Iago the Con from Othello
Date Submitted: 01/31/2004 12:36:01
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 3 pages (935 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 3 pages (935 words)
Othello
Perhaps the most interesting and exotic character in the tragic play 'Othello,'
by William Shakespeare, is 'Honest' Iago. Through some carefully thought-out
words and actions, Iago is able to manipulate others to do things in a way that
benefits him and moves him closer toward his goals. He is the main driving
force in this play, pushing Othello and everyone else towards their tragic
end.
Iago is not your ordinary villain. The role …
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…Othello is safe from this
villain. Othello holds Iago to be his close friend and advisor. He believes
Iago to be a person, 'of exceeding honesty, [who] knows all qualities, with
learned spirit of human dealings.' [Act III, Scene III, Line 257] Yes, he
does know all about human dealings, but no he is not honest. He uses the
trust Othello puts in him to turn Othello eventually into a jealous man,
capable of murder.
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