Essay On Iago's Jealousy In Othello

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Iago has been described using various colorful words throughout the book; villain, cruel, selfish chaotic, etc. Iago is a powerful predator in Othello. His skill is finding a person’s weakness and using it to his advantage to manipulate that person’s actions or thoughts. His talent helps him snake his way into the lives of others and exploit them. So, you why would he use his skills in such an evil way; it’s because of his jealousy and envy of what others have that he does not. Jealously drives men to do unthinkable things.
Not all villains are good at plotting and executing their schemes. One villain could be ranked higher than another. One of the ways for a villain to be good at planning schemes is being able to be trusted by others. That’s just what Iago plans to do and succeeds in doing just that. Iago is able to mingle with anybody no matter what their personality is, builds a rapport with them, builds a good relationship and ultimately gets the character to trust him. He then patiently waits to attack.
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Such a word can be best defined by Iago. “One Michael Cassio, a fellow almost damned in a fair wife; that never set a squadron in the field, nor the division of a battle knows more than a spinster; unless the bookish theoric. Wherein the toged consuls can propose as masterly as he: mere prattle without practice is all his soldier ship. But he sir had the election; and I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof at Rhodes, Cyprus and on the other ground. Christian and heathen, must be beleed and calmed by debtor and creditor. This counter-caster, he, in good time must his lieutenant be” (Act 1 Scene 1). In this quote Iago explains his hate for Othello because he choose Cassio for lieutenant over him. Iago claims he is far more experienced than Cassio. He’s envious of Othello for having what should be

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