Iago of "Othello" What makes a good villain? What qualities make one villain stand out from another? Is it their demeanor‚ ruthlessness‚ or the methods that they employ to accomplish their tasks? In any case‚ a great villain must leave the reader with a respect for their methods and a question about their motives. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ there is one character in Iago that fulfills all of these qualifications. Iago is a wonderful villain because he gains other’s trust‚ relentlessly takes advantage
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Iago uses the Elizabethan views and stereotypes to manipulate Othello to do his bidding. Iago assumes that Othello is insecure due to his ethnic heritage‚ and uses this to his advantage. Iago himself is influenced by the context--the Elizabethan society. While Iago is correct of Othello’s insecurity‚ it is because of the attitudes towards Blackamoors during the Elizabethan era that Othello was insecure itself. There is evidence that there were a considerable number of black people in England in
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AP English IV 15 March 2013 Iago Shakespeare successful used the power of language in his plays‚ especially Othello. In that tragedy‚ Iago plays an important and major role and is described by Shakespeare as a villain‚ liar‚ and masculine; he shows his felling to the audience by the use of speech. These monologues of Iago are used to create mystery and lead the downfall of the protagonists in the play. By the end of the play‚ the audiences can see through the irony in Iago’s last words. A fundamental
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remorseless and cruel man with a heart of stone manipulates good natured people into becoming insane. Iago‚ the puppet master‚ creates madness throughout the entire novel. He convicted many persuasive scandals in order to satisfy no one but himself. Madness‚ Manipulation‚ and Mendacious are some qualities to describe the main antagonist‚ Iago‚ in the play “Othello‚” by William Shakespeare. Iagos madness plays a very important role in this play‚ in fact if it weren’t for Iago’s madness and manipulations
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Title: The Silence of Iago Author(s): Daniel Stempel Publication Details: PMLA 84.2 (Mar. 1969): p252-263. Source: Shakespearean Criticism. Ed. Dana Ramel Barnes. Vol. 35. Detroit: Gale Research‚ 1997. p252-263. From Literature Resource Center. Document Type: Critical essay Bookmark: Bookmark this Document Full Text: COPYRIGHT 1997 Gale Research‚ COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale‚ Cengage Learning [In the essay below‚ Stempel examines Iago’s motives and the irrationality of evil which‚ the critic argues
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Othello’s blind acceptance of Iago’s web of lies is the result of his inability to think straight due to his jealousy of Desdemona along with Iago’s success in manipulating the general population. He was heartbroken and jealous of his wife’s supposed betrayal. This was supported by the fact that Iago had not just fooled Othello into believing his lies‚ all the characters within the play had believed in Iago’s lies. To strengthen the proposed theme further‚ it can be noted that Iago is a very manipulative
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Othello’s final speech is highly important in relation to raising concerns that are prominent throughout the play. Jealousy‚ manipulation‚ and race are all very notable themes that are evident within Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello. Within the play‚ many characters fall victim to Iago’s deceiving and manipulative actions. Othello‚ Cassio‚ and Roderigo are a few of the many that have been impacted greatly within the play and because of Jealousy and manipulation are one of the main concerns that caused
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In Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ Iago achieves great power through his ability to manipulate others‚ reveals that people have become more trusting of each other. Iago uses his ability to manipulate people in order to get Othello to believe in what he is saying. Since Iago is the character in which Othello trusts the most‚ Iago must convince him that he is in fact worthy and trusting. Using honesty‚ loyalty‚ and Rodrigo’s love for Desdemona Iago is able to manipulate everybody.
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In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ the character Iago lacks a superego which allowed his id to run free and this caused him to lack any form of sympathy and to become a sociopath. This led to him hurting everyone he could and to his eventual downfall. He also tried to justify his actions throughout the play to reinforce his righteous ego. First to understand Iago and his actions we must look at what the id‚ ego‚ and superego actually are. According to Freud these are different divisions that
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Macbeth is the driving force behind Macbeth’s downfall Lady Macbeth? The driving force behind Macbeth’s downfall? Certainly not. Macbeth was completely and solely responsible for all the acts of great evil which were to lead to his downfall‚ and to even suggest the blame can be shifted on his wife is ludicrous. From his very first meeting with the witches‚ Macbeth’s mind became instantly plagued with thoughts of murder and treachery. The guilty start that Banquo noticed:
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