The tragic aspects of the play although stemming from Iago’s actions, all relate back to one cause, envy. The play illuminates the danger sof jealously and how just a bit can destroy lives. Jealousy is shapes the actions of Iago, Roderigo, and Othello, ultimately destroying lives. From the beginning of the play, Iago’s words forshadow his intentions. When Iago tells Rodergo that he has been denied a prmotion that was given to Cassio he states, “"And what was he?
The readers can see how Oedipus is an arrogant person as he calls the blind profit a monster; because Tiresias refuses to speak and answer questions that Oedipus seek. While Oedipus characterise the monster, by killing his father and marrying off to his mother, a conspiracy and irony on who is the monster. Tiresias suggested that the future already been determined, and he knows that Oedipus will hunt down to know who killed King Laius. This character of Oedipus depicts the readers’ views of him being egotism, as he demands the truth from Tiresias. However, Oedipus egotism character concerning autonomy depicts and fulfills his destiny.
This shows that Iago is a rogue at the beginning of the play that simply wants to replace Cassio and not murder him. Iago further develops into his role as a terrifying villain in the quote, "And nothing can or shall content my soul/Till I am even'd with him[Othello], wife for wife;/Or failing so, yet that I put the Moor/At least into a jealousy so
Upon Malvolio’s entrance in Act II Scene V, Sir Toby states “here’s an overweening rogue!” (Act 2, scene 5, line 27) after plotting with Fabian and Maria to punish Malvolio, referring to him as a “little villain” (Act 2, scene 5, line 12). Upon his entrance in the scene, Malvolio states his ambitions for nobility, “To be Count Malvolio!’ (Act 2, scene 5, line 32) to the group. The disdain the other characters have for Malvolio throughout the play is only met with vanity, hubris and patronizing comments on Malvolio’s part, doing very little to conjure any remorse for the character following his downfall later in the play. Malvolio opposes the fun and festivities of the “Twelfth Night” and chastises the characters in the play several times for their celebrations. Malvolio questions their actions in the form of patronizing dialogue by asking “My masters,
In the play, Iago creates a mischievous plan to get his job back, which involves turning everyone against each other. An example of this is when he tells Roderigo a lie about Cassio, which makes Roderigo hate Cassio, and puts the story in action after Roderigo instigates a fight (II. i). Likewise, Iago is smart because once he says something, he follows
Starting with Professional jealousy. This is a type of jealousy that is shown towards the beginning of the play when Shakespeare writes how Iago is jealous of the character of Michael Cassio in his soliloquy “In personal suit to make me his lieutenant … One Michael Cassio a Florentine. A fellow most damned in a fair wife that never set a squadron in the field.” Shakespeare let Iago have this line so he could show a fury of being beaten to a position a person would have thought was theirs by a man with no experience but was learned. However, it seems as though all professional jealousy seems to revolve around the character of Michael Cassio, but once again it comes from the character of Iago. Shakespeare uses Iago as the character that is gifted with the art of persuasion and deception as Shakespeare has allowed him to deceive the gullible character of Roderigo.
The Motivation of Iago William Shakespeare’s Othello is a story based on betrayal, jealousy, hate and revenge. The villain in the play, Iago, is said to be one of Shakespeare’s most evil characters. On a search for power, nothing is going to stand in his way. His actions throughout the play are a direct result of his trying to attain what he believes is rightfully his. Iago’s mean and insensitive manipulation is geared towards the innocent and ends up causing the destruction of Roderigo, Cassio, Desdemona, Emilia, and Othello.
When inquiring how he could do this Don John describes what he wants as ‘the death of this marriage’ and in reply Borachio, his accomplice, says they will ‘misuse the Prince’, ‘vex Claudio’, ‘undo Hero’ and ‘kill Leonato.’ Although their words are not literal and they’re not really going to ‘kill’ Leonato, using words such as ‘death’ give very negative connotations and make the character sound like the villain he is. When Don Pedro plots to trick Benedick and Beatrice to fall in love with each other he tells Hero that ‘I will teach you how to humour your cousin that she fall in love with Benedick’. Don Pedro uses the word ‘humour’ and in doing so makes his deceptions sound more light-hearted and harmless.
This is also another reason for why jealousy is related to the colour green. ‘Begot upon itself’. ‘Begot’ means give rise to; bring about. In other words, Shakespeare is saying jealousy brings itself around; it rises by its own, just like a beastly monster that comes around by itself. ‘Feeds on itself’ means that jealousy eats itself, makes itself worse.
In the drama Othello, Iago is known to be a very evil and deceitful man to the audience but an honest man to the characters. His jealousy and hatred towards Othello and Cassio led to the deaths of many characters. Iago starts to destroy Othello’s life with mind games and lies, this he did by setting doubts in Othello’s mind, and deceiving him into believing that Desdemona was unfaithful to him. Iago’s attitude toward all the characters of the play is superior and he manipulates them for his own benefit. When Othello named his new lieutenant to be Cassio, Iago got angry and immediately plans to avenge himself by destroying Othello and Cassio together.