Iago is the triumphant villain in the play Othello. ... He is the instigator of all the tragic events within Othello. ... It is his main motive of revenging against Othello. ... His jealously towards Cassio enabled him to use Othello as his instrument of the death of Cassio by indirectly altering the fate of Othello. ... Iago's actions lead Othello to kill Desdemona. ...
There are many examples of this situation in Shakespearean plays; in Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Claudius commits his evil acts because of his greed for the throne; in Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is so moved by her greed for wealth and power that she forces her husband to commit murder, and in Othello, Moor of Venice, Iago rips apart the lives of innocent people because of his greed for power and attention. ... Iago, from Othello, the Moor of Venice, appears to epitomize the phrase "pure evil," and at first his actions seem to originate from this simple cause. ... Because of his self-indulgence...
Niccolo Machiavelli was most likely one of the most dispised and feared men during the seventeenth century. He influenced European and Elizabethian thought. Many writers of the day mentioned machiavellian ideas including those influenced by Machiavelli's The Prince, his masterful book explaining how...
Niccolo Machiavelli was most likely one of the most dispised and feared men during the seventeenth century. He influenced European and Elizabethian thought. Many writers of the day mentioned machiavellian ideas including those influenced by Machiavelli's The Prince, his masterful book explaining how...
