... for his hate are that Othello slept with Emilia and Cassio was chosen to be Othello's Lieutenant. However, Iago's actions lead to ends that do not revenge his given motives. Coleridge calls Iago's actions "the motive-hunting of a motiveless malignity" . In other words, Iago's only reason for destroying Othello is that Iago is an inherently bad person. The conversations that Iago ... person who has no real reason to hate Othello. Iago changes his opinions and makes up events in order to ruin the lives of those around him. I ago is, as Coleridge said, "motiveless malignity"....

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... for his hate are that Othello slept with Emilia and Cassio was chosen to be Othello's Lieutenant. However, Iago's actions lead to ends that do not revenge his given motives. Coleridge calls Iago's actions "the motive-hunting of a motiveless malignity" . In other words, Iago's only reason for destroying Othello is that Iago is an inherently bad person. The conversations that Iago ... person who has no real reason to hate Othello. Iago changes his opinions and makes up events in order to ruin the lives of those around him. I ago is, as Coleridge said, "motiveless malignity...

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• Grade Level: High School

... begin to understand how he is so easily manipulated by Iago. Othello's downfall is directly determined by the exploits of Iago, who seeks to marginalise Othello. Iago's seemingly motiveless malignity' (Coleridge) fools Othello into believing that he has been cuckolded. A resistant viewing of this play offers the possibility that Iago is consumed by a racist hatred for black people. This universal hatred ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate