Explain your interpretation of Iago's character and role in the play so far. Consider:  His relationship with the audience  His motives  The way he deals with other characters As soon as the play begins, Iago is presented to the audience as an ambitious but deeply bitter character who is eager to prey upon the good nature of others in order to advance his own social ... status. The image of him that Shakespeare portrays through lines ... such as "I am not what I am- is one of pure duplicity and malevolence, enabling him to be used as a dramatic device to highlight the flaws and pote...

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