... a lingering concern that Othello himself is weak. He is seemingly a fine gentleman on the outside, but he snaps and kills an innocent women. Samuel Taylor Coleridge describes Iago's plan as "motive-hunting of a motiveless malignity" (413). Iago seems to be overbearing and tries to hurt Othello. He appears a great deal ... years old in the work and also a Venetian. He has a wife and by all accounts is rather ordinary. Yet, few could call this intriguing character ordinary as he does a variety of things in the context of the work that might be construed as rather extraordinary. He is able ...

• Word Count: 777
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• Grade Level: High School

... doubt that Othello is a weak man. On the outside, he's a fine gentleman, but on the inside, he's capable of killing an innocent woman. Samuel Taylor Coleridge describes Iago's plan as "motive-hunting of a motiveless malignity" (413). Iago is overbearing and tries to hurt Othello. He appears a great deal in the play ... a 28 year old Venetian man is, by all accounts, quite ordinary. Yet, beyond his "normalcy", he's an intriguing character, able to make things happen through manipulation. Many have seen this character as evil, but what is Iago's motivation? It could in fact be that he is ...

• Word Count: 745
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School