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Comparing Iago In Shakespeare's Othello And Once Upon A Time

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Iago from Shakespeare’s Othello and Regina Mills from Once Upon A Time share extreme jealousy and irrationality. When Iago is talking to Roderigo, Iago tells him that he despises Othello. Iago states, “Despise me if I do not… I know my price, I am worth no worse a place” (I.i. 8-9, 12). Iago hates Othello because Othello gave an advance military position to Cassio. Iago feels he should have been given the promotion, and this spurs up jealousy. Iago is a narcissus and only thinks the best of himself, so he believes that he deserved the job. Iago doesn’t feel the position should go to a person that “never set a squadron in the field,/Nor the division of a battle knows/More than a spinster” (I. i. 23-25). This sparks major jealousy in Iago. Iago
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