I also want to point out that Othello makes a huge switch from being defensive on page to then giving into what Iago is saying on pages , and He has so much anger towards Cassio, there is no turning back for Othello.
The amount of time Iago spends to make Othello fall for his plan shows how bad he wanted his plan to work and how the more time he spent talking to Othello filling his mind with lies and answering all his thoughts gives Iago more of a chance at Othello believing him. Iago even acts as if he is trying to calm Othello down because of all the hate he has towards Cassio after Iago shares the evidence with him in the middle of page Iago is an evil manipulator that uses his loving words and conveys his love for Othello as a powerful technique to sway Othello in believing everything.
All in all, Iago has caused a lot of damage towards Othello, Desdemona and Cassio. I believe that at the end of this scene he did a successful job in making Othello fall for his plan!
Jackie, I definitely agree that Iago knows how to work each character and make them tick. It is sad how Othello truly believes Iago and thinks of him as a friend, while Iago is only thinking about himself and basically stabs Othello in the back. Shakespeare allows the audience to see through Iago right from his first long speech in Act 1 Scene 1, in which he demonstrates his bitter spirit towards Othello and envy of Cassio, who was promoted in his place. Iago is intent on revenge against both Cassio and Othello.
One of his motives appears to be greed, which allies him with the arch betrayer, Judas see Betrayal At first he confides in Roderigo, but because Roderigo is a useful agent in his plot, he soon confides in no-one but himself. Thus the audience have direct access to his thoughts and plotting, via his many soliloquies. They are in the awful position of knowing how Iago distorts the truth yet not being able to do anything about it.
In Act 2 Scene 3, Iago even indulges in a mock debate with the audience, where he asks them rhetorical question s and answers them with a fiendish logic. Twice he asks how he can be called a villain when he is only giving Cassio sound advice, conveniently ignoring the fact that it was he who got Cassio into trouble in the first place.
When devils will the blackest sins put on, They do suggest at first with heavenly shows,. Iago knows himself and arrogantly pursues his goal, confident in the knowledge that he can lie and lie again, and yet be believed by everyone he is determined to destroy. Possibly the most heinous villain in Shakespeare, Iago is fascinating for his most terrible characteristic: his utter lack of convincing motivation for his actions.
In the first scene, he claims to be angry at Othello for having passed him over for the position of lieutenant I. He is willing to take revenge on anyone—Othello, Desdemona, Cassio, Roderigo, even Emilia—at the slightest provocation and enjoys the pain and damage he causes. He seems almost to wink at the audience as he revels in his own skill. He certainly seems to take great pleasure in preventing Othello from enjoying marital happiness, and he expresses his love for Othello frequently and effusively.
Kennedy, X. San Francisco: Pearson, Rosenberg, Marvin. University of Delaware Press, Shakespeare, William. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. San Franciso: Pearson Courier Corporation, 5 July You are commenting using your WordPress.
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