After all of the untrustworthy actions it is time to find out if Iago is accurately responsible for the death of Desdemona. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare, a character named Iago, successfully manipulates the people surrunded by him in Cyprus, an island in Venice, so that they could be believe in the lies that he tells about other people so that he could look like the good guy. He even lies to his own boss, Othello. Iago told Othello that his beloved wife had been having an affair with Cassio, the lieutenant all because of his jealousy. As the Assistant District Attorney of Cyprus, Iago is fully responsible for the death of Desdemona because of being untruthful and a manipulator and will be convicted with Second-degree murder.
Iago is fully responsible for the death of Desdemona because of being untruthful. In the beginning of the story, Iago is talking to Othello about Desdemona and Cassio, he states, “That Cassio loves her… That she loves him” (A2 S1 lines 308-309). Iago is lying to Othello by saying that Desdemona and Cassio are in love with each
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After Cassio gets put out of his rank, Iago tells Cassio to “Importune her help to put you in your place again” (A2,S3 lines 338-339). Iago is plotting on Cassio and Desdemona are getting closer so that Iago could get help from her and get reinstated. Iago manipulates Cassio because he believes that Desdemona could help him get his spot back, but it is all part of Iago’s plan. As the story continues, Othello had a conference with Emilia about Desdemona’s rumor.She said to him, “... to wager she is” (A4 S2 line 13). Because of all of the lies that Iago told about Desdemona, Othello goes to her best friend Emilia about the rumor to find out the truth. Emilia does not believe the rumor, but is also perchance about the rumor. Othello is once again manipulated by Iago because his mind is only set to believe in what Iago