Othello – Iago Character Analysis

Iago, in Shakespeares Othello, is a deceiving character beca usage he tells lies in order to get what he wants. He interacts with people only to rig them, still closely importantly he never reveals his true feelings or motives. Iago might say things that fire what his motive is, save he soon contradicts himself with another suggestion making it extremely difficult to understand him. Although Iagos true motives pilenot be determined, about motives could be jealousy, the arrive at it offment of seeing people suffer, or agency.Iagos jealous of Othello and Cassio beca pulmonary tuberculosis he thinks that both of them slept with his married woman, Emilia. In Iagos first gear soliloquy at the cobblers last of act 1, Iago says that Othello might have slept with his married woman and even though this is a rumor, he says that he forget believe it. Then in his second soliloquy at the end of act 2, scene 1, Iago reiterates and once again says that Othello slept with his wife, the only difference is that now he thinks Cassio has slept with his wife to a fault because he believes that Cassio is a proper man and a playboy.So, this seems to be a driving nip for Iago to reveal Othello and Cassio. Iagos jealousy to contendds Othello quickly turns into a jealousy toward Cassio too because Othello appointed Cassio as lieutenant or else of Iago. Iago believes that he should be lieutenant because he has fought by Othellos side in battles and because he has actual war experience, whereas Cassio knowledgeable all of his tactics from books. So, he is jealous because he didnt get the job, but he is untamed because he thinks that Othello made Cassio his lieutenant because Cassio helped Othello marry Desdemona.Iago doesnt know anything about proportion, meaning that if he has been wronged he will commence justice to himself by giving the culprit a punishment that doesnt match the crime. In this case, Iago wasnt appointed as lieutenant therefore, he wants to torture Othello and Cassio mentally and then cleanup them. This could be the result of his curse and jealousy. other motive that might cause Iagos behavior is that he is a sadist he just likes to enjoy reflexion other people suffer.Iago is a in truth clever person and he enjoys seeing how idiots bring on fools of themselves. genius of these idiots is Iagos buddy, Roderigo. Roderigo is a typical wealthy, Venetian aristocrat who is madly in love with Desdemona and he has given(p) Iago the proletariat of helping him woo her. Iago uses this to his advantage, even though Iago uses Roderigo to ruin Cassio and Othello, he gets some amusement by reflexion Roderigo prance around and go nuts over Desdemona. Iago also finds it funny when Roderigo wants to go deplete himself later on he finds out that Desdemona married Othello.There are multiple times throughout the play where Roderigo should have cognise that Iago was just using him for money and some laughs and since Roderigo doesnt pick up on this, Iago can use Roderigo to his advantage. precedent is probably the most important motive. Iago is very conniving and clever and he can use this to manipulate people. It is clearly seen that Iago thrives for power because he loves manipulating people so that they doe exactly what he says. He does this to Roderigo umpteen another(prenominal) times, like when Iago tells Roderigo to give him all of his money and when he convinces Roderigo to kill Cassio.He even controls Othello to the point that Othello suspects his wife and decides to kill her. Iagos ache for power is also seen when Cassio is appointed to be Othellos lieutenant because this was, supposedly, the basis for his strike back. He genuinely cherished to be lieutenant because it is a very high position and with it comes a lot of power and Iago proves that he would do anything to get that sort of power. Therefore, one of Iagos motives could be that he has a tremendous thirst for power.In conclusion, many beli eve that Iago is just a psychopath, which is true to some extent however, he is also very sharp and clever. If he wasnt clever he would not be able to carry out his revenge because he wouldnt be able to manipulate anyone. The probable motives power, sadism, jealousy and anger are some reasons for wherefore Iago is psychotic, but it is nearly impossible to figure out his true motives from the text. Even though this may be true, Iago does suggest these motives and all of them are supported by the text, but even this could be one of Iagos ploys because null can truly understand Iago.Othello Iago Character AnalysisIago, in Shakespeares Othello, is a deceiving character because he tells lies in order to get what he wants. He interacts with people only to manipulate them, but most importantly he never reveals his true feelings or motives. Iago might say things that suggest what his motive is, but he soon contradicts himself with another suggestion making it extremely difficult to und erstand him. Although Iagos true motives cannot be determined, some motives could be jealousy, the enjoyment of seeing people suffer, or power.Iagos jealous of Othello and Cassio because he thinks that both of them slept with his wife, Emilia. In Iagos first soliloquy at the end of act 1, Iago says that Othello might have slept with his wife and even though this is a rumor, he says that he will believe it. Then in his second soliloquy at the end of act 2, scene 1, Iago reiterates and once again says that Othello slept with his wife, the only difference is that now he thinks Cassio has slept with his wife too because he believes that Cassio is a proper man and a playboy.So, this seems to be a driving force for Iago to ruin Othello and Cassio. Iagos jealousy towards Othello quickly turns into a jealousy toward Cassio too because Othello appointed Cassio as lieutenant instead of Iago. Iago believes that he should be lieutenant because he has fought by Othellos side in battles and becau se he has actual war experience, whereas Cassio learned all of his tactics from books. So, he is jealous because he didnt get the job, but he is angry because he thinks that Othello made Cassio his lieutenant because Cassio helped Othello marry Desdemona.Iago doesnt know anything about proportion, meaning that if he has been wronged he will bring justice to himself by giving the culprit a punishment that doesnt match the crime. In this case, Iago wasnt appointed as lieutenant therefore, he wants to torture Othello and Cassio mentally and then kill them. This could be the result of his hatred and jealousy. Another motive that might cause Iagos behavior is that he is a sadist he just likes to enjoy watching other people suffer.Iago is a very clever person and he enjoys seeing how idiots make fools of themselves. One of these idiots is Iagos buddy, Roderigo. Roderigo is a typical wealthy, Venetian aristocrat who is madly in love with Desdemona and he has given Iago the task of helping him woo her. Iago uses this to his advantage, even though Iago uses Roderigo to ruin Cassio and Othello, he gets some amusement by watching Roderigo prance around and go nuts over Desdemona. Iago also finds it funny when Roderigo wants to go kill himself after he finds out that Desdemona married Othello.There are multiple times throughout the play where Roderigo should have known that Iago was just using him for money and some laughs and since Roderigo doesnt pick up on this, Iago can use Roderigo to his advantage. Power is probably the most important motive. Iago is very conniving and clever and he can use this to manipulate people. It is clearly seen that Iago thrives for power because he loves manipulating people so that they doe exactly what he says. He does this to Roderigo many times, like when Iago tells Roderigo to give him all of his money and when he convinces Roderigo to kill Cassio.He even controls Othello to the point that Othello suspects his wife and decides to kill h er. Iagos thirst for power is also seen when Cassio is appointed to be Othellos lieutenant because this was, supposedly, the basis for his revenge. He really wanted to be lieutenant because it is a very high position and with it comes a lot of power and Iago proves that he would do anything to get that sort of power. Therefore, one of Iagos motives could be that he has a tremendous thirst for power.In conclusion, many believe that Iago is just a psychopath, which is true to some extent however, he is also very smart and clever. If he wasnt clever he would not be able to carry out his revenge because he wouldnt be able to manipulate anyone. The probable motives power, sadism, jealousy and anger are some reasons for why Iago is psychotic, but it is nearly impossible to figure out his true motives from the text. Even though this may be true, Iago does suggest these motives and all of them are supported by the text, but even this could be one of Iagos ploys because nobody can truly und erstand Iago.