Character Analysis of Iago
Oxford Dictionary defines villain as a, ' a wicked person; chief wicked character in a play or a story' (oxford 740). The character of Iago is a villainous character, which acts as an antagonist to bring down the main character (protagonist), Othello. He is a person who is capable of a cool hypocrisy, unreasonable hatred, and many evil acts, which he is able to plot them very easily. According to Stopford A. Brooke, ' it is a monstrous mind that had arrived by chance in the body of a non- commissioned officer' (Brooke 444). The whole play is nothing but a tragedy. Tragedy as Aristotle hinted long ago, ' arises out of the contemplation of the clash of forces and the triumph of the greater force, and its result in the human soul is to wake the feelings of pity and of awe' (Chambers 441). In analyzing the character of Iago, we have to consider the fact that in comparison to the other characters, he is very intellectual. His mind is very sharp and he is an intelligent man. As critic Nicoll points out that, ' He towers above all the rest with his fertile, acute, and normally far sighted brain power' (Nicoll 459
. . . O good Iago, In the end, I think Iago was distinctly attractive. He was probably more delightful to his companions until such time his wild scheme spin through his irresponsible brain. Indeed, he impressed them with his honesty and lively warmhearted friendliness. His spirit is fired with pleasure and action, and he is almost lightheaded. A typical quality of an antagonist is displayed by Iago, in which he mischievously teases the complaining victim, changes his irritation into positive anger and bringing the victim to a stage where he is ready to strike. At that point, the antagonist skillfully turns and clears away with a feeling of firmly in power. Good friend, go to him. (Shakespeare 1544). What shall I do to win my lord again? One of the qualities of Iago was that he was very logical as compared to other characters in the play. Other characters were very passionate. Iago is very logical in proving his things to everyone. He proved to Othello that his wife Desdemona had private relations with Cassio by showing him the handkerchief, which he had gi
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