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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. An Analysis: Iago in Othello Research Compiled for The Paper
Store, Inc. by K. Von Huben 4/2010 Please Introduction Iago is one of Shakespeares most compelling villains, and also one of
his most vexing. This paper discusses him in detail. Discussion Iago is a fascinating study in evil; he sets out to destroy Othello and does so with a subtlety of
mind and sleight of hand thats breathtaking to behold. Unfortunately, he is also difficult to decipher because he seems to have no solid motive for what he does. Iago himself
offers two putative explanations for his hatred of Othello: first, that Othello promoted Cassio instead of Iago when he deserved the promotion; second, that Othello seduced Iagos wife (Shakespeare). He
says: "I hate the Moor, / And it is thought abroad that twist my sheets / [Has] done my office" (Oth. 1.3.386-388). Neither is particularly compelling. In a long military
career, there will be times when any person is passed over for promotion; it happens frequently. There is nothing to suggest that Iago might not be promoted to a different
post at some future date. But he will not wait; instead he chooses to ruin Othello, using this as a flimsy excuse. His claim that Othello seduced his wife is
even more insubstantial and is only mentioned once or twice in the entire play. Emilia, Iagos wife, is a kind, level-headed and decent woman and not the type to have
affairs. The only thing in which she is mistaken is her husband, but even there, she is quick to ask him what hes done; she knows him very well indeed,
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