Hero of Othello
Roderigo, a soldier in Othello's army, is in love with Desdemona and is deceived by Iago into thinking that Desdemona holds some affection for him. Iago, who is Othello's ancient or his counselor, desires to hold Othello's position and so tries to devise a plan to become general. As proved by the outcome of the play, Othello was too naive and kindhearted to properly lead an army. Iago felt that he should have been promoted to be Othello's lieutenant but Cassio was promoted instead. The outcome of the play also proves that Iago was more efficient in achieving his goals. Iago's plan is one that involves Cassio, Othello's second in command, Roderigo and Desdemona. Iago is better qualified than either Cassio or Othello if he devised such a plan without either of them noticing. The same strategies he uses in everyday life he would be able to employ in battles. Iago has proven to be the ultimate soldier. Iago instills jealousy in both Roderigo and Othello by leading each of them to think that Desdemona and Cassio are having an affair. He accomplishes all this without being discovered until the end. During the course of the play, Othello is further deceived by Iago to believe that Desdemona is unfaithful t
Through Iago's planning, Roderigo gets a chance to kill Cassio but fails. When Iago sees Roderigo's failure to carry through with the plan, he wounds Cassio in the leg and kills Roderigo. When Othello hears commotion in the streets below he thinks that Cassio is dead and smothers Desdemona. When Cassio, Gratiano (relative to Brabantio), Montano (Cyprus official), and Iago hear Emilia's screams from Othello's bedroom they discover what he has done. Iago is revealed as the culprit and he then kills Emilia. After this Othello commits suicide and Iago is taken away to be punished. All these other examples are logical and rational but yet we choose to view Iago's search for the "American (or Venetian) Dream", a sadistic one. One can argue that Iago's reasoning bordered on a thin line between sanity and insanity but yet the unfairness of Othello's decision and his failure to account for his decision may explain Iago's frustration. It may be argued that Iago's pursuit of happiness involves the deaths of people and the destruction of their reputations, so therefore he is a villain. This may seem to be a sound argument but it fails to prove how Iago murdered anyone with a malicious intent. Iago can be said to be responsible for Roderigo's murder, but one must consider the extenuating circumstances involved. Roderigo's life threatened Iago's happiness, and in the same manner that Othello felt threatened by Iago, he needed to be removed. Iago killed Emilia only after his plan was discovered and was his way of setting her free from the cruel reality. Iago is simply seeking a better way of life for himself and Emilia, just as anyone else in our society may do. As in mos
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