... begin to understand how he is so easily manipulated by Iago. Othello's downfall is directly determined by the exploits of Iago, who seeks to marginalise Othello. Iago's seemingly motiveless malignity' (Coleridge) fools Othello into believing that he has been cuckolded. A resistant viewing of this play offers the possibility that Iago is consumed by a racist hatred for black people. This universal hatred ... ...

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