... 's Othello, Iago, the villain and instigator of trouble in this play, employs manipulation and deceit to gradually gain power over Cassio and Roderigo, which in turn helps him carry out revenge on Othello, and ultimately leads to Othello's tragedy. The main weakness of both Cassio and Roderigo, which proves to be the leading factor in the unfortunate conclusion of Othello, is ... of Desdemona's help behind Othello's back. This eventually leads Othello to believe Iago's lies of Desdemona committing adultery with Cassio. Cassio and Roderigo's weaknesses significantly aid Iago's cause to ge...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

... 's Othello, Iago, the villain and instigator of trouble in this play, employs manipulation and deceit to gradually gain power over Cassio and Roderigo, which in turn helps him carry out revenge on Othello, and ultimately leads to Othello's tragedy. The main weakness of both Cassio and Roderigo, which proves to be the leading factor in the unfortunate conclusion of Othello, is ... of Desdemona's help behind Othello's back. This eventually leads Othello to believe Iago's lies of Desdemona committing adultery with Cassio. Cassio and Roderigo's weaknesses significantly aid Iago's cause to ge...

• Word Count: 484
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Graduate

... augmented by the fact that he appears to modulate between various motives each time he explains them; at the beginning he claims to Roderigo that he is acting out of revenge for a lack of military recognition, to serve my turn upon [Othello]', which presents his view of the army simply as a power structure, a scaffold up which to claw his way in ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Graduate