Essay On Iago's Innocence In Othello

In Shakespeare’s play Othello there is a main character and antagonist named Iago who is seeking out revenge towards Othello, also known as the Moor, by sabotaging his relationship with his love Desdemona since Othello promoted Cassio to lieutenancy over him and might have slept with his wife. Main points that happen in the play are that Iago plans to use Roderigo and his money to take revenge on the Moor. Iago gets Cassio drunk and Cassio begins to fight and Othello removes him from lieutenancy. Iago then starts to corrupt Othello’s mind by stating Cassio and Desdemona are having a sexual relationship. Othello’s plans to kill Desdemona and succeeds. Iago tries to escape but is then caught and brought back. Iago is fully responsible for the demise of Othello and Desdemona, and the consequence he should rightfully suffer is First Degree Murder. The evidence against Iago is reviewed and relates to first degree murder in a number of ways, here is the evidence. In Act 3, scene 3, lines 227-228, Iago begins the process of …show more content…
One form of evidence for him being innocent is in Act 5, scene 2, lines 102-105, Desdemona is pleading to Othello to spare her life but is not successful, “DESDEMONA: But half an hour! [OTHELLO: Being done, there is no pause.] DESDEMONA: But while I say one prayer! OTHELLO: It is too late. smothers her”.Othello is the true person to truly kill Desdemona, not Iago. Another form of evidence that support that Iago is innocent is in Act 1, scene 3, lines 429-431, Iago is explaining to the audience why he hates the Moor, also known as Othello. “I hate the Moor, and it is thought abroad that ‘twixt my sheets ’has done my office”. Not only did Othello promote Cassio over Iago to lieutenancy but there is a rumor that the Moor slept with Emilia, Iago’s Wife, and Iago is getting his rightful

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