Why iago is manipulative

Connections to Myself. Connections to text. Personal Response. Work Cited. The main reason that Iago ha d suc cess on manipulating Oth ello was b ased on the social di ffer ences of these two character s. The fact that he was Othello's serv a nt is the premise and fun dament on which his character trait s ca n flourish, if he was in superior position , he wouldn't of been able to manipulat e him the way he did. Ia go u sed his "honesty " image to cover up his true desires.

He always pretended to be a moral and loyal friend with good advice yet he was just acting. Iago knew that Othello didn 't get jealous easily but he did his best to plant " evidence. He discreetly made Othello think that there was something going on between Cassio and Desdemona.

This suggests he is trying to do what is best for Othello. Iago uses the idea of love a great deal, perhaps to try to replace the love Othello feels for Desdemona, for the love between Iago and Othello. Expressing wild feelings of everlasting love, he may be trying to out do Desdemona and show that she must not love him, as she does not express herself as Iago has. Even if by now Othello was not jealous, Iago has put the idea in his head that there is something to be jealous about, which would no doubt turn him towards jealousy.

Othello expresses how he is only capable of having all or nothing and so unsurprisingly Iago uses this trait to try and get rid of his love completely by revealing that he is not getting all of Desdemona to himself. At the end of this scene, Iago has been successful and has managed to turn Othello from being blissfully in love with Desdemona, to devising a plan by which to kill her in this pivotal scene of the play.

It is clear this manipulation has been very successful and influenced Othello throughout the remainder of the play. Othello still goes ahead to murder his lover. He is able to exploit what would seem to be harmless and insignificant moments, adjusting them to his advantage.

The most obvious of these is the handkerchief that is primarily given to Desdemona from Othello. It is taken by Emilia, when by chance it is left available, and subsequently given to Iago. Although it was a coincidence Emilia got it for her husband, Iago then went on to exploited it further.

Iago had managed to get Cassio drunk and start a fight, which evidently got him fired, as Iago had planned. After this however Cassio does not want Othello to forget him, so he asks Desdemona to speak for him to Othello. Out of the goodness of her heart she does so with all of her energy. Cassio then exits as Othello enters, not wanting Othello to see him out of an understandable sense of shame. Christian judgement has by this point been perverted so totally by powerful emotions, Iago has been able to work so efficiently through vulnerable emotions and an insecure character to successfully and completely manipulate Othello.

This play seems to ask the question that if this can really happen, how secure is any belief or any sense of good? Iago is furious that the prize went to "one Michael Cassio The effects of Iago's manipulations range from stained reputations to ruined lives. The most obvious effect of Iago's manipulation is to destroy Othello's peace of mind.

Iago hints that Othello's wife, Desdemona, has been unfaithful to him and Othello's mental state disintegrates quickly. Playwright Jerry L. Shakespeare uses this character to set the basis of evil. Each plot point is spiraled further into tragedy due to the nature of Iago and his manipulative language. It powerfully portrays a world where the acts of evil ultimately vanquishes fidelity, nobility and integrity.

Through the use of literary techniques and figurative language, Shakespeare. His deceiving personality and complex nature is painted such that readers are amazed by his ingenious schemes. Throughout the plays. The play begins with him expressing his hate of Othello to Roderigo, citing what appears to be jealousy at Othello choosing Cassio to be his lieutenant. The villain heartlessly manipulates his comrades as if they were puppets, using their personalities and weaknesses to their disadvantage.

In the play Othello, Act 2 Scene 1 is perhaps the most enlightening scene with regards to the truly.