Frank Prentice Rand explains and gives reasons for Iago’s behavior and how he is the villain of the play. Rand’s claims that Iago shows his true face and tells his entire plan only to the readers while everyone else in the play sees him as a trustworthy and clever man the readers already know his evil side. Iago’s primary motive to become evil and seek revenge is jealousy because he suspects that Emilia cheated on him with Othello leading him to seek justice and make Othello believe that Desdemona betrayed him, thorough Iago’s talkativeness to himself the readers are aware of the real Iago while the characters in the play know the real Iago until the end.
A mentor, or a person who attempts to suggest and or change someone’s thoughts and possible actions. In the novel, Othello by William Shakespeare, the known mentor of Othello is Iago, the primary villain of the book. Due to his intense persuasion and influence, the whole novel seems to be changed by his cutting personality. In the book, Othello, William Shakespeare successfully creates Iago, a rude, manipulative, harsh mentor of Othello, seemingly changing the plot line and outcomes of certain situations, in turn, relating to the novel as a whole by reaching a sense of a negative, and unfriendly tone.
In the play Othello, Iago represents Marxist criticism through his pursuit of power that fuels his need for deceit in the story. He manipulates and deceives the other characters throughout the entire play. For instance when he set Cassio up with drinking the alcohol he got exactly what he wanted out of that, Cassio lost his rank as Lieutenant. Desdemona, Othello, and Roderigo were all deceived by Iago. Desdemona was deceived into thinking that she was helping a strong and noble man even though Iago was using that time to set her up.
Throughout history many of the great generals often had a right hand man or lieutenant to help make important decisions. When Iago was passed over for this great position he was willing to go to any length to achieve the position he felt he deserved. In the play, Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago became the antagonist in one of Shakespeare's most well-known plays. Iago used manipulation, deception, and creative thinking to hatch a plan that would cause the death of nearly every main role in the play.
Iago the squirrel was evil. My name for him is fitting, for as the villain character Iago from Shakespeare’s play “Othello” out-maneuvered everyone using sinister methods, so did Iago the squirrel display skills as a cunning, master manipulator. I loathe Iago and this is why.
Character can be broken despite how strongly it is shaped. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Othello, Othello was a brave Moor who was quick to marry his lover Desdemona. His sinister ensign Iago deceived him into believing his loyal wife had committed adultery. Although Othello believed the alleged accusations, he also gave up his moral character to Iago. Regardless of the lack of trust from Othello, Desdemona did deceive her father prior to the situation.
One form of power is discrimination power, Iago expresses this to Othello, announcing that he is a worthless animal “an old black ram” (1:1), racial slues are used as Iago’s emotions towards Othello are jealousy, envy and the desire for his power this is to show the hatred Iago has for Othello. As we know Iago is an impolite and manipulative character throughout the play he admits that he is dishonest “I will wear my heart upon his sleeve” (1:1). This is a metaphor as Iago will never be his true self and show his true emotions. Political power is used a lot in Othello in many different contexts. After a drunk night out with Roderigo, Cassio finds himself regretting his last night decisions “Oh, I have lost my reputation!”
In William Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago is the master manipulator that caused all the problems and deceit in others in, Not Othello. In William Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago is far more culpable than Othello for the deaths of everyone in the play, because Iago is a manipulator and caused everyone to distrust, betray and kill each other, an example being how he caused Othello to kill Desdemona. Iago caused people to distrust each other by manipulating everyone, which caused everyone to kill each other because they trusted Iago and fell victim to his manipulative lies. Iago manipulated Brabantio, Cassio, and Othello.
Psychopaths have attributes of detachment, insincere speech, selfishness, and violence. In the tragedy, Othello, the playwright William Shakespeare constructs an antagonist with such traits. This evil character, Iago, is known for being one of the most sinister villains Shakespeare has even written. Through Iago’s psychopathic manipulations and detached persona, Shakespeare shows that psychopaths are not redeemable in the play.
Shakespeare’s Othello begins with Iago, who is disgruntled because the rank of lieutenant was given to Michael Cassio rather than to himself, already causing trouble for those in Venice by screaming out claims of Othello’s wrongdoings. The operations of Iago are what carry the plot of Othello forward and are what lead many to the fallacy of Iago being the lead. The actual lead Othello follows the inherent traits of mankind creating decisions based on morality, but Iago is unyielding to moral judgment and intends to complete his agenda no matter the repercussions. Iago wishes to take revenge on Othello and Cassio for stripping him of the position that he believes that he had earned. However, Iago does not desire the revenge he carries out to be swift, but rather in a long meticulous fashion in order to enjoy the suffering of his adversaries to the fullest.
Othello’s confidence for a loyal man to maintain honesty and morals are contradicted through Iago’s actions: “in a man that’s just / They are close dilations, working from the heart, / That passion cannot rule” (3.3.123). Iago, due to the understatement to his name, is not perceivable as hateful. Othello’s willingness to sense Iago’s distress, and to believe his accusations, is because of the lack of awareness Othello has for his vengeance. Iago is of such little power and relevance within societal ranking that if he were to have intentions to sabotage anyone, which he does, are not considered, thus making him easily trustworthy to those of greater dominance. Society’s view of an individual determines how others consider and surmise their persona, though these conclusions may be false.
Iago is a unique and complicated character. He is intelligent in that he is able to manipulate people and events in his favour, which he thrives on throughout the play, classifying him as the antagonist of the play. Driven by jealousy and hatred, Iago plots against Othello to destroy his character and reputation. Knowing that if he foolishly attacked such a respected man directly, he would be sentenced to death. As a result, he devises to use other people to obtain what he desires by influencing the characters in the play to suit his plan.
Iago’s role in William Shakespeare’s Othello One of William Shakespeare’s well-known plays is Othello. This play is a tragedy, believed to have been written in 1603. Othello is still regularly performed in expert and group theatre alike, and has been the hotspot for various operatic, film, and scholarly adjustments. The story of the play revolves around its two main characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army and his unfaithful ensign, Iago. The play tells how the powerful army, Othello whose life and marriage are destroyed by a misleading and jealous, Iago.
While Iago fills the characters’ minds with lies, the characters will act according to the lies thinking he is honest. Although his lies are sometimes subtle it affects the Othello is one of the victims who believed Iago. You can already tell that Othello has been fooled when he calls him “a man [of] honesty and trust”. The audience already knows that Iago is a liar and loathes Othello, so the audience can tell when Iago is being two-faced and that Othello truly believes in him. Iago’s impact on Othello makes him lose control of his
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.
In the same way, Iago and Othello face unforeseen consequences at the end of the play. Iago’s reputation, the same as Othello, is ruined when the truth comes out. Before the drama ends, Lodovico says to Iago, “O Spartan dog/More fell than anguish, hunger, or the sea/Look on the tragic loading of this bed/ This is thy work-The object poisons sight/Let it be hid” (Shakespeare 5.5.415-419). Lodovico calls Iago a “dog” that shows contempt for Iago.