Iago And Othello Othello starts the play as a respected and honorable general that has won the respect of the Duke, Brabantio, and Desdemona. However, Iago exposes his personal flaws of jealousy and being too trusting, which lead to murder and his own death. Iago has always been well respe...
perhaps Shakespeare’s consummate villain. Iago is so evil by nature that he does not even need any motivation for his antagonism toward Othello. He has been passed over for promotion, but that is clearly a pretext for a malignant nature whose hatred for Othello needs no specific grounds. It...
Iago’s allusion to Othello and Desdemona’s sexual relations through the imagery of an “old black ram” tupping a “white ewe” makes the racial prejudices contained within the play clear from the start. Black and white imagery is also used by Othello himself, in a way that suggests his...
Trusting Iago Of course, Iago has more than just hatred for Cassio to base his jealousy off of. He has conspired withRodrigo, who had wanted to marry Desdemona. Rodrigo, meanwhile, fans the flame of distrust that Iago already has for Othello when it comes to Iago's own wife. ...