Iago's Manipulation Essay

This is the point of no return for Roderigo. Here he declares his extreme love for Desdemona and his intent to be with her by any means necessary. The only problem is that he confesses it to the wrong person—Iago. We also see Roderigo slip to the level of Iago. Shakespeare does this by having Roderigo speak with Iago not in meter. This shift in Roderigo’s speech shows how desperate he is to be with Desdemona and how Iago is beginning to take control.

Roderigo believes that Iago will help him win Desdemona's love, so she will abandon Othello. In the play, Iago states “I say put money in thy purse. It cannot be that Desdemona should continue her love to the moor-put money in thy purse-nor he his to her” (1.1.385). Iago persuades Roderigo to pay him for his service, which would only be the beginning of his manipulations. Roderigo has a deep love and respect for his companion Iago, whom he trusts, as witnessed by his willingness to give him money. The adoration Roderigo has

The two men have a news that Desdemona has eloped with Othello, general of the armies of Venice, and left her father house, both want to share these news with Desdemona's father. This scene is important because it portrays Iago as a vanillin also his actions, and his speech conveys him as a manipulative character. Iago has constructed a schema to exploit Othello as a thief and magician by saying that Othello has stolen Desdemona’s heart by using witchcraft. Iago stimulates Roderigo to confront her father, Brabantio. He tells Roderigo, “Call up her father, Rouse him…poison his delights…do, with like timorous accent and dire yell,” (1. 1. 64-65, 72) Iago is actually not worried for Roderigo’s heart and feeling. in another word Iago does not care that Roderigo loves Desdemona and wishes to marriage her. Also, His intention is not to help Roderigo to get Desdemona but to cause a problem and distress to Othello, when Roderigo tells Brabantio about Othello and Desdemona marriage. Iago tries to provoke Brabantio by using racist language to appeal to the senator's traditional beliefs, Iago

“Othello” begins with a quarrel of sorts between Iago and Roderigo, and, as such, it serves several functions. Its tone easily catches our interest, and it reveals Iago’s true nature: he must make amends to Roderigo for failing to arouse Desdemona’s interest in him. After all, Iago intends to keep a hand in the wealthy nobleman’s pocket, which, Roderigo says belongs to Iago “as if the strings were thine.” Iago apologizes profusely for failing Roderigo and claims that he never dreamed that such an elopement might occur: “If I ever did dream of such a matter,” he says “Abhor me.” Exactly how long Iago has been capitalising upon the gullibility of Roderigo,

Iago decides to use Roderigo’s desperation to his advantage, “ It is merely a lust of the blood and a permission/ of the will. Come, be a man!... I say, put money in thy purse. It cannot be that Desdemona should 〈long〉continue/ her love to the Moor-put money in thy purse”(I, iii, 377-378, 384-386) Iago is deceiving Roderigo in this quote by taking advantage of his desperation for advice to make money for himself.

Throughout Othello, the dramatic irony of “Honest” Iago is detrimental. Iago serves as Othello’s main attendant and is expected to get the promotion to lieutenant. Unexpectedly though, Othello gives the promotion of lieutenant to Michael Cassio. In all, this catalyzes Iago’s plot for revenge and destruction that will destroy every

He achieves his goals by gaining his victims’ trust and appearing as though he is a good person whose only interest is to help other people, however, each time someone begins to feel as though they are forming a bond with him, in reality Iago is only obtaining information and using the person to his advantage. His primary target is Roderigo, who is blinded by his love for Desdemona, but she already married to Othello. Because of this, he seeked to get advice from Iago who made a promise that he could help Roderigo to win Desdemona over and to take her away from Othello. Iago begins his treachery at this point in the play by giving Roderigo a false sense of hope, that at some point he would be able to have Desdemona for himself. After giving him this information, Iago makes Roderigo give him something in return, and then reaffirms Roderigo's hopes of having Desdemona, as is done in the quote, "The food that to him now is as luscious as locusts, shall be to him shortly as acerb as the coloquintida. She must change for youth; when she is sated with his body, she will find the error of her choice. She must have change, she must; therefore put money in thy purse."

Iago is aware that Roderigo would do anything for him and is foolish enough to consistently believe his lies. To get revenge on Othello, Iago intelligently uses Roderigo’s love of Othello’s wife, Desdemona, to drive his evil plan into action. Blinded by his infatuation of Desdemona, Roderigo clearly does not understand that Iago is manipulating him. In Act 1, Iago says to Roderigo, “Thou art sure of me. Go, make money.

