Iago's Punishment In Othello

Brabantio thinks of Othello as the Moorish soldier and a well behaved barbarian and will never accept him as a son-in-law. Iago’s fixation on revenge rules him absolutely and drives him to ruin. Roderigo thinks he can buy Desdemona’s love. Desdemona loves Othello and will continue to love him no matter how he treats her. Othello thinks the guilty must always be swiftly punished.

Iago is Othello’s ancient captain in the Venetian defense forces. He had hoped for a promotion but Othello passed over him in favor of Cassio, and Iago works revenge on them both. He exploits Roderigo as a source of money and an unwitting accomplice in his plot to bring down Othello. When finally cornered and charged with his wickedness, Iago refuses to speak or to repent or explain his actions, and he goes to his punishment still surrounded by

In all through deception Iago creates the appearance for good, which ultimately fools the people around him into thinking he is loyal and honest. While simultaneously implanting images into the head of Othello, through suggestions to both Cassio and Roderigo, Iago causes the downfall of them all. As the audience we see the basis of Iago’s success as carefully built trust with individual characters. It is that trust form “honest” Iago that his so called friends dare to doubt.

To sum it all up Iago in William Shakespeare’s Othello unequivocally plays an important and major function in the tragedy of Othello. By the end of the play Iago has been directly responsible for the deaths of Roderigo, Emilia and the protagonist and his love. Iago’s importance to the play is revealed by his contribution to the plot and his significance relative to other characters. Iago’s function which invariably adds to the importance he has on the play, is to lead to the downfall of Othello therefore revealing the themes of hate,jealousy and