Deception In Othello

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Iago is one of the main characters in William Shakespeare play “Othello”. Iago displays three character traits, pride, deception. Each shows who he is, and show how his actions have affected him and those around him. Iago shows deception in the play when he says to Othello, “She did deceive her father, marrying you”, by saying this he is trying to hurt Othello and tries to make Othello have doubts about his marriage. He also deceives Othello in act 4 when he tries to make him think he is talking with Cassio about Desdemona, he used his body language to do this to Othello. Many times Iago references Desdemona trying to get under Othello skin. There is also pride that Iago displays during the play. Iago doesn’t seem to have much pride at

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