Michael Torres
Ms. Milliner
EES21QH-04
1/18/17
In the play Othello there are many characters who are all unalike. Almost every character throughout the story is not the same towards the end most of them change some don’t. All the change derives from each character's individual mindset. There are two types of mindsets, one of these are the fixed mindset which causes the person to be pessimistic and unwilling to make a change about anything in their life. They feel as though that can change and won't no matter how much they try too. Then there is the growth mindset that is the complete opposite, instead of looking at everything and giving up they have a more optimistic view and always want to improve when ever faced with a big problem. Failures
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Also being given the title of honest Iago being called that due to his wisdom even being addressed that way by Othello. Iagos confidence gives him a sense of hidden superiority over all others he uses trickery to deceive others. He shows his growing mindset after he isn't given the promotion he wanted from Othello he wasn't pleased and that sparked a fire, a new goal for himself . He was bent in killing Othello and he doesn't back down he plots his revenge the only way he knew, by lying he tricks Othello into killing his own wife acusing her of cheating. He wanted Othello dead so his mindset and grit pushed him to that path and gave him the necessary willpower to figure out a way to exact well developed revenge he felt he rightfully …show more content…
Emilia is a strong intelligent women who despised men which most likely lead to her immense respect for Desdemona. She has a growth mindset all the way through showing only little signs of hesitation towards her decisions. Emilia shows her Growth mindset by defending desdemona when she accused of cheating on her husband. Sha also showed high grit with her persistent loyalty to Desdemona to even betray her husband Iago and reveal his playing against Othello and how he set Desdemona to be killed by her own husband. She did everything she can to clear her name but was silenced by being killed by Iago to further his
Iago is a twenty- eight years old Caucasian married man and he is soldier in the Venetian army. Iago is viewed as modest, honest, and a good friend to people in public. People refer to him as “honest Iago” which lead them to trust him. Iago plans to destroy Othello by manipulating him to believe that his wife is being unfaithful to him with his promoted lieutenant Cassio, a position Iago wanted to have. Although the scandal that Iago came up with is a complete lie, Othello ends up believing him. Iago uses his ability to talk to people in order to accomplish his plan of destroying Othello because he wasn’t granted the position of the Venice army. (Sorto 1)
In Othello, Iago is Shakespeare’s most malicious character and serves as a vehicle to these two themes. Iago despises Othello; he has a strong will to destroy Othello’s life, yet the motive behind his plan goes unexplained. Iago is a great manipulator of the tongue and lies to everyone in order to advance his plan; however, every character in the play considers Iago an honest character, and Othello even associates Iago with light and eyesight. Othello continuously asks Iago to explain or make something clearer. Until the very end, Iago appears to be honest and helpful to the other characters, but underneath this seemingly harmless façade, Iago is a demon with the strongest will; he will stop at nothing until he ruins Othello’s life. Iago uses a positive appearance to enact his
As Othello's most trusted friend Iago has the upper hand when it comes to influencing Othello. When Othello passes Iago up for the position of lieutenant he claims to be angry; he is ready to seek revenge. Othello and Iago have been through countless battles and Othello feels as if he can trust “Honest” Iago. When there is a problem Iago is there to lend a helping hand. Iago uses his trusted advice to manipulate the mind of Othello and other main characters. He even calls himself honest, “As honest as I am” Iago uses these words to convince his credibility (Othello, Shakespeare, Act II Scene I Line
... Iago has been put in a job in which he has to be near Othello and is considered a friend of his. Iago is very trusted by all the characters. that he is able to use in his plot, therefore making it much easier. for himself, often referred to as 'honest Iago'.
In Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago is the antagonist and villain who causes all the trouble and disorder. Othello is the protagonist, and is the main person Iago’s destruction and revenge is aimed towards. Othello is naïve and gives everybody his trust even though he may not know them or they haven’t earned his trust yet. He often refers to Iago has “Honest” Iago, which is a direct showing of irony because Iago is not honest at all (Shakespeare, I, iii. 289). Iago is so angry that Othello didn’t give him the promotion that was given to Cassio that he plans to seek revenge against Othello. He seeks his revenge against Othello by manipulating and lying to all of the people around him including his closest friend Roderigo, Cassio, Othello’s wife Desdemona and even his own wife Emilia. In the end, Iago’s lies and manipulation led to the deaths of Roderigo, Emilia, Othello and Desdemona. This isn’t the first time many of these individual characteristics have shown up in one of Shakespeare’s plays.
Othello doesn’t believe Emilia and he convinces himself that she is a liar and that anyone would say the same thing Emilia said if they were in her place because according to Othello, Desdemona is full of evil secrets and acts innocent. He made all these assumptions based on Iago’s words and his false accusations which ultimately led to his
Without a doubt, one of the main themes that runs throughout William Shakespeare’s tragic play, Othello, is that of honesty. In the play, the most interesting character is Iago, who is commonly called and known as "Honest Iago." However, this could not be farther from the truth. Through some carefully thought-out words and actions, Iago is able to manipulate others to do things in a way that benefits and moves him closer to his own goals. He is smart and an expert at judging the characters of others. Because of this, Iago pushes everyone to their tragic end.
Iago has been excellent at saying the what is needed to get to people, he misleads them to get a reaction he wants out of them. He is clever with his words to avoid confrontation that can easily happen. “Othello 's confusion is the human experience of language. In other words, language itself, not the outside world, determines meaning” (Christofides 2). Iago uses his words against Othello to get him to do Iago’s doings. Iago has an eloquence with
of being an honest man. Iago knew that an important man like Othello couldn’t ignore. the possibility that his wife was cheating on him. Nobody suspects that Iago is a deceitful man and would plot and plan to destroy Othello, Cassio and Desdemona in such a way. cunning way to go.
In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Othello, Iago demonstrates a mastery of manipulation over people who had previously trusted and confided in him. His sudden turn from Othello’s loyal ensign to rage-filled villain seems indicative of a man who can no longer accept his position in life. Iago’s plotting of Othello’s demise starts as idle talk of a disgruntled 28 year-old career military man passed over for promotion. Iago believes that such a promotion may never come after Othello rejects his candidacy and makes it clear that he did not believe him suitable. He sees Othello is only concerned with personal and political gain with his choice of Cassio as lieutenant. When Iago teams with love-scorned and desperate Roderigo, he begins to construct Othello’s downfall. Iago is declaring an all-out covert war on Othello, Cassio, and anyone else who gets in his way. In Iago’s first speech in Act I Scene II, he proclaims hatred for Othello and lays out his plan for seeking vengeance. “After some time, to abuse Othello’s ears that he is too familiar with his wife (Shakespeare 1473).”
Iago takes a different approach with Othello and uses Othello’s trust in him to manipulate his feelings, planting false ideas in his head. All of Iago’s actions sprung from his belief that he is more deserving and more important than everyone else and he will do anything to maintain