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is iago evil
Title: is iago evil
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1625 | Pages: 6.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
is iago evil
"I am not what I am." What is Iago? -- as distinct from what he pretends to be -- and what are his motives?
In Shakespeare's, Othello, the reader is presented the classic
battle between the deceitful forces of evil and the innocence of good.
It are these forces of evil that ultimately lead to the breakdown of
Othello, a noble venetian moor, well-known by the people of Venice as
a honourable soldier and a worthy leader. …showed first 75 words of 1625 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1625 total…of witchcraft or magic. Iago's major mistake,
ironically, is that he trusted his wife Emilia and found that she was
not as trustworthy as he thought. Although not completely victorious
at the conclusion of the play, Iago does successfully eliminate the
one character representative of heaven, innocence, and honesty. Yet
"remains the censure of this hellish villian" (Act V, Scene II).
Finally, everything Iago pretended to be led to his demise : Honesty,
Innocence, and Love.
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