Ways that Iago Manipulates Othello in Act Three Scene Three in Othello by William Shakespeare

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Ways that Iago Manipulates Othello in Act Three Scene Three in Othello by William Shakespeare

Othello is a Shakespeare tragedy. I know this because of the

convection’s used. For example, death, the main characters have good

Christian values with fatal flaw. Othello is a play about a black man

who murders his wife because he is jealous of her. Iago is his friend

who manipulates Othello. We know that Othello is a tragedy because the

main character has Christian values and has high status, unlike a

Shakespeare comedy. A Shakespeare comedy has confusion, a Christian

marriage at the end, and also has a happy ending.

Othello is about a black man in a white society. This is what brings

about the jealousy and murder at the end of the play. Iago is the man

of manipulation, he is jealous of Othello and where he lies in the

community. Iago can’t stand the fact that a ‘black man’ has more

status than a ‘white man’ especially when living in a white society.

Othello is also married to Desdemona, who is the daughter of the

senator.

This is the turning point of the play, act 3 scene 3, where Iago

manipulates people about Othello and his wife Desdemona. Iago starts

manipulating people by hinting that Desdemona is having an affair with

Cassio, and so in act 3 scene 3 Iago puts his plans into action and

starts manipulating people.

Iago’s manipulation of Othello is admirable. Iago starts of very

subtle. In this scene his main aim is to get the point across that

Othello’s wife is having an affair with Cassio. Iago starts by walking

in when Cassio, Emilia and Desdemona are having a conversation. Cassio

say’s how he feels uncomfortable as soon as Iago and Othello walk in.

Othello thinks nothing of it. At this point Iago thinks this is the

right time and place to start manipulating people, particularly

Othello.

Iago replies by saying ‘Ha! I like not that! [Line 35]. This remark

indicates that Iago has started to manipulate others.

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