It seems fascinating that an interesting and clever character in a story, would be the villain, such is the case in Othello, by Shakespeare. As a moor, Othello has faced many challenges and prejudices throughout his life. When he becomes a soldier of high stature and honor and weds, he receives the jealousy and envy of Iago, the villain. The story revolves around the mischievous acts of Iago, his evil plans of making himself better than Othello. Iago conceives a plan of making Othello doubtful and unsure about his wife, Desdemona. At first, Iago's lies have no effect on Othello, but thru his relentlessness, Othello finally believes him. Othello, armed with anger and frustration, succeeds in killing her. Showing no pity for his beloved wife, he kills her, without listening to her side and story. Realizing he has been deceived by Iago, Othello in return kills himself. The true tragedy of the play consists of Othello not realizing how unnecessary his death and his wife's. The person, least expected to succeed and triumph in all his actions, as Iago. This play highlights the case of evil winning against good, to some perspectives.
             Throughout the story, he appears on every page, few pages are without him, either physically or spoken of. Being the most complex character, Iago, himself is a mysterious person. Many have come to question, why Othello is not called Iago, a play of his triumph over making other people's lives miserable. A simple answer can not be given to a difficult question, such as this. Perhaps the reason Iago, plays an extremely big part in the play, is because it symbolizes how evil plays a role in everyday life, it can be the deciding factor in forcing people to make the right, or in this case, the wrong choice. Iago, plays the major part of the instigator. He conceives and acts upon his mischievous plans. Although his deeds do not benefit him, he goes out of his way to make sure they go accordingly. After reading Oth...