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One of the most interesting and exotic characters in the tragic play "Othello," by William Shakespeare, is "Honest" Iago. At first
glance, Iago seems to be the essence of "motiveless malignity." However, despite Iago's unquestionable malignancy, the motivation behind his
actions lie more in Iago's quest for personal gain, as opposed to just being evil for evil's sake. Iago's rapacity can be validated by examining his
manipulation of Roderigo, Cassio and, most importantly, Othello.
Iago's main interest is the destruction of Othello. The reason being that Othello has chosen another man, Cassio, as his second–in–command, preferring
him to Iago. This resentment, accompanied by Iago's fabricated accusations of...show more content...
"Thus do I ever make my fool my purse" (Act 1, Scene 3, Line 376). Roderigo eventually starts to question Iago's honesty. When faced with
this accusation, Iago simply offers that killing Cassio will aid his cause and the asinine Roderigo falls for it. "I have no great devotion to the deed
/ And yet he has given me satisfying reason," (Act 5, Scene 1, Line 8). In doing this, Iago keeps Roderigo in the dark and continues to profit from
him monetarily. Roderigo is also used as a device in both Cassio and Othello's downfall. Iago's actions demonstrate his monetary and puissance based
motivations, invalidating the claim that Iago is evil for evil's sake.
Cassio, like Roderigo, follows Iago blindly, thinking the whole time that Iago is trying to aid him, when in–fact, Iago, motivated by his lust for power, is
attempting to depose Cassio of his position as lieutenant. By enlisting the help of Roderigo, Iago is able to reduce Cassio to a wreck, causing him to forfeit
his position as Othello's second–in–command, thus securing the position for Iago. Cassio also serves as the "middle man" in Iago's mendacity.
He is the main contrivance used to rouse "the green–eyed monster" within Othello. In Iago's exploitation of Cassio, it is clear to see that,
although evil in his deeds, Iago is strictly motivated by his hunger for power, not because he is the devil incarnate.
As aforementioned,
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Essay On Othello

  • 1. Essay on Othello One of the most interesting and exotic characters in the tragic play "Othello," by William Shakespeare, is "Honest" Iago. At first glance, Iago seems to be the essence of "motiveless malignity." However, despite Iago's unquestionable malignancy, the motivation behind his actions lie more in Iago's quest for personal gain, as opposed to just being evil for evil's sake. Iago's rapacity can be validated by examining his manipulation of Roderigo, Cassio and, most importantly, Othello. Iago's main interest is the destruction of Othello. The reason being that Othello has chosen another man, Cassio, as his second–in–command, preferring him to Iago. This resentment, accompanied by Iago's fabricated accusations of...show more content... "Thus do I ever make my fool my purse" (Act 1, Scene 3, Line 376). Roderigo eventually starts to question Iago's honesty. When faced with this accusation, Iago simply offers that killing Cassio will aid his cause and the asinine Roderigo falls for it. "I have no great devotion to the deed / And yet he has given me satisfying reason," (Act 5, Scene 1, Line 8). In doing this, Iago keeps Roderigo in the dark and continues to profit from him monetarily. Roderigo is also used as a device in both Cassio and Othello's downfall. Iago's actions demonstrate his monetary and puissance based motivations, invalidating the claim that Iago is evil for evil's sake. Cassio, like Roderigo, follows Iago blindly, thinking the whole time that Iago is trying to aid him, when in–fact, Iago, motivated by his lust for power, is attempting to depose Cassio of his position as lieutenant. By enlisting the help of Roderigo, Iago is able to reduce Cassio to a wreck, causing him to forfeit his position as Othello's second–in–command, thus securing the position for Iago. Cassio also serves as the "middle man" in Iago's mendacity. He is the main contrivance used to rouse "the green–eyed monster" within Othello. In Iago's exploitation of Cassio, it is clear to see that, although evil in his deeds, Iago is strictly motivated by his hunger for power, not because he is the devil incarnate. As aforementioned, Get more content on HelpWriting.net