Othello Iago
As villain in Shakespeare's play Othello, Iago has two main actions. They are to plot and to deceive. Iago hates Othello for two reasons. He believes that Othello made love to his wife, and Iago is mad that Cassio was chosen to be Lieutenant instead of himself. From this hate comes the main conflict of the play. Iago plans to ruin Othello by carrying out a plan based on lies and deceit. This plan will make Iago the only person that Othello believes he can trust, and Iago will use this trust to manipulate Othello. First, Iago plans to remove Cassio from his position as lieutenant so that he himself take over Cassio's position as confidant and Lieutenant to Othello. Then Iago hopes to convince Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair. If Iago's plan unfolds properly, he will be granted the revenge that he believes he deserves. Iago's plan and his motives are disclosed through a series three of conversations. He speaks with Roderigo twice and Cassio once. These three conversations show how Iago manipulates others to gain his own ends, and they also give motives for Iago's behavior. The conversations all follow the same pattern. Iago first speaks with Roderigo and Cassio to forward his plan, and then
However, Iago does not seem to regard Emilia as a wife, and he uses her to forward his plans in the same way that he uses Roderigo. The only way that Iago's actions could be the result of his motives is if he is jealous of Othello for sleeping with Emilia. Iago pretends to be Cassio's friend and uses Cassio to begin the second phase of his plan. Iago acts in this illogical manner because he is a naturally bad person who has no real reason to hate Othello. Cassio thinks that Iago is "honest" (309) and trusts the advice that Iago gives. From there previous discussion, Roderigo believes that he will be with Desdemona when she is no longer with Othello. The Arden Shakespeare defines snipe as "fool" (p. Othello did not break up Iago's marriage by sleeping with Emilia; it is never proven that this even happened. He is able to say that Othello "hath leapt into my seat" (283) with such conviction because in his head Iago has made the rumor a fact. In the same speech, Iago's real plan is revealed only to the audience. Our general's wife is now the general. She is of so free, so kind, so apt, so blessed a disposition, she holds it a vice in her goodness not to do more than is requested (292-298). He states that he would never associate with someone like Roderigo except to gain his own ends. Othello loves Desdemona so much that if she believes Cassio to be trustworthy, Othello will believe it also.
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