Is Iago an evil manipulator
Iago is an evil manipulator? Iago is an evil manipulator, but is it just by words? He is in my mind one of the most evil characters ever written in one of Shakespeares plays. Iago is a cunning and conniving person he uses the other characters’ weak points for his strength or as he says in Act I. ... I hate the Moor…”lines 365-368 This is just one of the many reasons that Iago is a manipulator. Iago pours out his heart for what love he has for ‘the Moor’ by saying what he plans to do to him. ... Iago tells Roderigo with subtlety that he should give him all his money, making a bet that Othello and Desdemona’s love for each other is a ‘mere lust’; “…It is merely a lust of the blood and permission of the will. ... iii330-336) Iago also personifies the theme honesty, which is related to appearance and reality. ... Iago personifies both of these themes because he wants to show us the audience that he can hideaway the real inner thoughts that he is feeling from the likes of Othello and others. Iago is a character that is corrupt with too much desire to be Othello’s lieutenant and needs help, but deep down inside is an ambitious, jealous little boy who doesn’t want anyone to steal his toys and will do anything to prevent it from happening. ... However Iago is not the only evil manipulator in Shakespeare’s plays but another well-known character is also on the same wavelength as Iago. ... Iago and Lady Macbeth have many similarities in each other’s characteristics; Iago uses peoples’ weaknesses to his advantage no matter what the consequence leads to. ... Iago has no conscience or morality over what is right or wrong, along with Lady Macbeth they are both too trapped in their own little world of ambition, which we all know is hard to get out of. ... There is only one difference that separates the two, the fact that Lady Macbeth later repents on what she had done but of course Iago doesn’t: “…Doctor Go to, go to; you have known what you should not. ... Iago on the other hand would never be virtuous or receive conscience within himself. My perspective is that Iago is a traitor, a thief, and a hypnotist that uses words to control a person’s mind and actions without being caught. He uses these features to his advantage to make people think he is ‘Honest, honest Iago. ... This would give Iago another reason to ruin Othello.