Connotation In Othello

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In William Shakespeare’s Othello, the antagonist Iago is manipulative, misogynistic,prejudice, and jealous . Within the tragedy, his character is propelled by his jealousy of Michael Cassio as a lieutenant and hatred of Othello which later lead to the inevitable deaths of Othello and Desdemona, Othello’s wife. However despite Iago’s negative connotation, he projects the plot forward throughout each act by developing conflict which leads to the climax and falling action. Initially, Iago solidifies an alliance with Roderigo founded upon the idea that they both hate Othello and Iago persuades Iago to sell all of his lands in exchange for ready cash in order to pursue Desdemona, however Iago does not actually care about Roderigo’s desires; he wants to use him for his own advancement (1.3).
Previously, Iago signifies Roderigo to disrupt the secret marriage of Othello and Desdemona by deceiving her father Brabantio, a senator, into …show more content…
In result he and Roderigo become “conjunctive in their revenge against him.”(1.3.410). Lead by Iago, their ideology set the tone of the tragedy from beginning to end, except for the time when Othello and Desdemona become separated within Act 2 by a storm at sea.In order to execute this revenge in Cyprus Iago convinces Cassio to participate in drinking which is not acceptable in Cassio’s case due to his “drunken state”(2.3.297). Cassio stabs Montano, a former governor, in a brawl which forces Othello to strip him of Lieutenancy.
In the aftermath of Cassio’s lost of reputation, Iago persuades Cassio “as he plays the villain” to speak to Desdemona to convince Othello to let him regain his position back;(2.3.356)This creates the idea of infidelity in Othello’s household when Iago tells Emilia, his wife to steal a handkerchief, a motif within the tragedy, given to Desdemona by Othello and frames Cassio as

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