The Importance Of Revenge In Othello

In the play Othello Brabantio visualizes Othello as the Moorish soldier and a well behaved barbarian. He will never accept him as his son-in-law. Iago focuses on revenge it drives him to ruin. Desdemona’s love is special and Roderigo feels like he can buy her love. Desdemona loves Othello and will always love him no matter how he may treat her. In Othello’s mind he thinks that the guilty should always be punished. The captain of the ancient Venetian defense forces has been Iago. He worked so hard and was wishing for a promotion, but Othello seemed to overlook him and then go to favor Cassio. Iago ends up working revenge on both of them. Roderigo is the source of money and and his extra hands in his plot to bring down Othello. Eventually

Iago stands for the act of cruelty and evil for his own sake. He is so horrible that this is proven to the audience in the way that he chooses to do things. He even takes it on himself to act as an advocate for Othello’s character, saying to the audience that he is the noble one in doing so, and even comes across as being more wicked and that he is prepared to completely destroy Othello’s life despite his goodness. “The Moor-how be’t that I endure him not- Is of a constant, loving noble nature, and I dare that he’ll prove to Desdemona A most dear husband.” (Iago, Act 2 Scene 1, Line 287-290). Iago finds joy in ruining Desdemona’s happiness just to get back at

“Demand me nothing. What you know, you know. From this time forth I will never speak a word” (Iago Act 5 Scene 2, Line 309-310). Iago does have a funny side that he shows off in his scenes with foolish Roderigo, which actually shows off Iago’s manipulative tricks. The audience may think that they see him wink as he reveals his own skills. We watch this entertainment as spectators and we found this on Iago’s side when he is with Roderigo, but the interactions between the two also show a streak of Iago being a coward that it becomes manifest in the final scene, when Iago kills his very own wife (v.ii.231-242).

The murder of Emilia by Iago sets the appearance for good, which will fool the people all around him into thinking he is honest and loyal, while he plants images into the head of Othello, through different suggestions to both Roderigo and Cassio. Iago does end up causing the downfall of all of them. We as the audience will see Iago’s success as a trust that was carefully built with each individual character. It is that trust form “honest” I ago that his friends dare to