... audience of the time to associate him with England's most dangerous contemporary enemy. Despite this, Iago's obvious skill and close observations of the characters of those around him, which is made evident through the way in which he is constantly able to locate and exploit their weaknesses, cause ... pride in being able to warp, distorting the sound' they produce until Othello's mind snaps. Indeed, although Iago initially appears to be deceiving characters such as Othello as directly as possible, on closer inspection the audience finds that he rarely resorts to telling direct lies, bu...

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... Cassio and Roderigo's into indirectly accomplishing Iago's objectives, mostly due to their high tendency to believe everything Iago tells them. The fist instance wherein Iago cunningly manipulates one of these characters, which in turn spontaneously triggers a series of events is when he convinces Roderigo to pursue Desdemona even though she is married to Othello, leading him to start a fight with Cassio ... ...

• Word Count: 485
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• Grade Level: Graduate

... Cassio and Roderigo's into indirectly accomplishing Iago's objectives, mostly due to their high tendency to believe everything Iago tells them. The fist instance wherein Iago cunningly manipulates one of these characters, which in turn spontaneously triggers a series of events is when he convinces Roderigo to pursue Desdemona even though she is married to Othello, leading him to start a fight with Cassio ... ...

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