Roderigo In Othello Essay

Who is lago?

Othello was written by William Shakespeare and is a tragedy that exhibits jealousy throughout the entire play. lago, whom is a main character other the play, is the villain we see continuously throughout it. On many occasions, we hear him speak to himself about his evil motives and how he plans to put them into action. For example, In Act 1 Scene 3, after

Roderigo exits, lago is talking to himself and explains his plans to get revenge on Othello” the

Moore of Venice”, for appointing Cassio, an inexperienced soldier, as lieutenant instead of himself (Shakespeare, 1903). In Act 2, Scene 1, Cassio is speaking to Desdemona and lago is speaking to himself telling Cassio to keep it up, this is all he needs to get his revenge basically.

Then in Act 2, Scene 3, we once

In lago’s third soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 3, Cassio is disserviced by Othello due to lago setting him up. Cassio is not much of a drinker, but lago insists that he drinks so that he can get

Cassio to do something to ruin his good reputation with Othello and everyone else surrounding.

Once again, the audience is able to see how untrustworthy and evil lago truly is. He betrays everyone around him throughout the entire play. Othello shows jealousy throughout the entire play from lago. Not only is lago not able to be trusted, but we learn that he will go to the ends of the earth to do wrong to those around him and benefit himself. Many people are affected by his actions and he has no remorse for any of it.

Through lago’s soliloquies we were able to learn his thoughts and dark secrets. We are able to learn what might or will take place due to these soliloquies through the entire play. We get insight on the type of person lago is, and just how manipulative he is firsthand, because not many characters, if any see it until they are affected by it. Even us as readers would not have been able to see much of the evilness that he plots if it were not for the speeches that lago made talking