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Othello
Iago is a complex and untrustworthy character in William Shakespears’s Othello. ... Things were not going his way: he did not make lieutenant, he was jealous of Othello and Cassio, and most of all honesty was getting him nowhere. ...
Throughout Shakespear’s Othello almost every character refers to Iago as an honest man while Iago cruelly lies and deceives one character after another. Othello says, "A man he is of honesty and trust" before letting Desdemona go with Iago to Cyprus[I. ... Othello also says, "Iago is most honest. ... 7] Othello also says “This fellow’s of exceeding honesty. ... Therefore he must have been an honest person before he decide to ruin Othello and Cassio, and this proves that he was not always a villain. ... So he tries to get the life he wants by taking revenge against Othello and Cassio. ... Iago first says his motive for hurting Othello is that he promoted Cassio and not himself. ... Iago also suspects Othello and Cassio of being sexually involved with his own wife. ... In Iagos first soliloquy he says when talking about Othello and Emilia, "I know not ift be true, but I, for mere suspicion in that kind, will do as if for surety. ...
Later in the play, Othello becomes more evil, very different from what we initially saw of him. ... Othello already has jealousy which Iago only brings out.
Approximate Word count = 1115
Approximate Pages = 4.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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