“Iago, Manipulating Villain” William Shakespeare (1564-1616), one of the great writers of the 16th century wrote the play Othello around 1599. Shakespeare’s Othello recounts the tragic consequences of hatred, jealousy, revenge, and exploited and misplaced trust (Bloom 13). The story opens-up in the city of Venice, and this is where the evil unfolds around Othello by the hands of the malignant Iago. George Williams, one of Shakespeare’s critics, states, “Iago, one of the best-written villains …showed first 75 words of 592 total…

…showed last 75 words of 592 total…fact that he suspects that his wife has slept with Othello as a motive for his deeds. When Iago states, “is thought abroad that ‘twixt my sheet/ ‘Has done my office. I know not if’t be true (I.iii.430-431), he is saying that he suspects that Othello has slept with Emilia and even though he has no proof, there is enough proof to drive him to use this as a motive for revenge.