Iago's Character Analysis : The Tragedy Of Othello

Evil masterminds are always successful in their diabolical schemes, but each one does it in their own special way. Some may be highly ranked and powerful, but some may be simple people in a simple community. In the play Othello, the simple ancient, Iago is very successful at his schemes. Iago is able to get the trust of everyone around him, and to appear honest. He is also driven to continue with his schemes and to never quite.

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Othello starts the play as a respected and honorable general that has won the respect of the Duke, Brabantio, and Desdemona. However, Iago exposes his personal flaws of jealousy and being too trusting, which lead to murder and his own death. Iago has always been well respected and trustworthy throughout his life, nonetheless he uses his sneaky ability to conduct his plan and not be seen. To carry out his plan Iago must manipulate key characters, among them are Othello, Cassio and Roderigo. Othello showcases the characteristics of a tragedy because it displays the fall of the major character and does not end with a happy

Once a seed of suspicion or doubt is planted in a person’s mind, the noxious effect of jealousy is soon to ensue. Jealousy and suspicion are Othello’s flaws hubris throughout the play and foreshadow to the audience his imminent downfall. He believes what Iago tells him so strongly that he compromises his close relationship with his best friend and his love for his wife. Iago manipulates Othello through the use of extortion, literary techniques, and his keen judge of character. His syntax and diction are so simple yet so powerful because he uses the correct rhetorical questions and addresses Othello with respectful terms such as “my lord.” He allows Othello do most of the talking

When in an outburst of hatred he soliloquizes that “I hate the Moor; / And it is thought abroad that twixt my sheets / He’s done my office,” Iago goes on to concede the unlikelihood of this charge. [. . .] The charge is so absurd, in fact, that we have to look into Iago himself for the origin of this jealous paranoia. (223)

William Shakespeare’s Othello, the Moor of Venice is a play of great manipulation and jealousy. Iago is the antagonist character of the play Othello. Iago becomes irate and filled with jealousy when Othello names Michael Cassio as his lieutenant, because Iago believed he should have been the one promoted not Michael Cassio. By manipulating everyone around him, Iago portrays himself as an honest noble man whom can be trusted. Iago being known for the honest man he earns everyone’s trust and therefore learns their weakness for his ultimate plan of destruction. Iago’s greatest skill is disguising his manipulative schemes of destroying and betraying the ones around him with what he leads people to believe as honesty. Iago uses their

Iago has many reasons to hate Othello, including the fact that he had been passed over for a promotion, in which Othello had snatched the position, and he also suspects Othello had slept with Emilia. These reasons were given to the audience, as Iago, himself, reveals his reasons to Roderigo, “ I hate the Moor; and it is thought abroad that 'twixt my sheets 'has done my office. I know not if't be true; yet I, for mere suspicion in that kind, will do as if for surety.” (1.3.378-82). Iago is never turned back on his plan to ruin Othello and the people surrounding him, since he is always contemplating on how Othello doesn’t deserve his accolades, and how Iago is plotting revenge against him. This keeps Iago to consistently, and deliberately continue with his strategies, which keeps the audience empathetic for the rest of the story. Iago is also jealous of Othello’s ability to woo and lure Desdemona, “It cannot be that Desdemona should long continue her love to the Moor ... She must change for youth. When she is sated with his body, she will find the error of her choice.” (1.3.340). However, Even if Iago had received the promotion; even if he had no suspicions or jealous feelings, he would still invent new motives for hating the Moor, as he is the devil of the story. Iago is not capable of performing good deeds, sustaining good relationships, or even

In this play Othello, a noble Moor, chooses Cassio to be his lieutenant instead of his trust worthy friend Iago. There are many hints within the play of past issues Iago had with Othello that may be apart of the motive for Iago’s revenge. However, Othello’s decision of the lieutenant position causes great jealousy within Iago and seems to be the main motive for revenge. After Othello marries Desdemona Iago decides that his revenge will be to destroy Othello’s happy life and marriage. Throughout Shakespeare’s play Iago is also portrayed as a very clever villain using others to secretly help with his plan and his “trustworthiness” to destroy Othello. In the end Iago tricks Othello into believing that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio upsetting Othello greatly. Othello decides that the best decision is to kill Desdemona for not being loyal, but only to find out in the end the affair was only a lie. To finish this very tragic play Othello ends his own life out of grief and the regret of his

How does one create the perfect villain for a story? What qualities are needed in such a character? A good place to start when constructing a villain is to look at William Shakespeare’s villain in Othello, a man called Iago. Iago is wonderfully devious. Throughout the play, he not only poisons Othello’s vision of Desdemona, he does this with no one, excepting Roderigo, the wiser. There are several reasons that make Iago such a terrifying villain. Shakespeare gave certain qualities to his creation that made Iago more than just a evil character. These qualities transform Iago into the truly insidious character seen in the play. From the beginning of Othello to the time that Iago is revealed as the culprit, everyone trusts Iago and looks to

In the play Othello, Shakespeare suggests that even the most trusted advisor can be dangerously manipulative. This idea is evident in Iago's traits and motivations, his interactions with others, his use of language and the use of others' language concerning him.

In the sixteenth century, William Shakespeare was, and still is an iconic playwright. One of his plays is named Othello. In Shakespeare’s Othello the main antagonist was a character named Iago. Iago is considered the evilest and most mysterious of Shakespeare’s villains. This is because his motives remain unknown at the end of the play. Iago started to unleash his terrible vengeful side began when Othello chose Cassio over him for luetinet. Iago could not accept the fact that Cassio was higher ranked than him with less experience, so he devised a plan to ruin Othello by gaining even more of his trust and being coming his “friend”. “In a nutshell, the plot of the play is as follows: Iago hatches a plan, tangentially involving Roderigo to make Othello

drives the plot of the story. By twisting lies, telling stories and manipulating innocent people, Iago attempts to reach the top and accumulate self gain, but can we blame him? All we’re left with in the story is a character painted with a manipulative image, but we honestly don't know much about Iago, or his background. After assessing several sources regarding psychological disorders, racism, and lying, we can make a few conclusions.

Although we learn in the first act that Iago is very upset due to Othello giving Cassio the promotion of lieutenant instead of him, which he thinks he is very much due to the promotion. We also learn that Rodeigo is upset as well because he has learned that the love of his life, Desdemona has married Othello (Bevington, 2014). I believe this is when the plot for revenge started for Iago against Othello. Iago started with going to Desdemona’s father, Brabantio to tell that she has married a Moor and has run up with him. This upset him and he then gathers up men to go find his daughter. I feel this was the first sign of betrayal because Iago is hurt and wants Othello to pay. While this did not work, so much in favor seeks out another way to destroy Othello.

Iago is a very complex and manipulative character. This is what makes him a great villian.