The Views Of Iago In Shakespeare's Othello

In act One, scene one we see Iago's conversation with Roderigo about Cassio being promoted ahead of him and how Iago believes that this is because of favourtism. This suggests one of many reasons why Iago plots against Othello. From this conversation we see that Iago is envious of Cassio being promoted ahead of him, and plotting against Othello as a means of seeeeking revenge. “I follow him to serve my turn upon him”. Iago believes that he

Iago is introduced in the first scene of the play as a foil character or one who is not the main antagonist, but a character who is against the protagonist, Othello, but throughout Othello the readers see how quickly Iago becomes one of Shakespeare’s worst villains compared with the likes of Satan. Iago indirectly kills Desdemona, Othello, and Roderigo. Each character in Othello believes that Iago is a benevolent and kind person, “Honest Iago,” and is impervious to his actions that destroys Desdemona and Othello’s life. The question remains: is Iago pure evil?

Iago’s character is unlikeable because the readers know that he is plotting something bad while every characters within the play thinks that Iago has honesty and an admirable reputation. Iago is the ancient or caretaker of Othello, the Moor of Venice and the tragic hero of the play. Iago’s mission was to seek revenge against Othello and Cassio, the lieutenant, for not letting him become lieutenant instead. Even Iago himself said, “I hate the Moor”, proving his hatred against Othello (Shakespeare 1.3.429). By seeking revenge against the hero of the play, Othello, Iago has made himself as the antagonist to the eye of the

In the Shakespeare novel Othello, Iago is seen as a character who is a tragic figure because of his failures and chooses to ruin the lives of others due to his envious behavior. In the beginning of the novel, it is explained that both Iago and Cassio ran to be the next military general, which is the title Othello currently has and is passing down. Cassio was chosen for the role because he was farther more qualified than Iago, but in Iago’s mind he felt like he was told by Othello that he wasn’t good enough for the role. Because Iago was envious that Cassio was receiving a much higher status than him, he wanted to cause suffering to Cassio. He also wants to bring suffering upon Othello because he didn’t choose him for the title, which involves him murdering his own wife causing him to forever have a cold heart.

As we read Othello in class, Iago reminded me of a character named Lotso from the movie Toy Story 3 that was released in 2010. During the movie, Lotso gained the trust of the toys at the daycare as well as Andy’s toys. He then manipulated them and turned them against one another. In Othello, Iago manipulated his peers and pretended to be everyone’s friend. They saw him as “honest Iago” and they never doubted anything he said. Iago also turned Othello against Desdemona and Cassio by using Othello’s jealousy to upset him. Iago did all of this because he wanted to punish Othello for not choosing him as his lieutenant. He used Othello to remove Cassio from the chain of command so he could claim the position of lieutenant. These are the most apparent similarities between the two characters.

“I hate the Moor, And it is thought abroad, that 'twixt my sheets,'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.” ( Shakespeare 3.329-433) This is a quote from the protagonist Iago. This quote shows use how much Iago dislikes Othello form not choosing him as his first in command. The Tragedy of Othello ,by William Shakespeare is a Tragedy written about how the main Character,Othello, is tricked into killing his Wife. Throughout each act and scene Iago will slowly drives Othello insane. In this analysis you will see what caused Iago to do this, how he accomplishes his task and, If it was his best plan.

Iago is a man who is filled with hate, but there is no source of where it may stem from. Throughout the play, his reasonings change from Othello being a “moor” when he states, “I do hate him, I swear.” Line 9 page 3, to Iago being jealous of Othello appointing the young Cassio to lieutenant over him “A guy that knows more about numbers than fighting!” Line 18-19 page 3, and lastly to Iago thinking that

Othello was written by Shakespeare during 1603-1604, which wan not published until twenty years later (Britannica 2017) Othello is said to be a tragedy, but it is also viewed as a love story. Where there is love, there can also be envy, jealousy, trust issues, deception, as well as manipulation that was all caused by one person, which was Iago. Iago the master of manipulating that feeds false ideas to the people around him in order to turn them against each other. Iago, a trusted friend that is so evil with hate and jealous of the ones that trusted and love him, but he is so blinded by their happiness, he betrays them all to gain power.

Iago, in Shakespeare’s “Othello,” has often been characterized as one of the great prototypes of evil, someone whose lies and manipulation are designed to destroy his commander, Othello. The Moor of Venice not only achieved high status in a short time but also brought his trusted lieutenant Iago along with him. Most attention to the play focuses on the effects of that misguided trust rather than on possible motives behind the obsessive need of Iago to destroy Othello. To many readers, Iago’s single-minded devotion to the destruction of Othello makes him a two dimensional character, a mechanical device designed to produce the destructive effects on Othello we follow throughout the play, or perhaps Iago is someone whose obsession itself reveals

Iago is a very cynical man with only one goal: to become a lieutenant. He does absolutely anything to get to that position and does not let anyone get in his way From the start he is not very fond of the book’s main character, Othello. What grows his hatred for Othello is when Othello gives the promotion of lieutenant to Cassio and not him. This sparks a rage inside of him which he then starts to form a plan to overthrow both Cassio and Othello and get that title that he so righteously thinks he deserves. But this isn’t the only reason why Iago carries out with his plan to destroy both Cassio and Othello.

Every act in Othello contains an evil plot planned by Iago. It is ironic because, in the play, Iago is known as “honest Iago”. He is motivated by his disempowering feeling of bitterness, cynicism, and jealousy. Iago’s

How does Shakespeare present the characters of Othello and Iago during the opening scenes of the play? Shakespeare presents the characters of Othello and Iago as complete opposites as the character of Othello can be described as brave and modest and in contrast the character of Iago can be described as duplicitous and intelligent. Shakespeare presents the character of Iago as duplicitous through his cunning lies in the opening act of the play to help manipulate the character Roderigo into believing he will follow Othello ‘to serve my turn upon him’ in order for Desdemona to leave Othello and fall in love with Roderigo. The character of Iago wants to take vengeance against Othello because the character of Iago believes he is more capable for

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.

The character Iago is portrayed as the villain in this play. He is sometimes funny, but his foolishness especially with Roderigo shows how manipulative he can be. Iago is also seen as deceiving and not someone that can be trusted. Iago plans to plot revenge against Othello because he was not chosen as a lieutenant. He tells Roderigo that his anger comes from Othello giving the promotion to Cassio, who has no military experience, instead of him. Iago later reveals his true hatred toward Othello in (1.3.323-329) by stating that, “I hate the Moor, And it is thought abroad that ‘twixt my sheets. He’s done my office. I know not if ‘t be true, But I, for mere suspicion in that kind, Will do as is for surety”. This hatred comes from the thought of

In William Shakespeare’s, Othello, the play introduces a falsely perceived character by the name of Iago. After Othello’s unjust decision of not promoting Iago as lieutenant, Iago generated an immense amount of hatred for Othello, leading to Iago’s atrocious revenge on Othello. Although Iago took his revenge to extreme measures, he was simply getting vengeance on Othello for swindling him out of his promotion, therefore Iago’s revenge occurred as a direct result of Othello’s decision.