The art of rhetoric allows Iago to manipulate everyone around him and gain the trust of people when necessary. He uses his position of power to be able to exploit the weakness of those who have trust in him, such as, Othello and Cassio. Iago masters the ability to effectively use rhetoric Iago’s and that allows home to disguise his manipulative schemes of destroying and betraying the ones around him. Iago deviously uses Pathos to employ his great use of manipulation and persuasion to help control everyone and everything around him. Iago concocts every single action he makes; for example, he uses the behavior of others to help create an alternative explanation to a significant situation. Iago “empathizes” with others and reveals himself as desperate sycophant to develop strong relationships, which lead to his ability to control the situation that he is in. Iago tries to appeal to the emotions that others are feeling, so he can convince them to do what he wants. An example of this is when Iago tries to persuade Othello that Desdemona is cheating on him Cassio, even though this is not true. “And may; but how? How satisfied, my …show more content…
From Iago’s ability to effectively use ethos, Othello is trusts and believe in Iago even more. Iago uses his ranking in the army to appear as someone who Othello can trust. For example, when Iago says, “My Lord you know I love you,” (III.II.120) he is portraying himself as someone who is completely on Othello’s side. Iago manages to convince Othello that he is not a fool for falling for Desdemona’s treason. Iago tells Othello to trust him and says that what he speaks comes from the heart and his love, it is completely ironic because Iago is lying about what his real intentions are. Iago’s ability to make himself appear as a credible, trustworthy guy fools Othello into developing a unhealthy relationship with