The reader sees the true evil of Iago and how he fools the other characters into believing he is an honourable man. Iago is the whole reason there is any conflict in Othello . Had he never entered the play Othello would have married Desdemona and they would have lived happily ever after. Right from the beginning of the play to the very end he causes conflicts. He is directly or indirectly responsible for the deaths of Othello, Desdemona, Emilia, Cassio, and Roderigo, which happen to be all of the main characters.
Laura Niemi Dr. Tait ENG 450 21 October, 2012 Othello The analysis of this play doesn’t begin with Othello, but it does start with the fact that Iago is the evil person portrayed here. He plays on Othello’s thoughts and emotions which makes Othello absolutely insane. He uses the passion that Roderigo has for Desdemona as a dagger to play on his unending nerves. He also uses Cassio’s character of love as well as drink against the lieutenant, along with Desdemona’s chastity against her. His plan of action was almost complete if he was able to murder Cassio.
In the play “Othello,” by William Shakespeare, the character Iago is slowly transforming himself into a devil by undertaking a “devils office.” What this means is that Iago is slowly starting to do evil actions and follow the path of becoming more like the devil. “If I can fasten but one cup upon him… He’ll be full of quarrel and offense” (Act II, Sc 3, ll 49) Iago is purposely trying to get Cassio drunk in order for him to make a mistake and make it easy for Roderigo to provoke Cassio into a fight. The reason Iago is provoking Cassio to get in fights, is so when Othello catches him, Cassio will be stripped of his position, and his position will be given to Iago. The fact that Iago would take such extreme measures in order to obtain a position he was not given shows devil like qualities such as deception, desperation, and untrustworthiness. Ultimately, due to his intoxication, Cassio stabs Montano, and is stripped of his position by Othello.
There is no doubt in « Othello » as to the role Shakespeare has given Iago, he is the villain, masterful at deceit he generates most evil in the play. The clever soldier, his incredible acting allows him to be two or three completely different people. During most of the Act the audience finds itself constantly trying to find a motive for Iago’s actions but finds none that can justify what he is about to do. What does seem to come back again and again is his view on women which he sees as sex rapacious and a danger to his machiavellian plans. Scene 1 offers us a good preview as to what Iago is going to do for the rest of the Act and ultimately the rest of the play.
Iago not only attempts to seek out his own personal revenge, but he manipulates several other characters in order to help him reach his own goal. He plays on the other characters’ weaknesses and personal tragedies to help him reach his own ultimate revenge. As is proven by the end of the play, Shakespeare is clearly stating his personal belief that revenge is improper. This can be seen through the ultimate downfall of Iago and all those involved. In his play Othello, Shakespeare uses the plot, characters, and ultimate destructive ending to all to show the reader his opinion that all revenge is improper.
Hence it is evident to see how jealousy has consumed Othello and how it is described as the “green eyed monster”. Shakespeare also conveys the theme of jealousy in other areas of the play through other characters like the antagonist, Iago. Iago’s jealousy stems from several things which include Othello promoting Cassio instead of Iago as lieutenant, Iago’s suspicion of Othello sleeping with his wife and Cassio’s “beauty”. He uses these events as superficial motives to fuel his revenge to bring everyone down which represents his
A Reader’s Morals Without Dante Alighieri living in the present to give us the purpose and message of writing The Divine Comedy, we can only rely on the accuracy of the translators and our own perspective of the poet’s poem. While examining Canto IV, the religious views of the poet seem to be the major influence of how the damned should be judged. In addition, in Canto XIII, violence against oneself will also grant one a reservation in the seventh circle of hell, regardless of one’s intentions. The characters in Limbo don’t deserve to suffer forever in hell, nor does Pier delle Vigne for taking his own life. The intention of these “sinners” was to never go against God or commit crime, which is very disturbing.
Hamlet’s slaying of Polonius only leads Hamlet to believe that it was a heaven-sent tool of vengeance to punish Polonius’s sins and to stain his own soul with blood. Shakespeare’s use of dramatic irony exposes the deeper meaning and function of Hamlet’s actions. Hamlet denounces Ophelia in order to break all emotional connections with her, although this gets him no closer to revenge with Claudius. Hamlet expresses the same prejudice and hate in his outburst towards Ophelia that he does when he is thinking aloud to himself. Hamlet’s ingenious scheme to write a play in order to trigger a guilty reaction from Claudius is not typical of a madman.
There are other important applications for confessing the word of the blood of the Lamb The bible say’s, “resist the devil and he will flee from you”. I was thinking, how can we resist the devil in such a way that he will flee from us? Now of course there are lots of angles we could look at, such as not giving in to temptation, however my thoughts ran along the theme of recognizing that the key is knowing what his name means and resisting accordingly. The devil and Satan are the same person all the others are evil spirits or demons. Demons afflict people with diseases among other things, but the name devil means false accuser or slanderer.
It explains Iago’s insatiable desire for revenge against Othello, explores the theme of jealousy in the play, and gives light to Iago’s manipulative deceptions and dishonesties. The soliloquy highlights a lot of important facts about the central characters and themes in “Othello”. The extract explains Iago’s relentless desire for revenge against Othello. As Iago believes that the Moor has wronged him in many ways, he sees it somewhat appropriate to plot revenge against him and those close to him. Iago has many rather theoretical reasons for his revenge, one of which being his failure to receive the spot of lieutenant, and the other being that he “suspect[s] the lusty Moor” of sleeping with his wife, Emilia.