Othello

A detailed Summary of Othello

A villain is a character who uses his good name, rank, or the trust that people have for him

to get what he wants at any cost. He usually manipulates everyone, and death usually

come to the villain. He is well liked by every character, which allows him to pull off his

tricks so well and easily. He uses his friendship with Othello to get what he wants, which

is the rank of lieutenant. Iago somehow finds his way into nearly every character's life

and some of those characters end up dead. Throughout the course of the play, he

manipulates the mind of Roderigo, making him believe that Desdemona actually has

feelings for him, causing Roderigo to carry out harsh actions which, under normal

circumstances, he would never consider. Iago also gets in Othello's head and puts in the

thought of Desdemona being unfaithful with Cassio. There are many more examples of

Iago's villainy throughout the play.

Iago's main goal throughout the play is to somehow obtain the rank of lieutenant,

which he feels should have been given to him instead of his friend Cassio. He begins by

telling Roderigo that Desdemona, at some point, had feelings for him, that is, before she

married Othello. Roderigo is heartbroken, and Iago sees his opp

One evening, Iago gets Cassio drunk before he is to guard the castle. Cassio tells

set up to where they have a fight in the dark streets. Iago runs out of the shadows and

dead before Desdemona, but Othello smothered her before he received news that Cassio

This is the chance Iago has to take care of both Roderigo and Cassio, so he has it

does not realize how deeply involved Desdemona and Othello are, so he still believes he

everyone was believing lies. He did all of this so that he could get what he wanted.

excites Roderigo, so he believes Iago since they are good friends. Iago is now just setting

generation to generation in Othello's family. It represents the love that the husband shows

Approximate Word count = 887
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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