Iago Character Summary
- Created by: Snuffles
- Created on: 08-02-15 19:05
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- Iago
- Mirrors Othello in certain respect
- Jealously leads to demise
- Both have an bad end within the play, at the fault of jealousy. Othello's is induced by Iago
- Both want to be accepted and liked
- Jealously leads to demise
- Motives
- 'the motive hunting of the motive-less'
- The reasoning is never fully explained, leading to theories than Iago may be a (latent) homosexual leading to his hatred of Othello to be inspired out of personal self-hatred
- Wants revenge for the position he was given as 'ensign'
- Hatred of Othello
- Desire to get Cassio's position
- 'the motive hunting of the motive-less'
- Animal imagery
- Snake
- This is exhibited in Frantic Assembly's interpretation through the physicalisation
- Matador with Othello (Bull)
- Emphasises his manipulative nature
- Matador with Othello (Bull)
- This is exhibited in Frantic Assembly's interpretation through the physicalisation
- Matador with Othello (Bull)
- Emphasises his manipulative nature
- Snake
- Manipulative
- Exploits Roderigo
- He also manipulates the plot to and acts as a devise for movement within the play
- Exploits Roderigo
- Psychological villan rather than physical
- Provides humour
- Intelligent
- This is used to contrast from the height of social status, he begins the play with, to the lack of respect he has at the end
- Two-faced
- Reveals inner thoughts to audience through solliquoy
- This facillitates asides and more detailed answers-
- 'Honest Iago'
- Reveals inner thoughts to audience through solliquoy
- Mirrors Othello in certain respect
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