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... William Shakespeare’s play Othello would not be one without an evil catalyst named Iago. ... In the play, Iago is the Satanic figure in whatever the word "evil" connotes. ... There are several traits or characteristics that are common to both Iago and Satan. According Professor William Grace, of Fordham University, “Both Iago and Satan are skilled deceivers, accomplished liars, experts in applied psychology, and in the manipulation of the innocent” (par. ... Theologically, however, Professor William Grace also generalizes that “Satan creates more havoc, waste, and suffering than Iago” (par. ... It is true that Satan affects a larger worldwide scale than Iago. However, it could be proven that Iago’s thinking and ways creates an incarnation of Satan in the play. As Professor Andrew Bradley writes, “Evil has nowhere else been portrayed with such mastery as in the characters of Iago” (Brooke par. 4) Both Iago and Satan also rejected good ideas and beliefs. ... One can see that Iago recognizes beauty, truth, and goodness in an objective way, and he rejects and wishes to corrupt them. ... Iago again rejects goodness when he says, “Virtue! ... This quote, which appears in an early monologue by Iago, shows how Iago sees virtue as meaningless, trivial, and insignificant and that personal will should rule one’s decision making. Also, by his simple condemnation of virtue, Iago is alienating himself from every aspect of goodness. Satan, on the other hand, was morally pure (Ezek. ... Satan was formerly an angel of God and was also known as Lucifer or “the morning star” (Isa. ... Satan’s rebellion and his goal of corrupting the image of good is symbolically similar to Iago’s when Iago whispers: IAGO. ... In this scene, Iago exposes to the audience his diabolical view of corrupting the light of the world, which is also light of the glory of God (2 Cor.
Approximate Word count = 1417
Approximate Pages = 5.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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