Iago_Shrewdly_Directs_This_Play

Iago Shrewdly Directs This Play The main distinguishing point between Shakespeare’s Othello and his other works is the role of villainous Iago. Iago articulates the plot while he plays a key role in the play, seemingly as a puppeteer, subtly directing most (if not all) of the other characters, most notably Othello, the noble Moor, in this play. Othello seems, above all other characters, a subject to the play’s focal character, Iago. Iago cleverly forges Othello to see, among other things, false infidelity of his young and beautiful wife, Desdemona, with his rival, Lieutenant Michael Cassio. Not only is illusion and the stretch between appearance and reality a central theme of the play, it overlaps a theme of patriarchy and the political state, labeling characters with military ranks. As the story unfolds, Iago claims credit as the story’s mastermind. So Iago’s character draws many emotions in readers, as he serves as an undistinguished stage director. His most important characteristic is his escalating ability throughout the play to cleverly manipulate. Iago calls forth many emotions in readers. Few of the emotions he draws are that of trust, then deception, and next impertinence, then hypocrisy. From the book’s opening, Iago justifiably earns iago, roderigo, othello, scene, play, cassio, now, iago’s, first, character, act, roderigo’s, throughout, proves, nothing, much, far, emotions, each, desdemona, deception, characters, brabantio, trust, simply, revenge, readers, one, mind, ii, he’s, god, final, false