Iago's Use Of Evil Analysis

“Monsters are real, ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes they win,” said by Stephen King, maybe not all the monsters humanity likes to envision are living under our bed but has it came to consideration that they live inside of us decoding in between what is good and evil can be difficult for plenty of individuals along with figuring out on whether it's inside us or not, but some if lucky may sense the division. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare, a play about a woman named Desdemona and a man named Othello happily married but soon their marriage is soon poisoned by envy, the man that had tainted the relationship with another man and jealousy was none other than a man

Hunting has always been argued in being beneficial or critical to the environment. Especially, in recent world topics as well as the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Mr. Sanger Rainsford in “The Most Dangerous Game” changes his opinion on hunting. The short story states, “The world is made up of two classes—the hunters and the huntees.” This quote illustrates that Rainsford is expressing his philosophy on what he believes hunting is, and not having a problem with it. As you can see, it is my position that hunting is beneficial to the environment because it balances out the ecosystem, and teaches humans the value of nature.

In the Shakespearean play Othello, the “Green – Eyed Monster”, otherwise known as jealousy, is nothing but a killer. It is a creature that drove Iago to his monstrous revenge plot. During the duration of the play, jealousy was one of the main motives Iago had as a foundation in his plot to destroy Othello.

What is it that makes a person evil? Is it their actions, their words, or their thoughts? Is it more acceptable if “the end justifies the means”? Telling a lie that doesn’t have a negative effect on anyone, and that saves someone grief, is considered good. So why is killing someone to save others considered bad? The morality of an action is based solely on the outcome. Thus, doing anything whatsoever that is required to get the desired result, regardless of the methods used, would be considered “ok” if the result was of a good nature. Human nature is hardwired in us through the brain. So, human nature, being good or evil, is hardwired in us as well. It is our choice whether or not to act on these thoughts of sinful nature. For Iago, he not

This antithesis suggests everything is not what it seems creating dramatic irony and foreshadowing future events. Additionally, Shakespeare uses harsh, negative language to make Iago’s dialogue uncomfortable for the audience. Phrases such as ‘plague with flies’, ‘tupping’, ‘devil’ and ‘beast with two backs’ makes it obvious for the audience that Iago is the enemy of the play and begins to show his manipulative nature. Some people may say that Iago uses words as weapons in order to shock, scare and control people which leads to Othello’s disintegration. The use of ‘devil’ is also slightly ironic as Iago is using it to describe Othello when in actual fact he himself is the devilish, villainous character.

Towards the end of act 2, scene 1 Shakespeare illustrates Iago’s detrimental persona - throughout his soliloquy - by lacking rhythm and writing in prose. By interrupting the regular rhyming patterns of the text earlier on in the scene (‘fair, heir’ ‘gay, may’), Shakespeare is deliberately showing the reader how irregular and therefore corrupt Iago is compared to the other characters of the play - another interpretation for Shakespeare’s usage of prose, however, is the differentiation of those in the upper and low classes, which shows that Iago is not of high status: which is highlighted by the fact that Iago is said to be a ‘flag bearer’ - this is further highlighted by Iago’s xenophobic references to Othello: ‘him’, ‘the Moor’, which is

In Othello many of the characters could be thought of as smart but in reality it is the villain who comes out on top and shows his quick wits and is able to outsmart the others.When some read Othello, there is large amount of hate for the villain Iago but when taking a closer look opinions about this evil character might change; in fact one may think of him as the smartest person in the book and that is exactly the case. Iago throughout the story is able to trick others into believing that he is a good man and he is also able to get those characters to not only believe him but do things that help Iago’s cause. Not only is Iago the smartest character in the whole story, but everyone else falls very short of his intelligence.

