When Montano tries to break it up Cassio hurts him. This made Othello intervene and stop the fight. Iago planned the whole thing out but he plays it off like he 's shocked about what happened. Othello ends up firing Cassio. Iago tries to persuade Cassio into thinking that he can get Desdemona to talk Othello into giving him his job back. This is all apart of Iago 's evil plan. After firing Cassio Desdemona tries to stick up for Cassio. To get Othello even more upset Iago tells Othello that it 's lust that makes Desdemona speak up for Cassio. Iago believes it 's an excellent plan to bring down Othello. He says, "So will I turn her virtue into pitch, And out of her own goodness make the net That shall enmesh them all" (360-362). Iago plans to use Desdemona as a way to get under Othello 's skin. This shows grit in Iago because he is determined to ruin Othello and anyone in his way. He tries anything he can to achieve this goal. In order to destroy Othello, he must also destroy Roderigo, Emilia, Desdemona, and eventually himself. Iago is a hard character to place under a specific mindset. Reviewing Iago 's actions he shows he has a growth mindset. Having a growth mindset

Iago has struck at Othello’s core by revealing to him the alleged betrayal of Desdemona, of whom Othello feels is integral to his being. Iago forces Othello into a position where he has no armour to protect himself, and no foundation to support himself. Once the seed of doubt begins to sprout within him, Othello can no longer trust his “gentle” Desdemona, creating this resentment filled obsession over her alleged

The play Othello written by William Shakespeare is a tragedy. In this story there is one character that really stands out and influences the other characters, which causes this tragedy to happen. This character is Iago. Without him, the play wouldn't turn out how it did. Iago seems more of a main character than Othello, who the play is named after. Iago is an evil character, who manipulates a lot of the other characters. Iago uses the other characters in the play to do his dirty work. He manipulates these characters in a way that makes them kill their friends or even themselves.

The source of why Iago created corruption and disturbed the peace in Othello life has many reason. But as the villain, Iago has two main reasons he hates Othello because he is jealous and hates him. Iago's reasons for why he hates Othello is because he believes that Othello made love to his wife. “I hate the Moor And it is thought abroad, that 'twixt my sheets He has done my office: I know not if't be true;But I, for mere suspicion in that kind,Will do as if for surety.” (1.3.55 line 431-433) Another reason why Iago is mad is because Cassio was chosen to be Lieutenant instead of himself. “One Michael Cassio, a Florentine, A fellow almost damn'd in a fair wife-That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of

(3.3.533-544). Othello’s actions in this scene can be traced back to Iago, for Othello never saw this alleged affair going on, nor got any proof

Iago plans to ruin Othello because of Iago's jealousy towards him is by carrying out a plan to get back at Othello based on lies and deceit. This plan will make Iago the only person that Othello believes he can trust, and Iago will use this trust to manipulate Othello. Iago plans to remove Cassio from

When Iago introduces the idea of infidelity to Othello. Othello reacts with conflict in whether the idea is true that he demands proof. Accordingly, Iago fetches ‘proof’ by giving Desdemona’s handkerchief to Cassio and Othello views Cassio with the handkerchief. After he sees the handkerchief, he confronts her. Desdemona has no answer.

Iago's jealousy towards Othello quickly transforms into a jealousy toward Cassio too on the grounds that Othello selected Cassio as lieutenant rather than Iago. Iago trusts that he ought to be lieutenant since he has battled close by in fights and on the grounds that he has genuine war involvement, while Cassio took in the majority of his strategies from books. Thus, he is envious in light of the fact that he didn't land the position, however he is irate on the grounds that he believes that Othello made Cassio his lieutenant in light of the fact that Cassio helped Othello marry Desdemona. Iago doesn't know anything about extent, implying that on the off chance that he has been wronged he will convey equity to himself by giving the guilty party

At all points of one’s life, one has desires; what separates and defines a person is determined by how that person goes about dealing with those desires. Some believe in working honestly towards his or her aspirations and others in seizing it at any cost. Iago, the antagonist of the play Othello is one of those people who would do anything in order to get what he wishes. Because Othello names Cassio lieutenant instead of him, he begins to device a plan in vengeance to bring Othello and Cassio down, which ends up tragic for all of the major characters. Iago’s obsessive need for revenge stems from jealousy and ambition, and because he is a master manipulator, the plan goes extremely smooth for the majority of the play.

In the play Othello, The Moor of Venice by Shakespeare, Iago is one of the most controversial characters. His motivation for manipulating and directly or indirectly killing the majority of the characters is never quite clear, and his reasons seem to shift from page to page. However, when his actions and words are taken as a whole, it becomes apparent. Iago is motivated by a deep sense of jealousy and rage toward Othello and Cassio, not for anything that they did, but for who they are. When it becomes clear that he is neither motivated by military ambition or jealously over Emilia, this is one of the only theories that is plausible.