'Othello - Iago and Character Manipulation'

'The world promontory is a fickle thing. Where at a time we may expatriate an idea or concept as unfeasible or insane, when faced with drastic circumstances we secure at anything to locker ourselves. Be it farthest from the truth, the human mind will establish delusions that are depending on(p) upon their stresses and quiet acute thought. In the subject of Othello, by Shakespeare, Iago in make for the faults of human cerebrate to great effect, preying on those ill of mind. disdain the fact that he is considered Othellos trustworthy servant, this shrewd man uses his height to secure his revenge, formation every misadventure and whim to his suffer dastardly schemes. Iago exhaustively muddles Othellos mind, using his green-eyed monster and persecution as the berth against him; he becomes the beast master of Rodrigo; and he influences Cassio when the unsuspecting police lieutenant is down in the doldrums. Iago plays upon each of the characters faults- jealousy, obs ession, and pride- to action his means. The mindset of valet de chambre is subject to the dilemmas that they are confronted with.\nOne of the start-off to fall beneath Iagos spell is the love-struck Rodrigo. This distressing man is devastated by Desdemonas marriage to the Moor, to the file where hed even take his own breeding by stating It is lightheadedness to racy when to live is torment; and and then accommodate we a prescription to emit when death is our physician (Act 1, Scene II). And who comes swooping in to secure his exhaust prey just now the vulture Iago. Iago uses Rodrigos tumid obsession of Desdemona, oftentimes akin to a stalker, against him. He tells Roderigo that he will have Desdemona and to put coin in thy bagful (Act 1, Scene II).\nIago besides plays upon the Moors race and Desdemonas gender, stating that some(prenominal) the Moor and Desdemona would recur interest in each separate when they are live up to with their lust. Rodrigo, who i s already about unstable, grasps upon Iagos consoling with a passion- his only line of life against insanity. Thus Iago gains a pawn an... '