Roderigo uses his wealth to try and control Iago and to buy Desdemona’s love in order to hide his own insecurities. This is shown when Roderigo confronts Iago about the money he has been giving him to try and pay for Desdemona’s love but it fails. Iago intends to keep extorting Roderigo for his money, even though Roderigo says it belongs to Iago, "as if the strings were thine". Iago apologizes for failing Roderigo, and Roderigo repents on his accusations towards him. "If ever I did dream of such a matter, Abhor me" (1.1 5-6). Here Roderigo is

Roderigo has obsession to Desdemona and he is willing to sacrifice everything to have her even by means of selling his properties just to assure that he has his eyes on her when he join the Venetian forces. Roderigo’s ego pushes him even more when his rival Othello reminded him that they have different colour that makes him feels more superior than his rival for Othello is just a Moor. Roderigo’s pursuits of having Desdemona made him follow Iago and he became his puppet. Roderigo’s struggles made him unaware and blinded him by hate and greed that he lost his own

Hasn’t one ever heard the saying, “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer?” In Othello by Shakespeare, the use of manipulation to get what Iago wants represents the main purpose. When not offered the lieutenant position by General Othello, Iago decides to plot his revenge. Shakespeare uses much irony, symbolism, and imagery in order to inform his readers of Iago’s tasks. The physiological manipulation in which Iago uses is a specific type aimed to change behavior and perception of others, without them knowing it is occurring. This abusive tactic is successful, therefore destroying Othello in the end. Iago acts as his friend, but in reality is his enemy. In order for him to achieve his revenge Iago must accomplish four specific steps of Othello’s

Iago makes a complete fool out of Roderigo. In fact, as play starts Iago is taking advantage of Roderigo. Roderigo remarks, "That thou, Iago, who hast had my purse as if the strings were thine." [Act I, Scene I, Line 2]. Throughout the play, Iago leads Roderigo by the collar professing that he "hate(s) the Moor" [Act I, Scene III, Line 344] and telling Roderigo to "make money" [Act I, Scene III, Line 339] to give Desdemona gifts to win her over. During the Iago keeps the gifts that Roderigo purchases for Desdemona for himself. Roderigo eventually begins to question Honest Iago, saying "I think it is scurvy, and begin to find myself fopped in it." [Act IV, Scene II, Line 189]. When faced with this accusation, Iago simply offers that killing Cassio will

Iago manages to convince Roderigo into not killing himself by saying that if Roderigo should save money and become rich, Desdemona will surely leave Othello for him. Roderigo’s jealously makes several appearances in the play during his attempts at trying to win Desdemona over. Roderigo’s jealously is a crucial part of the story, because Iago takes advantage of it to manipulate Roderigo, using him as a pawn in his masterplan to take down Othello. When Roderigo chases after Desdemona, Iago makes it look like Desdemona is the one pursuing Roderigo. This makes Othello jealous

Serving as a second antagonist to the play, with Iago being the main antagonist, Roderigo begins his part in the play in a jealous induced wretched over his love Desdemona, where he says, “it is silliness to live when to live is torment, and then have we a prescription to die when death is our physician” (Shakespeare, Othello, 1.3.52-53) But this anecdote is just the beginning of a series of jealousy provoked anecdotes that stir dilemma throughout the story. The reason for such jealousy is his love Desdemona is now newly married to the Venetian military commander Othello, and cannot bear to see Desdemona with another man. Although Roderigo may sound rather wicked in his doings, he is actually anything but, he is kind at heart but also very unintelligent, which leads him to be deceived by Iago time and time again. Iago is Roderigo’s wingman that he himself is jealous but for reasons related to power and not a woman, Iago sees Roderigo’s weakness as an opportunity to manipulate him by giving him false hope, such as telling Roderigo to overwhelm Desdemona with gifts and

Iago's manipulative nature has a profound effect on the decisions made by other characters in Shakespeare's ‘Othello’. Through his relations with those around him Shakespear characterizes him as a man full of malice, vengeance and dishonesty that is wholly inspired by jealousy. Furthermore it would appear that Iago has an exceptional ability to scheme, a talent which he uses to snake his way into the lives of others and exploit them through their weaknesses. Whether he does this for profit or for pleasure is a separate issue.