... , because "A man he is of honesty and trust" (1.3.284). Like any other manipulator, Iago preys on easy targets. This man manipulates everyone that surrounds him, including Cassio, Roderigo, and the Moor, Othello. He uses his actions to create jealousy and rage among the characters. Iago takes advantage of Othello's hubris to force him into killing his wife, Desdemona. Iago uses Othello ... . Clearly, Iago is a diverse character whose spirit will live on through the generations as the greatest villain in literature. Iago is still alive when the curtain comes down on the final scene, giving...

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... to the reader that that Desdemona has no knowledge of Roderigo's mere existence, his gullibility leads him to believe Iago's cleverly delivered lies of how she will soon leave the Moor and finally notice him even when the facts prove otherwise. This pattern continues on throughout the play, ultimately resulting in Roderigo's murder as he attempts to kill Cassio in one ... final hope to win Desdemona's heart, once again prompted by Iago's manipulative lies. Cassio, very much like Roderigo is a very trusting and gullible person, and succumbs numerous times to Iago's deception. ... ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

... to the reader that that Desdemona has no knowledge of Roderigo's mere existence, his gullibility leads him to believe Iago's cleverly delivered lies of how she will soon leave the Moor and finally notice him even when the facts prove otherwise. This pattern continues on throughout the play, ultimately resulting in Roderigo's murder as he attempts to kill Cassio in one ... final hope to win Desdemona's heart, once again prompted by Iago's manipulative lies. Cassio, very much like Roderigo is a very trusting and gullible person, and succumbs numerous times to Iago's deception. ... ...

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... , particularly to Iago. His "free and open nature," creates the ground on which Iago uses to twist his love for Desdemona, his wife, into a destructive jealousy. Referred to as "The Moor- due to his diverse race and is also the general of the armies of Venice, Othello sometimes presents himself as an outsider as well as a respectable and essential part of ... he decides he would rather die than to live with the thought of the evil he has done. He is transformed into his own judge and sentenced himself. In his final speech, he reaffirms his position as a figure who is both an outsider and...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate