To deceive means to cause someone to believe something that is not true, typically to gain some personal advantage. In the play Othello there is a deceptive character named Iago. Iago deceived his friends all for selfish reasons. This deception lead to their initial downfall and eventual death. Iago deceived Othello, Desdemona, and Roderigo in different ways, but the same reason.
Iago deceives Othello throughout the play Othello. Iago was someone Othello found very trustworthy. However, Iago was not a trustworthy person. As Othello trusted so blindly Iago began deceiving him by planting thoughts in his head. These thoughts Iago planted were thoughts of Desdemona, Othello’s wife, cheating. Othello loved her so much the thought of her cheating drove him insane. During a conversation between Othello and Iago Othello questioned, “Do you think I would live a life of jealousy, tormented by new suspicions every hour?” (145) When Othello asks this he believes he
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Roderigo believed that Iago would be able to help him end up with the love of his life, Desdemona. Iago tells Roderigo that if he gives Desdemona jewels it will impress her and make her slowly fall in love. Roderigo, like other characters, trusted Iago. Roderigo ends up giving Iago all of his money in jewels when he thought it was going to Desdemona. This is only the beginning of the deception. Iago tricks Roderigo to kill for him. Roderigo thinks he is killing to distract Othello and get closer to Desdemona. The true reason is revealed, but not understood by Cassio when Iago said, “ I mean knock his brains out, so he can’t take Othello’s place.”(241) Iago wants this person dead so he can take his place. Roderigo still believes that it is to keep Othello’s focus off of Desdemona and on his old job. Roderigo ends up going to kill Cassio, but then failing. Iago, no longer having any need for Roderigo, kills him. Iago set Roderigo up and also lead him to his death through
Roderigo has been giving Iago money to help him into Desdemona's favor, and he assumes that Iago knew about the elopement. Iago didn't know, which must have been embarrassing. He says about Desdemona, “Now I do love her too; Not out of absolute lust, though peradventure I stand accountant for as great a sin, but partly led to diet my revenge” (2.1.291-294). He wants revenge for his own suspicion that Othello has gone to bed with Emilia. It's eating at him
...e used Roderigo to do his dirty work and without him he would have never been able to compromise Cassio in the first place. Roderigo seems to know Iago the best, possibly having figured out that he may have been betrayed by him, he writes letters he keeps with him which later serve to compromise Iago’s character and motives completely. Iago throughout the whole play feels like he is justified in his actions and does not let sympathy or understanding as a result.
In the tragedy Othello there is a character named Iago, his main goal is to be at the top. Iago at this point is willing to anything to get to his goal of being lieutenant. So what he does to get where he wants to be is lie to everyone; Othello, Roderigo, Cassio. One should play close attention to how he deceives Cassio. It would be a fair assumption that one could compare Iago to Hitler; due to his way of getting what he wants. Iago is direct but not enough to make the character aware of what he is really up to. He is very good at deceiving people. Iago knows his way around people and uses that skill to get what he wants and where he wants to be.
The desires of Othello, Cassio, and Roderigo allowed Iago to develop his deceitful plots by either offering, in the cases of Roderigo and Cassio, or taking away, in the case of Othello, what they want most. Iago used the weaknesses of others to complete his horrifying mission of destroying those above him. Iago manipulates Roderigo by using him as a pawn in his game to gain power. He also manipulates Cassio by using his flaw of becoming angry when drunk against him, a secret Cassio believed he told to a trusting friend. Othello is most clearly blindsided by Iago’s plot and no longer desires to live when he realizes he has killed his truthful wife after being told a lie. These characters all shared the common fatal flaw of trust, which lead to their downfall.
Iago tells Roderigo that he can make Desdemona fall in love with him for a ‘small fee.’ Iago used Roderigo to make money. Iago also told Roderigo that Cassio was talking to Desdemona. Roderigo did not approve and Iago persuaded him to fight Cassio. Cassio ended up losing his ‘good reputation” and his position as Lieutenant, in the fight with Roderigo. Iago became the Lieutenant, just as he had
Roderigo is so blinded that he does not even realize that Iago steals from him. Iago is able to keep Iago distracted from his threats by keeping the plan to capture Desdemona's heart fresh in his mind. Iago's evil, lying nature makes it effortless for him to manipulate Roderigo so that he can easily and efficiently get what he wants from Othello.
Iago is a man wronged by Othello in the fact that he was not chosen to be Othello’s lieutenant, which is what put the dastardly idea into Iago’s head to trick them all and bring them to their knees. As Iago tells Roderigo within the first act and scene of “Othello”, Despise me if I do not. Three great ones of the city,/ In personal suit to make me his lieutenant,... ... middle of paper ... ... n the end of the play.
... sake of his reputation, Iago persuades Roderigo to kill Cassio. In doing so, Roderigo only injures the lieutenant. Iago sees his plan collapsing and rushes in to kill Roderigo. Betrayed by his friend, Roderigo died in pursuit of Desdemona’s love.
Later in act four, scene two, Roderigo is convinced by Iago to kill Cassio. In act five, scene one, Roderigo attempts to kill Cassio but only manages to wound him. At the same time Cassio wounds Roderigo. Iago (who was watching this fight) leaves only to re-enter later and kill Roderigo.
Iago demonstrates his ability over others in order to fulfill his goal of destroying the lives of Roderigo, Cassio, and Othello to dictate the outcome of the course of their existence. Roderigo’s love for Desdemona, Cassio’s drunken outbursts, and Othello’s reputation is used to manipulate them. Iago’s exploitation of the characters is the key element of manipulation that is displayed in the play. To begin, Roderigo’s
One person Iago deceives is Roderigo. Throughout the play, Iago tells him that he hates Othello and that Roderigo should make some money so he could give gifts to Desdemona, who he admires from afar. Thinking that this is sound advice, Roderigo does just that. However, Iago is actually keeping the gifts that Roderigo plans to give Desdemona for himself. Eventually, Roderigo begins to catch on to the act and confronts Iago, but he falls right into Iago’s trap again when he tells him that killing Cassio will help him win over Desdemona. Roderigo is then lead to his death by the hands of "Honest Iago."
Iago's manipulative nature has a profound effect on the decisions made by other characters in Shakespeare's ‘Othello’. Through his relations with those around him Shakespear characterizes him as a man full of malice, vengeance and dishonesty that is wholly inspired by jealousy. Furthermore it would appear that Iago has an exceptional ability to scheme, a talent which he uses to snake his way into the lives of others and exploit them through their weaknesses. Whether he does this for profit or for pleasure is a separate issue.
Roderigo who is already devastated by desdemona being married to the moor, now with the thought of cassio with her kills him . iago
Iago also realises Othello’s interpretation of the statement will magnify the implied meaning due to his paranoia and doubt. Iago, therefore, achieves his goal of planting doubt in Othello’s mind. Iago’s manipulation isn’t limited to Othello. It reaches Desdemona. Similarly, Iago is able to use Othello’s weaknesses against him in various situations.
But Roderigo’s lust for Desdemona leads to his attempt to kill Cassio. After Iago has convinced Cassio to plea to Desdemona for his rank back, Iago is then able to convince Roderigo that the way to take Desdemona is to kill Cassio (IV, ii) because, according to Iago, Cassio and Desdemona are now sleeping together.