... rather unpredictable. Iago is 28 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 to make things happen through manipulation, where others might fail ... ...
... around him. This is why it is necessary to say that Iago is amoral, because if you don't his character becomes fictional and hard to believe. Iago is not your ordinary villain. The role he plays is rather unique and complex, far from what one might expect. Iago is smart. He is an expert judge of people and their characters and ... is that he takes the goodness in people and uses those traits against them. One example is when he refers to Cassio being a "proper" man, proper meaning handsome in this context. Being handsome is positive but Iago will use Cassio's handsomeness to evoke jealo...
