is iago evil
"I am not what I am." What is Iago? -- as distinct from what he pretends to be -- and what are his motives? In Shakespeare's, Othello, the reader is presented the classic battle between the deceitful forces of evil and the innocence of good. It are these forces of evil that ultimately lead to the breakdown of Othello, a noble venetian moor, well-known by the people of Venice as a honourable soldier and a worthy leader. Othello's breakdown results in the muder of his wife Desdemona. Desdemona is representative of the good in nature. Good can be defined as forgiving, honest, innocent and unsuspecting. The evil contained within Othello is by no means magical or mythical yet is represented by the character Iago. Iago is cunning, untrustworthy, selfish, and plotting. He uses these traits to his advantage by slowly planning his own triumph while watching the demise of others. It is this that is Iago's motivation. The ultimate defeat of good by the wrath of evil. Not only is it in his own nature of evil that he suceeds but also in the weaknesses of the other characters. Iago uses the weaknesses of Othello, specifically jealousy and his devotion to things as they seem
Othello and Desdemonda's elopement to Desdemona's father, Brabantio. of lieutenant. Michael Cassio has been appointed this position. Iago manipulate Othello. By controlling Othello, Iago would essentially ironically, is that he trusted his wife Emilia and found that she was Desdemona. Desdemona is described frequently by other characters as considering that Othello is superior to him. It is for this reason disatisfaction by Othello. Iago when forced to tell the truth against "she is divine, the grace of heaven" (Act II, Scene I), while Iago in factor that leads him to lie, cheat, and commit crimes on other
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