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How Does Iago Manipulate Othello

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In the city of Venice Iago , an ensign in the Venetian army, is furious about not getting the promotion for position of lieutenant, but it went to a soldier named Cassio.Iago thinks that Cassio is less capable of being a soldier than himself . Iago tells his friend, Rodrigo, a Venetian, he serves Othello, the Moor who is a general in the Venetian army .Iago knows that Othello has secretly married Desdemona, the daughter of a of nobleman Brabantio who is a senator and renowned citizen of Venice, whom Rodrigo loves Desdemona and asked her father’s hand in marriage which Iago is aware of. With Iago’s hatred towards Othello, he tells Rodrigo that he plans to use Othello for his own advantage.Iago manipulates Roderigo to tell Brabantino about his …show more content…

Desdemona confirms the court that she in love with her husband, but her father warns Othello that she will deceive him as she did to him. Iago talks to Roderigo about the marriage of Othello and Desdemona how it will not last long and that she will come rushing to him. Iago decides to break Othello’s marriage and use him as his puppet. The grievance of Brabantio is denied and the senators order Othello to aid the armies against the attack of the Turks. Othello heads to the island of Cyprus with his wife, lieutenant Cassio, his ensign Iago, and Iago’s wife, Emilia who is also Desdemona 's servant. When they arrived to their destination they find that the storm has destroyed the Turkish fleet. Othello orders a celebration and heads to spend some alone time his wife. Once again Iago speaks to Roderigo ,convincing him that Desdemona will stay away from Othello as well as Cassio and that he should attack Cassio that night as he had planned. Iago convinces to let loose and drink, knowing his bad reaction to it. Iago heats up a fight between Roderigo and Cassio. The noise from the argument wakes up Othello and Iago fills him in on the fight that did not include himself. Cassio loses his reputation along with his rank. Iago tells Cassio to talk to Desdemona so she could vouch for him to Othello. Desdemona promises …show more content…

As Othello enters the chamber, Cassio leaves for he is scared of confrontation. Iago decides to play with Othello’s emotions by making the exit of Cassio seem guilty. Othello begins to believe that his wife is being unfaithful. Desdemona drops the handkerchief that was given to her by her husband on their honeymoon and it is found by Emilia who gives it to her husband. Iago tells Othello that Cassio has the handkerchief and Othello is enraged that his wife would give something so valuable to Cassio. Then, Othello believes that Desdemona is guilty and swears to get revenge on her. With Othello’s jealousy, everyone notices him acting strangely even Iago showed concern. Cassio finds the handkerchief in his room with no idea it belong to Desdemona and asks Bianca, his lady friend, to duplicate it. Othello tries to control his strong emotion by not punishing Desdemona too harshly, but Iago acts made him extremely furious. Iago

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The play introduces us to two characters Roderigo and Iago, which sets up the first external conflict of which Roderigo owes Iago money , “That thou, Iago, who hast had my purse as if the strings were thine, shouldst know of this.” (Shakespeare, Act I) . Roderigo was referring to his payments to Iago in return Iago would get him his dream girl, Desdemona, which brings up another external conflict because Desdemona is married to the illustrious general Othello. Iago has some animosity towards Othello because Cassio got the job of lieutenant instead of himself. Iago instigates a fight between a drunken Cassio and Roderigo which results in Cassio being fired by Othello.

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Then once Montano comes to intervene the fight Cassio turns to fight Montano. This ruckus awakes Othello and Othello requires Iago to tell the story. Iago says it's basically all Cassio’s fault, so Othello takes Cassio’s position as lieutenant. Later on, Cassio pleads to Desdemona to tell Othello to give him his job back. The pleads Desdemona gives to Othello makes Othello think Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair.

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Cassio is attacked by Roderigo, who he then stabs. After Cassio cries out he thinks Iago kept up his end of the deal to kill him, so now he must kill Desdemona. He wakes her up with a kiss and accuses her of having an affair with Cassio. She claims innocence but it is too late for that, he

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"(IV.i.78-88). In these lines Iago tells Othello that he will question Cassio about Desdemona, he tells Othello to watch from afar and pay attention to Cassio's facial expressions when he speaks of her. The reader knows Iago is actually asking Cassio about Bianca, however, Othello is too far away to hear what is actually being said and thinks Cassio is talking about Desdemona. This added to Othello's jealousy, making him more certain that his wife was cheating on him with

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Iago uses very clever methods of persuasion and manipulation aimed to use Othello’s hamartia against him, pointing out that “ “She (Desdemona) did deceive her father, marrying you,” so much so that Brabantio “thought ’twas witchcraft”. Through this, Iago is subtly raising the issues of Othello’s cultural differences with Desdemona; a root cause behind Othello’s insecurities with his wife – along with inadequacy due to race, degree of sophistication and age. As Iago prompts Othello to think the worst, his utterances are short and uneasy, revealing the beginning to his downfall, whilst Iago’s dialogue is at length highlighting his growing power of

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Othello sends his servant, a clown, or peasant, to tell the musicians to go away. Cassio asks the clown to entreat Emilia to come speak with him, so that he can ask her for access to Desdemona. When the clown leaves, Iago enters and tells Cassio that he will send for Emilia straightaway and figure out a way to take Othello aside so that Cassio and Desdemona can confer privately. After Iago exits, Emilia enters and tells Cassio that Othello and Desdemona have been discussing his case. Desdemona has pleaded for Cassio, but Othello worries that Montano’s influence and popularity in Cyprus would make Cassio’s reappointment impractical, no matter how much Othello cares for his former lieutenant.

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He expresses his jealousy for Cassio when he says that Othello “already chose [his] officer” who he calls “One Michael Cassio, a Florentine” who “never set a squadron in the field.” Iago believes he should have gotten the promotion because he had more military experience and training. After he gets Cassio drunk and dismissed from service, he devises a plan to manipulate Othello into believing he is cheating with Desdemona in order that Cassio never gets his position again or even killed. Iago also hears a rumor that Othello slept with his

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It is from this party Cassio gets drunk and Roderigo starts fighting him, and Cassio ends up stabbing the Governor of Cyprus inadvertently. This automatically causes Othello to demote him immediately, and he goes to Iago who advises him to talk to Desdemona, who would, in turn, talk to Othello and pardon him. Desdemona does as Cassio had requested upon Othello’s return, and Iago goes around and tells Othello that there could be an intimate relationship between his wife and Cassio. Othello gets jealous and angry, and he then accuses Desdemona of adultery. Iago 's wife (Emilia) convinces Othello that his wife has not cheated on him and this causes Iago to kill her out of anger.

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Secondly, Iago manipulates Cassio the most throughout the book. He uses Cassio’s social status and his trust with Othello to ruin his reputation. Iago is jealous of Cassio because he is higher status and has a strong relationship with Othello. For Iago’s plan to work he needs to get closer to Othello, but first he needs to break Othello and Cassio’s trust first. So one night Cassio is supposed to be keeping a party under control Othello tells him “good Michael, look you to the guard tonight.

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But, Othello did not seem to think so. This caused Iago to feel like he wasn 't appreciated and he vowed to get revenge on Othello. He got his revenge by working Othello 's mind to believe that Desdemona was cheating on him with Cassio. After Iago got Cassio drunk one night, Cassio lost his place as lieutenant. Iago suggested that he go plead to Desdemona to show her he is a good man, and then she would convince Othello.

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Othello starts to believe Iago’s lies about his friends and wife, leading Othello to change his behavior towards his closest allies. Iago instigates a fight between Cassio and Montano, and Othello must take charge of his soldiers, he says: Thy honesty and love doth mince this matter, Making it light to Cassio. Cassio, I love thee But never more be officer of mine. (2.3.210-213) Othello makes the decision to fire Cassio, and things get worse when Iago makes his wife, Emilia, steal Desdemona 's handkerchief.

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Othello’s life transforms the second he steps into Cyprus. Iago’s motives are devastating as he plan’s to take Othello’s position, regardless of the cost. Iago plants the seed of deceit and unfaithfulness when he hints of an affair involving Othello’s love, Desdemona and Cassio. An overwhelming feeling of jealously takes a hold in Othello’s life. Othello is no longer the well spoken, and respected army general that everyone knew him to be, but instead a short tempered man with little respect for

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