... his character that reveal themselves on closer inspection were intended to lead the audience to certain other conclusions. The fact that Iago values pragmatism over idealism presents a Machiavellian streak in Italian politics, taking advantage of the English view of Italy at the time in order both to lend the play an additional element of plausibility and to use the existing images ... ...

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