In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Othello, Iago demonstrates a mastery of manipulation over people who had previously trusted and confided in him. His sudden turn from Othello’s loyal ensign to rage-filled villain seems indicative of a man who can no longer accept his position in life. Iago’s plotting of Othello’s demise starts as idle talk of a disgruntled 28 year-old career military man passed over for promotion. Iago believes that such a promotion may never come after Othello rejects his candidacy and makes it clear that he did not believe him suitable. He sees Othello is only concerned with personal and political gain with his choice of Cassio as lieutenant. When Iago teams with love-scorned and desperate Roderigo, he begins

To be evil, villainous or Satan-like, is to state that one does hurtful things to other citizens for the pure enjoyment of themselves. Hitler, Stalin and Napoleon are all leaders, who undoubtedly can be stated as evil. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, the character Iago is considered evil. It is argued though that he is not evil, just simply a human. Iago throughout the play becomes insecure over his decline in power leading him to become jealous and get revenge on those who contributed to this feeling of self-doubt. Though Iago at times is satisfied with the way he treats others, his motives are humanistic and the way he deals with his envy for others makes him one of the manliest men in William Shakespeare’s Othello.

Everyone has desires and goals that they would do anything to achieve. Some people will do whatever it takes, despite moral limitations to achieve what they want. Terrorists in modern day do the same by blowing up places despite that if they win they will receive nothing but scorched earth. In Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago goes to any distance to achieve what he wants, which is to take Othello down. He manipulates and mentally corrupts him to achieve what he wants, which in this case is power. Iago uses an existential outlook allowing him to go against any morals necessary to defeat get what he wants.

Who doesn’t love a good villain? In the Shakespeare story “Othello”, the character Iago appears to be the friend that everyone can trust but in reality the most manipulative then all of the other characters. Driven by revenge Iago manages to stir up all of the chaos he has so carefully planned, to take what is his. Iago was the controller of the game he was putting everyone through in the story. Iago was determined to get the rank he thought he truly deserved and wasn’t going to stop until he got it, no matter who got hurt. Throughout the story Iago managed to manipulate and feed off of the character’s weakness; Othello’s insecurities, Cassio’s trust, and Roderigo’s naivety.

Evil has been portrayed throughout time in many ways. In Christian theology, it has been shown through the character of Satan and his various sins. In Stephen King novels, it is portrayed through the imagery provided by monsters and humans with cruel intentions. All these characters, though different in many ways, all hold a similar trait, that they are aware of the evil nature and how they represent a different nature to seem a certain way to others. They may portray themselves as kind,caring, and honest when they are in fact, quite the opposite; cruel, dishonest and malevolent. They also all have the power to be destructive, even if they do not have a direct reason to, only their own desire to do so. While good is self producing and improving, evil is self destructive and can only create evil. Iago, as an evil character, holds many similarities to other wicked figures, and is sometimes seen as a satan like figure. Shakespeare uses the character of Iago to display the different forms evil can take on such as being hidden behind false intentions, turning into an image of good, and its destructive nature resulting into its own end.

Imagine a promotion someone worked all their life to get was ripped away at the last second by someone else. The promotion was something they had put all of their effort towards getting, and they rightfully deserved it. This is how the character, Iago, in William Shakespeare's play Othello felt. Instead of quietly cursing the person who gave away his position, Iago acted against the main character, Othello, in order to satisfy his thirst for revenge. Through Iago’s quest for revenge, he manipulates the other characters, acts on his psychopathic anger, and impersonates being a friend to all of the characters. This reveals his complexity as a villain and enables him to justify his actions and get what he wants.

Iago has an evil plan that will bring Othello down. At first, He sets Cassio up because he wants Cassio loses his position. Iago lead Cassio drunk, and ask Roderigo to start fight with Cassio. After the fight, Cassio lost his reputation and reliability toward Othello. Then, Iago trying to plant a thought that Desdemona loves Cassio and tired of him into Othello’s mind. Which lead us his next step that Iago suggests Cassio to find Desdemona to help him plead to Othello. Iago wants to mislead Othello that Desdemona loves Cassio. Iago asks his wife to say good things about Cassio to Desdemona and he will make Othello see Cassio asks help from Desdemona. It will make Othello more angry. He will lose hopes toward to Cassio and Desdemona. He will

Iago’s relationship with Othello becomes a power struggle where Iago attempts to degrade Desdemona in order to position himself so he can ‘poison’ Othello. Here Shakespeare is showing how powerful and manipulative Iago can be with his use of words, and how powerful they can be. This power struggles is exemplified