Iago Is To Blame For Othello's Downfall

In the play Othello by William Shakespeare the current state of affairs is disturbing. Schemes, lies and murder are what now defines the characters. Iago is to blame for this chaos. At the beginning of the play Othello was the noble stature, a person that was well respected and a person that people could look up too. As the play goes on and Iago’s plan becomes reality Othello achieves human flaw. While the audience wishes to believe in Othello, his errors cause them to slowly lose hope. Iago’s deceiving character causes Othello to obtain impulsive behavior. From the basis of the play Iago was angry with Othello for giving Cassio the job over himself. He had plans to get back at Othello while tricking everyone else. Iago’s plans were successful.