... for his actions. To substitute for real motives, Iago treats rumors like they were facts and invents situations that never happened in order to suit the ends he wishes to achieve. The Furness Variorum Edition points out that Iago admits in his first soliloquy that the affair between Othello and Emilia is only a rumor (p.120-121). "And it is thought abroad ... that he is not sure if Othello and Emilia were ever together. Yet he uses this as a motive for revenge anyway, because this allows him to accomplish all of his goals. Iago becomes Othello's Lieutenant, and destroys Othello's marria...

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• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: High School

... for his actions. To substitute for real motives, Iago treats rumors like they were facts and invents situations that never happened in order to suit the ends he wishes to achieve. The Furness Variorum Edition points out that Iago admits in his first soliloquy that the affair between Othello and Emilia is only a rumor (p.120-121). "And it is thought abroad ... that he is not sure if Othello and Emilia were ever together. Yet he uses this as a motive for revenge anyway, because this allows him to accomplish all of his goals. Iago becomes Othello's Lieutenant, and destroys Othello's marria...

• Word Count: 2349
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... Cassio and Roderigo, which proves to be the leading factor in the unfortunate conclusion of Othello, is gullibility. Manipulation is a very powerful tactic used in this play by Iago to achieve his goals, one of which he uses almost to perfection. This tactic proves to be extremely effective in persuading Cassio and Roderigo's into indirectly accomplishing Iago's objectives, mostly due to their ... ...

• Word Count: 485
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Graduate

... Cassio and Roderigo, which proves to be the leading factor in the unfortunate conclusion of Othello, is gullibility. Manipulation is a very powerful tactic used in this play by Iago to achieve his goals, one of which he uses almost to perfection. This tactic proves to be extremely effective in persuading Cassio and Roderigo's into indirectly accomplishing Iago's objectives, mostly due to their ... ...

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

... ) Iago is the most dishonest character in the play. He manipulates and brainwashes the other characters to get revenge against Othello. He uses others weaknesses to manipulate them and to achieve his goal. The others weaknesses are that they are gullible and trust Iago to be an honest man. In the beginning of the play Iago manipulates Roderigo. He knows Roderigo ... is drunk he fights Montano and Iago tells Othello of it and he fires Cassio. When Othello fires Cassio Iago becomes more respected by Othello, which was one of Iago's goals. Iago manipulates Othello in to believing that Desde...

• Word Count: 999
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School