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Is Iago A Victim Of Othello

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Throughout the year, we have read all different genres of novels, plays, and autobiographies. All the way from romanticism to tragedies. All of these novels had some sort of villain, victim, and/or venerable. Of all the books we have read the biggest victim to me would have been Iago from shakespeare's novel, Othello. Iago was evil hearted to the core, he was geniusly manipulative, and schemeful. The most victimized person we have read about in my opinion would also be from shakespeare's novel, Othello desdemona. Desdemona who was the most honest person in the novel, was victimized by her husband who believed she had cheated on him. The most venerable person of all the stories we have read would be Hester Prynne from Nathaniel Hawthorne's

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