Othello‚ Iago begins the play by working for Roderigo as his personal spy. Roderigo pays Iago to help him pursue Desdemona. Iago plans to drain Roderigo of his earnings‚ but soon realizes it is not enough to please him. Iago wanted the promotion of Lieutenant‚ but lost it to Othello’s best friend Cassio. In revenge‚ Iago acts on his personal hatred for Othello‚ and comes to the conclusion that he too‚ wants Desdemona. This shows that despite Cassio and Othello’s higher rank over Iago‚ Iago will ultimately
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tepid “Gertrude‚ do not drink (Hamlet 5.2.291).” Maurice Charney calls Iago a master of a withering and dismissive contempt (Charney‚ 256). Even as he is setting up Roderigo to kill Cassio‚ he refers contemptuously about Roderigo saying‚ “I have rubbed this young quat almost to the sense (Othello 5.1.11)”‚ calling Roderigo by a derogatory term meaning boil or pimple. In fact‚ Iago would be just as happy if Cassio kills Roderigo as he says “Now‚ whether he kill Cassio‚ or Cassio him‚ or each do kill
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guilt‚ he orders Iago to execute Cassio and he kills his wife himself. MaleMain Character Mental Sex Othello moves to solve his problems by using linear thinking. When Brabantio accuses Othello of using witchcraft to seduce Desdemona‚ Othello suggests that she be summoned to give evidence of their courtship. When he’s disturbed by the commotion during the celebration‚ Othello demands the witnesses identify those responsible‚ weighs the evidence‚ and metes out a punishment. When Iago accuses Desdemona
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tells him that Desdemona loves him; however the critical Iago can dismantle Othello’s trust in his wife by planting seeds doubt through what appears to be rational proof. Having built Othello’s curiosity about Cassio’s supposed thoughts; Iago manipulates Othello into seeing a situation between Desdemona and Cassio that does not exist. Because Othello suspects that Iago is aware of more details than he is telling‚ he begins questioning Iago. "Why of thy thought?"(3. 3. 108)‚ "What dost thou think
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“black creature.” This mocking tone is heightened through Roderigo’s description of Othello as “thick-lips owe” and reduces him to mere racial stereotype by referring him as his physical feature. The discriminatory language is amplified further when Iago later portrays Othello and Desdemona’s relationships as "an old black ram…tupping your white ewe" and "making the beast with two backs". The use of animal imagery of “ram” and “ewe” disparaged Othello to a simple beast and is stereotyped as sexually
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Othello. Iago has a reputation for honesty and uses it for dishonest purposes. He is a smart person‚ but he has a very high opinion of himself‚ takes delight in his own evil. He knows that he cannot let Othello down‚ so he wants to have the position of Cassio who is Othello’s loyal lieutenant. In the whole play‚ Iago continues through out to use tricks and tell lies to accomplish his wishes. Roderigo is a Venetian gentleman
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charismatic are key features contributing to Power of the Individual. Contrary to the ambitions of Martin Luther King Jr‚ Iago (Othello) expresses a motiveless malignity which directs his disguised exhibits of power. He may have slight ulterior motives- jealousy for Cassio’s lieutenancy and revenge at Othello’s betrayal- but his want of power is purely selfish; Power of the Individual. Iago weaves an intricate web of lies and influence‚ convincing Othello that Desdemona is an adulterer‚ yet separating himself
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it. The serpent is not meant to be thought of as a literal serpent‚ but rather to symbolize evil. Just as the Serpent‚ Iago can easily be seen as the evil force in the story. It is possible that Iago too is not meant to be taken literally‚ but to show the influence of evil in the characters. The characters who act on the influence of evil received their punishment: Roderigo‚ who loves Desdemona‚ goes on to die because of that; Cassio‚ who drinks too
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Essentially the main person or later referred to as a “devil” is Iago‚ the fiendish manipulator pulling the strings. Throughout the play Iago jumps at any attempt to sabotage Othello and Desdemona’s relationship and quite literally anyone who gets in his way including his own wife Emilia‚ whom he later stabs in a final act of cowardice and Michael Cassio who holds the rank of lieutenant‚ which is essentially what Iago wants. Iago starts derailing Othello at the very beginning of the play by going
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the likes of Iago‚ Othello and Desdemona. The characters and relationship among these individuals are well displayed in the storyline. For Instance‚ Iago’s Jealousy emerges after Othello endorsed Michael Cassio to the position of lieutenant. This action angered Iago because he had imagined that it could be applied to him. The jealousness of Iago takes the primary reason of these reactions. From the start of the drama‚ Iago’s devious aptitude is revealed as soon as he persuades Roderigo to communicate
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