Farewell the Tranquil Mind! :: essays research papers

Shakespeare might real well have made the decision to name his play Iago and non Othello, still I suppose he had a knack for eye-catching titles. Since it is Othellos tragedy, even if it is Iagos play, Iago would be an inappropriate title, especially since it is non Iagos life that is ruined, and although he takes part in mostif non allof the action in the play, it still revolves around Othello. That notion aside, sensation might take the time to raise more important or deeper points of discussion surrounding and filling the play. Notice that Iagos reason for thrust Othello to ruin is jealousy. Iago was passed up for a promotion, and became jealous. So what did he do? He made Othello so crazy that he passed out in epileptic seizures, and so jealous that he killed his one true love, Desdemona. The most basal eye for an eye, it is quite probable that this is Shakespeares way of commenting on mankind nature. Every character that speaks of Iago calls him honest. Perhaps he was at one point, but it is obvious that he has always been a rascal. During the storm, when Desdemona, Iago, and the others are waiting for Othello to arrive, Iago jokes approximately women being fair and wise or fair and foolish, etc., and the others are amused by his crassness. It is certain that they are all familiar with and fond of to each one other, and in their closeness, regard Iago as a sharp-witted, and even sharper tongued, unblushing rascal. This combined with the fact that they all consider him honest, they hold him dear and, to their detriment, combining him. It is important to note Iagos relationships with the other characters, and to see exactly how it is that he plays them like pawns. He pretends to be the one true friend, feigning disquiet and jumping at every opportunity to manipulate. He uses the trust of Othello to wedge him crazy, and the trust of Cassio to lead him into a trap, for if he had not done as Iago advised, then Othello never would have had reason for his initial distrustfulness. His wife genus Emilia and good friend Roderigo are simply his ignorant accomplices that, even though some suspicion may arise in their minds of his motives, still do as he says and believe his lies. But no such suspicion could have foretold what Iago had planned in his head.