The downfall of Othello can be attributed to many factors and some of these are inter-related. The villainy of Iago is very effective in making Othello believe the lies and deceptions. Othello has many weaknesses in his character which make him very prone to jealousy and becomes very obsessive. Othello seems to have ... with Roderigo (act 1, sc 3, 300-400), with Cassio when he appeared reluctant to turn him in, and of course with Othello. While it is clear that Iago is an extremely effective villain, it would have been much harder for him to succeed in deceiving so many characters if it were...

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The downfall of Othello can be attributed to many factors and some of these are inter-related. The villainy of Iago is very effective in making Othello believe the lies and deceptions. Othello has many weaknesses in his character which make him very prone to jealousy and becomes very obsessive. Othello seems to have ... with Roderigo (act 1, sc 3, 300-400), with Cassio when he appeared reluctant to turn him in, and of course with Othello. While it is clear that Iago is an extremely effective villain, it would have been much harder for him to succeed in deceiving so many characters if it wer...

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... 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 high tendency to believe everything Iago tells them. The fist instance wherein Iago cunningly manipulates one ... persuasion and manipulation, resulting in Cassio's demotion from lieutenant. Following this, under the guise of friendship, Iago advises Cassio to ask Desdemona to help him sway Othello ...

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... 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 high tendency to believe everything Iago tells them. The fist instance wherein Iago cunningly manipulates one ... persuasion and manipulation, resulting in Cassio's demotion from lieutenant. Following this, under the guise of friendship, Iago advises Cassio to ask Desdemona to help him sway Othello ...

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... conquest, instead favouring a more practical approach, but the fact that he favours traditional views of progression rather than Othello's practical promotion of Cassio as the most appropriate person for the job presents a paradoxical element of his character. When presented with a situation where he stands to benefit from traditional procedures, he is willing to support them, even though he maintains a stance in ... his own actions but performing them anyway simply because of his evil inclinations. Although this is far from the psychologically warped image Shakespeare wished to present...

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