In this passage taken out of the play Othello written by Shakespeare during the Elizabethan era in England, the audience is introduced to a monologue spoken by the character Iago to his acquaintance Rodrigo. The context of this scene is that both Rodrigo and Iago feel that they have been cheated by Othello in some way: Rodrigo having been cheated out of Desdemona of whom he was obsessively in love with, and Iago who felt cheated out of lieutenancy of which the position was given to Cassio, a person whom Iago felt was most unworthy of the rank. Being a play, the monologue is written in verse, and contains many literary elements such as metaphors and imagery. The structure of the play is placed in verse within lines which are embellished by the vocabulary, all of which help to illustrate a vivid imagery allowing the audience to gain a deep insight of Iago’s character. It is through this writing style that Shakespeare develops these themes and causes them to become engrained in the …show more content…
In line 2 Iago states, “I follow him [Othello] to serve my turn upon him […]” From this segment, Iago’s intentions become clear in that he wants to payback Othello, and will plan to plot against him which becomes all to successful as seen later in the play. This revenge that Iago wishes to afflict Othello with is backed by his ambitious nature which is seen in lines 3-16 in which he states that if one is not aggressive and is to kind they will get nothing out of it and will remain “ when he’s old, cashier’d.” It is this very ambition which drives him to progress his scheming and take revenge upon Othello. This scheming done by Iago is seen in the very last line of the monologue when he states, “I am not what I am” meaning that he pretends to be a friend to Othello but is actually conniving against him and planning his down
(In personal suit to make me his lieutenant) / Off-capped to him, and by the faith of the man / I know my price, I am worth no worse a place" (1. 1. 8-12). Iago is explaining why he hates Othello so much, to reassure Rodrigo that he'll help him take him down. We find out that Iago loathes Othello so much because, in his eyes, Othello stole Iago's job and rank from him. It's this hatred that leads Iago to emotionally manipulate Othello in an act of revenge, committing atrocious acts on the way.
From the very beginning of Othello, he was plotting and formulating every conversation and sabotage so it would execute perfectly. He lives his life for revenge and to get at people and bring them down, even people that he knows trust him. He has already formulated a plan and starts putting it into motion within the first three acts of the book (Zender and Omer). Iago is so invested in destroying people that he even takes notice to everyone’s weaknesses and uses them against the individual. This falls into the category of emotional shallowness and glibness, more psychopath
While he knows that his actions are immoral, he embraces it fully by calling for evil forces to help in his plans to destroy Othello’s life. This imagery shows Iago’s true nature to the audience, one that wishes for the corruption of people’s lives and actively acting it out. Moreover, Iago refers to himself as a devil in a soliloquy after Cassio drunkenly --------, saying "When devils will the blackest sins put on, / They do suggest at first with heavenly shows, / As I do now" (2.3.351-353). He reveals his intentions to harm Othello to the audience, showing that he does not have empathy for Othello or those his actions would affect, showing his ------------------------------------------------------------------------.
In Act 3 of Shakespeare’s play Othello, Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to demonstrate the catastrophic results that will occur when Othello accumulates enough proof to believe Iago’s accusations, and the effect jealousy has on a person, like Othello, who will begin to abandon all morals and exact revenge. Iago makes an aggressive effort to persuade Othello that his wife has been unfaithful. As a result, Othello contemplates whether or not to believe him, but ultimately determines that “to be once in doubt/Is (-- removed HTML --) to be resolved” (III.iii.210-211). At first, Othello rejects this notion of jealousy as he believes he has nothing to be insecure about, “for [Desdemona] had eyes, and chose [him].” (III.iii.220).
The following passage is significant to the play ‘Othello’ in retrospect to the plot progression, as it reiterates themes and introduces important facets to the plot development. Through Iago’s cunning manipulation and Shakespeare’s crafting of language, this passage is constructed as a pivotal point of the play, marking the transition of Othello’s personality and revealing his deepest insecurities that eventually lead to his downfall and tragic ending. Iago wields a lot of power over all the characters throughout the play, but in this passage in particular he is presented at his most powerful. The passage is riddled with subtle suggestions and insinuations by Iago to raise Othello’s suspicions of his wife’s fidelity, opening with the admonition to “beware, my lord, of jealousy!
In the beginning of the novel, Shakespeare describes Iago as a mastermind of manipulating others. Iago holds a grudge and resentment towards the Moor, Othello, because another soldier, lieutenant Cassio, has been promoted
In the book Othello, Iago is a very manipulating man, throughout the book he manages to manipulate three main people, Roderigo, Cassio, and Othello. He uses all their weaknesses to bring them down. Iago wants revenge on Othello, because Othello overlooks Iago and his abilities, so Iago manipulates these three characters to get back at Othello in the long run. He comes up with a very good plan to get each other to turn against one another. So in the end he ends up getting what he wanted, revenge.
Throughout the play, he would often talk about Iago in the same manner as in Act 2, scene 2, “a man he is of honesty and trust”( II,ii. 323-324). Given that Othello trusted who he thought was his best friend, it was easier for Iago to bring Othello down. The root of Iago’s evil intentions is jealousy, which he describes to be like a “green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on” (III,iii. 196-197). He speaks of it in a way that captures how it affects man because that is what he was going through after Cassio got the lieutenancy.
This statement is directed towards Othello, and is significant for many reasons. This statement directly relates to how Iago is targeting Othello’s major weakness, which is jealousy. However, this quote also adds dramatic irony to the play because Iago’s major motive throughout the tragedy is his own jealousy of Cassio. This statement also foreshadows how jealousy will ultimately be the cause of the demise of many characters throughout the
As the audience receives more information about his hatred for Othello, it is still vague on how and why exactly Iago wants to destroy him. Because of the lack of clarity, it creates a spark of interest to hear more of Iago’s
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Act 3, Scene 3 of Shakespeare’s Othello embodies a pivotal point in the play, as it is a transition act that grounds the foundation of Iago’s development as an antagonist and the play’s development as a tragedy. In fact, Othello is written by William Shakespeare in the early 17th century. In Act 3 Scene 3, Iago begins his insinuations of an affair between Cassio and Desdemona, which petition Othello to consider the likelihood of Desdemona’s infidelity and Cassio’s disloyalty. In this particular scene, Shakespeare makes meticulous use of linguistic and dramatic techniques to characterise Iago as an scheming, deceptive and hypocritical antagonist.
He is manipulative and tells Othello to “observe her [Desdemona] well with Cassio” (Shakespeare, 3.3:197). Iago feeds Othello with countless lies and makes him miserable with something that is not factual. He is determined to get revenge and he does not realize Iago stands insincere. Furthermore, Iago is selfish when he tells Othello, “I am yours for ever” (3.3:479). He betrays Othello yet still let’s him depend on him for his own
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