... sensibilities and psychologies, initially caused by the scheming Iago. The seeds of division planted, Iago has only to sit back and watch the plant of uncertainty and self-doubt take root as Othello's own psyche deceives and confuses him. The effects of Othello's metamorphosis are dire, resulting in death, destruction and sorrow; in essence the tragedy of the play itself, Othello's demise, is ... caused by this transformation. The most prominent cause behind Othello's downfall portrayed by ... Shakespeare is Iago, as he deliberately plots and is the direct instigator of the downfall of...

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