... Othello of what she has done, and rather than agree with what he has said it sounds like he is more determined to kill her. So Iago has succeeded in condemning Desdemona to death at Othello's hands. Iago also has a nastily good way of letting Othello's imagination do all the work convincing Othello that Desdemona has been unfaithful. He does this most ... effectively in his vivid description of Cassio dreaming of having sex with Desdemona. Finally Othello says to Iago "Give me a living reason she's disloyal", he is asking for evidence that Desdemona ... turn against him so suddenly, es...

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... . He has convinced himself, however, that her purported infidelity was inevitable as it is commonplace among the great and that he should view it as another unavoidable aspect of life, death. This reasoning soon is the end of him, as he is still unmoved by the desperate plea of Desdemona and continues through with his needless murder. Too late he realizes ... the hand Iago had with this despicable mess and tries to take revenge in vain. He is able to stave off trial and further embarrassment in Venice by taking his own life, successfully concluding the tragedy. Iago is one of the most ev...

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• Grade Level: High School