![]() Iago’s manipulation is ultimately what drives the play, Othello might be a little too quick to jealousy, but Iago is the one who brings out that jealousy. This really is the true genius of Iago, that while he is leading Othello down a path of destruction he is being praised for his honesty all across Cyprus. By now, Iago knows that he has already set in place all of the pieces to make his plan successful, and all the while not a single drop of suspicion is shown by anyone. Othello explains that he is not a jealous person and that jealousy will not overcome him, but he also states that he wishes for proof that Desdemona did not cheat on him, thus showing how Iago has planted doubt into his mind. ![]() Think’st thou I’d make a life of jealousy, Othello still believes that he is not being manipulated when he says, ![]() Shakespeare is foreshadowing the end of the play because ultimately jealousy is what brings the end of both Othello and Iago, because jealousy is part of what starts Iago’s plan. Iago knows that at this point in his plan Othello is past salvation and is already on his downward spiral. As Iago sees Othello’s jealousy building, he plays on this by warning him about the danger of jealousy when Iago says, “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy!/ It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock/ The meat it feeds on ” (3.3.195-197). Even though the handkerchief is a mere “trifle” to Iago, it is an important family symbol for Othello and Iago demeans the value of it consciously. Iago is explaining to the reader that real evidence if not necessary to further Othello’s raging jealousy and that all he must do is make Othello think Desdemona has cheated on him. Iago is a master of language, on multiple occasions he rigs his own advice and manipulation to leave only a positive outcome for this plan. Iago is responsible for the events that occur in Othello because of the masterful way he manipulates Othello into believing that his angelical wife Desdemona is unfaithful. Although Othello may be too quick to jealousy, Iago is a deceptive villain whose reprehensible actions implant the jealousy into Othello and he is ultimately responsible for the events of the play due to his manipulation of Othello, and the way he uses his own self interest to advance his plan. Iago is by no means a perfect villain but the way he leads his peers to madness like a puppet master is remarkable, and his actions drive a once good Othello to murder his faithful wife. In the play the protagonist Othello is manipulated and worn down to a being of pure jealousy by the antagonist Iago. Good and evil have a complex relationship and no one wholly one or the other, and this is explored in Othello by William Shakespeare.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |