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The Dehumanization Of Iago's Villains In Othello By William Shakespeare

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Josh Ridolfi A villain can be described as many things, a felon, a perpetrator, and an outlaw. A villain of all villains, however, can only be described as evil. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare, the character Iago is portrayed as a vile charlatan. He gaslights Othello into believing his faithful wife Desdemona is copulating with Cassio, and Iago also manipulates Roderigo to his own desires all because he is skipped over for a promotion. It is for the aforementioned reasons that Iago is the villain of all villains, as he is manipulative, two-faced, sows wrath and destruction, and dehumanizes those around him.
Iago’s manipulation runs rampant throughout the first few acts of Othello, as he is planting the seeds for his revenge.

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