... tries to destroy Othello's life out of revenge for having Cassio promoted to Othello's lieutenant instead of Iago by manipulatiing the story's main character himself and other characters in the story such as Rodrigo, who used to love Desdemona, Othello's wife, Cassio and Iago's own wife, Emillia. ... Iago manipulates people into doing actions that would only benefit him, so we can portray him as a selfish and clever man. For instance, Iago succeeded in manipulating Rodrigo by making him think that he still had chances to win Desdemona's heart ... or when he made Rodrigo kill Cassio in I...

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