Michael Cassio

anger, humor etc. Persuasion is an umbrella term of power. It attempts to influence a person’s behavior, attitude, or intentions. In the play Othello, written by William Shakespeare, Iago, the villain of the play, uses persuasion in order to trick Michael Cassio, Othello’s lieutenant with high education but inexperienced in battles, so that he can manipulate and deceive him for being a lieutenant

Othello, possession will believe his plan and get Michael Cassio fired. Iago suggests to the crowd that he will rather “have this tongue cut from my mouth than it should do offence to Michael Cassio.” Clearly, Iago uses verbal irony to make his judgment of Cassio seem impartial. Othello follows Iago’s assessment by relieving Cassio of lieutenant. Thus, Iago’s succeeds at convincing Othello of his judgment which will be critical when accusing Cassio of cuckolding Othello. Finally, Iago will use

deception through some of his characters, Iago, Michael Cassio and Desdemona. This theme is especially relevant to the character of Iago because he is seen to be “Honest” by almost all characters in the play, which he is anything but so. This theme can also be seen in Desdemona. Othello believes that his new spouse is being unfaithful, and impure, which she is not. The final character that this theme is related to is Michael Cassio. Iago takes Michael Cassio’s flirtatious nature to his own advantage

“Othello” by William Shakespeare is a tragedy about how a general was coerced into murdering his wife. The mastermind behind this elaborate murder is a man named Iago. Throughout the play Iago can be seen manipulating characters like Roderigo, Cassio, and Othello, in order to get revenge on Othello for snubbing him of the position of Lieutenant–a position he believed he earned. One of the first people Iago uses in his scheme is Roderigo, a wealthy Venetian gentleman with a history of pursuing Desdemona

“Some men just want to watch the world burn,” (Alfred [Michael Caine,] Batman; The Dark Knight). William Shakespeare uses a variety of literary devices throughout his works, but his use of dramatic irony specifically puts his readers at the edge of their seats. Being full of jealousy and betrayal, the plot of Othello is guided by this playwright’s usage of dramatic irony. Through the use of dramatic irony and characterization Shakespeare creates Iago, the most sinister character in all of literature

and eventually he says, “...I hate the Moor” (1.3.369). His hatred toward Othello drives him to become deceptive and manipulative. Iago advises Cassio: “confess yourself freely to her; importune her to help you put you in your place again” (2.3.282-284). Although this seems to be sound advice, Iago plans to deceive Othello by leading him to believe that Cassio and Desdemona are in love. In an aside, Iago says, “I’ll pour this pestilence into his ear, / ...So I will turn her virtue into pitch, / And

many instances of manipulation, and when characters go behind people’s backs, it is guaranteed to end badly. After Othello names Michael Cassio as his new lieutenant, Iago becomes enraged and comes up with a manipulative plan in order to become the new lieutenant. This plan includes tricking Othello to make him think his wife is cheating on him with Cassio, making Cassio look bad while he's drunk, and putting misleading ideas in the heads of people involved. Previous to the manipulation, Iago is known

villain early in the tragedy. In the drama, Iago is furious that Othello overlooked him and gave the lieutenant position in the army to Michael Cassio, while Iago remained lowly ranked. Iago, seeking his revenge against Othello, uses characters such as Desdemona, the wife of Othello, Roderigo, a man deeply in love with Desdemona, Emilia, the wife of Iago, and Michael Cassio, current lieutenant, as tools in his plot for his revenge. As Iago’s plot against Othello begins to unfold, the ones dearest to Othello

win her love. Furthermore, Othello recently chose Michael Cassio as his lieutenant over Iago, which angers him. In fact, Iago states that he hates Othello because he considers Cassio inferior

promotion, which Iago desperately wanted. Iago had thought he had deserved the promotion more than anyone. Furthermore, Iago was overshadowed by a younger, more handsome man named Michael Cassio. Enraged and seeking revenge, he decided to use deception to manipulate Cassio and Othello. Iago’s calamitousFirst he tries to be his friend by inviting him for a social drink on page 91. On page 93, Iago intends on getting him drunk. In the