Shakespeares Othello Essay - Honest Iago :: GCSE Coursework Shakespeare Othello

Othello - Honest Iago The about interesting and round character in the tragic play Othello, byWilliam Shakespeare, is honest Iago. Through carefully gigabytegh-out wordsand actions, Iago manipulates others to do things in which he benefits.Iago is the main driving force in Othello, pushing several characterstowards their tragic end. Iago is not a traditional villain for he plays a strange and complexrole. Unlike most villains in tragic plays, evidence of Iagos dissimulationis not clearly visible. Iago is smart and an excellent judge of populationand their characters. He uses this keen sense of knowledge to hisadvantage. For example, Iago knows that Roderigo has feelings forDesdemona and assumes he would do anything to have her as his possess. Iagoattempts to manipulate Roderigo by sayingIt cannot be that Desdemona should long continue her slam to the Moor-put money in thy purse- nor he his to her It is a violent commencement,and thou shalt see and answerable sequestration put but money in thypurse. Act I, Scene III. By playing on Roderigos hopes, Iago swindles money and jewels fromRoderigo, making himself a substantial profit. Iago also says, Thus do Iever cause my fool my purse Act I, Scene III once Roderigo has left.Honest Iago cleverly disguises his own goals as Roderigo blindlyfollows him. Iago continually operates with alterier motives in Othello. Iago takesadvantage of his friendships with Cassio as soundly as Roderigo. Cassioblindly follows Iago, thinking the entire time that Iago is trying to admirer him. During this whole time, Iago plans the demise of Cassio, hissupposed friend. In order to obtain Cassios typeset as lieutenant, Iagoconvinces Cassio to take another drink, knowing very well that it pull up stakes bring out him drunk and disgrace him. Iago obviously tries to tarnish Cassioscharacter when he says, What, man Tis a night of revels the gallantsdesire it Act II, Scene III. Iago is able to make Cassio defy his ownreasoning and relu ctantly take another drink. As a result of his deviousscheming, Iagos achieves his goal and Othello terminates Cassio as hislieutenant. Iago successfully manipulates the people around him bybuilding a trust, a trust in which all of Iagos victims believe to be anhonest trust. The friendship and honesty Iago wrong imposes upon Othello makes iteasy for Othello to never imagine the possibility that Iago has evilmotives. Othello holds Iago as his smashed friend and advisor. He believesIago to be a person, of exceeding honesty, who knows all qualities,