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Iago and Envy (Iago manipulates others in their envy to be part of his…
Iago and Envy
Iago manipulates others in their envy to be part of his plan. For instance Roderigo, who in act 1 scene 1, lines 93-95, is shown to be infatuated with Desdemona and jealous of Othello, is taken advantage of by Iago to complete his scheme.
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In his grand scheme, Iago in his jealousy and anger towards Othello manipulates him into believing that Desdemona had been cheating on him with Cassio. This causes Othello to go into a fury in his jealousy towards Cassio, as shown in act 4 scene 1, lines 45 to 53.
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In his envious rage, Othello kills Desdemona in act 5 scene 2, line 101. After learning the truth about Iago and realizing where his own jealousy had led himself, Othello commits suicide and dies with Desdemona,
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Iago, the villain of Shakespeare's tragedy Othello, is the driving force of all conflict within the story. Arguably the real main character of the play, Iago is driven by envy and jealousy to manipulate and destroy the lives of others.
From the very first scene of the play, Iago is already motivated by his anger towards Othello, who had recently promoted Michael Cassio for the job that Iago wanted, shown in lines 8-20 in act 1 scene 1.
Later in act 1 scene 3, lines 393 and 394, it is revealed that Iago had heard rumors that Othello had been with his wife, fueling his jealousy further.
After a great deal of manipulation of Cassio, Othello, and Roderigo, resulting in the deaths of the latter two and Desdemona, Iago is revealed to be the culprit of it all in act 5 scene 2 by his wife Emilia. And thus, Iago's envy and jealousy proves to be his downfall as he is imprisoned and sent to be tortured.
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