Othello
How Iago Succeeds In His Quest To Destroy Othello Iago succeeds in his quest to destroy Othello by playing mind games with him. He subtly puts a negative spin on all of the information that he feeds to Othello to increase his distrust in Cassio and Desdemona. Iago also uses other people who unwittingly aid his plans to twist the thoughts of Othello. Finally Iago uses the handkerchief that Othello gave to Desdemona to convince him that Desdemona is cheating on him. Iago combines all of these tricks in a devious brew that totally deceives Othello and succeeds in destroying him. Iago is livid at the fact Cassio was promoted to the position of Othello's chief lieutenant instead of himself. Another reason that he is furious with Othello is that there are rumors going around that there was something going on between Othello and Emilia, Iago's wife. Between this and the fact that he feels that he should be Othello's right hand man so he vows vengeance on both Othello and Cassio. . He begins his plan by awakening Dedemona's father, Brabantio, and informing him that his only daughter has eloped with Othello. As can be imagined Brabantio is enraged by this and sets out to confront Othello. When he sees Othello he accuses him of
He uses the information that she unwittingly provides to further advance his own treacherous plot. It was a magical web that gave its possessor the power to hold her husband's love. But the straw that breaks the camels back is when Cassio's mistress comes and scornfully gives the handkerchief that Iago planted in his room. Iago fails in his mission to kill Cassio and returns to find Desdemona dead at Othello's hand and his wife, Emilia, has told Othello about his deceit. A perfect example of this is Roderigo. The handkerchief was a very special thing to Othello. Iago uses this as his trump card and plays on Roderigo's emotions like a guitarist plucks the strings. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. It seems whenever there is risk of getting caught doing something wrong Roderigo is there to act as Iago's fall man. This pushes Othello over the edge and he orders Iago to kill Cassio. When Cassio gets totally drunk it is Roderigo who precipitates the quarrel in which the Cyprus official is injured. Yet Iago himself pays the ultimate price, his life. Iago also uses his wife Emilia who is servant and best friend to Desdemona.
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