How Does Iago Present Desdemona's Downfall

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In Shakespeare’s play, Othello, the reader is shown an illustration of how someone manages the ability to corrupt others vulnerability and the aftereffect resulting from this type of behavior. The personality of Iago, the merciless adversary within the mishap of the play, influenced disorder, dishonesty, and trickery. Iago alone is the root of every evil issue that happens within the play. By doing what he does best, he utilizes his ability to mislead people by demonstrating a doubtless authentic outer appearance. By doing this, it gives him the power to implant trustworthy thoughts inside of the surrounding people. In consideration that nobody recognized the deceptive and malicious person that Iago actually is, he achieved the power to trick …show more content…

He is completely aware of Roderigo’s vulnerability of being entirely dedicated to Desdemona and having a fascination of trying to regain her back as his lover, therefore he manipulates it adequately. Iago was the person who exploited Roderigo’s feelings towards Desdemona and ultimately influenced his behavior. Essentially, when Roderigo was in a state of desperation and gloom, Iago seized the moment and persuaded him that Desdemona’s fascination and sexual desire with Othello will become diminished in order for him to be able to become closer to her. Thereafter, he manufactured a lie saying that Desdemona had a love encounter with Cassio, which supplied Roderigo with enough reason to overthrow and murder Michael. Iago further instills lies inside of Roderigo’s head by telling him that Desdemona and Othello are going to pack up and move to Mauritania and as a result, he wouldn't be capable of gaining her love once again. He reassures him that if Cassio was dead they’d be able to remain living in Cyprus. Since Roderigo is childishly ignorant, he ultimately relies entirely on all of Iago’s advice. Soon after their little talk, Iago detests that Roderigo is a “poor trash of Venice, whom I trace for his quick hunting” (Act II Scene I, pg. 774). Resulting from his lack of using his …show more content…

Likewise, the Moor gave Iago his total faith when Othello and Desdemona got married and when a war was happening. As a result of his automatic trustfulness, it partially leaves him open for attack at any time. Since Othello and Desdemona have a relationship together and because he’s older than she is, Othello is afraid that she will venture away to find a much younger man. Thus, once again allowing Iago to maneuver his way into the exposed area of his feelings. Iago decides to take it into his own hands by invoking lies because he knows that it would put Othello in his feelings. Just like he had hoped, when Iago constructed the gossip associated with Cassio and Desdemona, Othello’s self-doubt began to rise and he began to ease into the place where Iago wanted him to be. Along with his apprehension about his age, he is also concerned with the color of his skin. He is a colored man who exists alongside non-colored men that occasionally spew judgmental things about his melanin. Alongside Othello’s fears, he also possess a loving personality that will not allow him to consider the words he hears twice, he automatically lets his envy overthrown his thought process. The reader finds out that Othello is right where Iago wants him when he asks him “how shall I murder him, Iago” (Act IV Scene I pg. 817). He has

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