Ricardo Gimenez Britez Dr. Casie Hermansson English 320 29 May 2012 The “trusted” advisor Iago is the main antagonist character of Shakespeare’s “Othello‚ the Moor of Venice” also Othello’s ally‚ Iago is married to Emilia‚ who is an assistant to Othello’s wife‚ Desdemona. The story tell us that Iago hates Othello for some reason the readers don’t know‚ so he plans to get closer to Othello‚ therefore gain his trust and destroy him by saying that his wife is having an affair with his lieutenant
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Of all the characters presented in Shakespeare’s literature the most sinister one is without a doubt Iago. He is a ruthless sociopath. No other character can even come close to his evil. Most of the antagonists present in Shakespeare’s plays have valid reasons for the troubles the cause. Iago doesn’t for the most part he just has a burning hatred for the world especially Othello. <br> <br>Iago is the whole reason there is any conflict in Othello . If he never had entered the play Othello would have
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tragedy of Othello‚ Iago draws out the true nature of Othello‚ inch by inch. He tangles the Moor into a web of lies‚ hatred and deceit- which leads to devastating consequences. Reputation is the most outstanding theme in this play as it visibly classifies characters and it defines relationships between each of them. At the conclusion of Act 2‚ Shakespeare uses various methods to present Iago to the audience‚ and reveal his ideas and thoughts‚ the most effective being a soliloquy. "Motiveless malignance"
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Iago/Othello: The Main Character The whole Iago verses Othello on who’s the main character of this tragedy has been going on for decades. Iago is a manipulative‚ revenge seeking‚ nefarious villain; although he seeks all this attention he is not of great importance in my opinion. Othello is the main character in Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Othello for a number of reasons some of them being; without him there would be no play everything revolves around him‚ the title of this play is his
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Tybalt’s Soliloquy About Romeo After Romeo Gives No Response to His Challenge I abhor thy actions‚ thy name‚ and thee; Tis villain Romeo to whom I speak. Hercules to Antaeus‚ I’ll crush thee. A simple feat‚ since love is all you seek. Coz mine believes thee a boy of honour‚ O Romeo‚ oh how quickly thy flees. Thou must fear thou will emerge a goner‚ From my challenge‚ thou hast no valour I see. I am fiery Tybalt‚ I will make you cry. Hear the whooshing from my sword‚ as it be‚ My guiding
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Because revenge is unjustified‚ it is easier for Iago to perform evil actions because he is the play’s villain; whereas‚ it is difficult for Hamlet to perform evil actions because he is a protagonist. Shakespeare’s placement of character traits creates a large impact on Iago and Hamlet’s revenge strategies. Because Iago is an antagonist‚ committing evil crimes is what his persona is meant to do. Villains are primarily ones to hold solely evil traits with little room for sympathy or improving one’s
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done by the antagonist‚ Iago. Iago’s cruelty to not only Othello‚ but all others around him‚ reveals his villainous personality. Iago acts through selfish reasons alone‚ and stops at no lengths in order to get to what he wants. Through the character Iago‚ Shakespeare‚ in his play Othello‚ explores the concept of the evil nature of man and argues that one who is motivated purely by greed and the desire for power will ultimately face the consequences of his or her actions. Iago is one of the most interesting
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In William Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ Iago is seen by many as an honest and trustworthy person‚ though in reality he is a man of deceit and malevolence. This duplicitous nature of Iago’s is arguably one of Shakespeare’s most intriguing antagonists. From the outset‚ the audience is immediately drawn in by his sinister‚ yet unclear motives by revealing to them – “I am not what I am”. Iago is truly an evil character: he is extremely immoral and wicked‚ associating himself with the devil. He shows no
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In the play Othello by William Shakespeare the antagonist Iago believes that he only told Othello his thoughts and “no more than what he found himself was apt and true”. In the end there is doubt as to who is responsible for the tragedy that occurs. This tragedy is where Iago murders Emilia and Roderigo and Othello murders Desdemona and commits suicide. The end of the play suggests that it is Othello who is responsible for the tragedy that unfolds as it was him that ended up murdering Desdemona and
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Examine the presentation of Iago in acts one and two. Sophie Shakespeare has created the character of Iago as the villain of the play. He drives the plot as he schemes and manipulated other characters. He fascinates and terrifies the audience with his revengeful plotting which he has no real motivation for. In Iago’s first big speech he is already moaning about not being promoted giving of a negative feel to his character and declaring his hatred for Othello. Within his first ten lines of the
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