Isolation is a scary scenario whether you're by yourself or with another person. In the book of Othello, Isolation causes lives to be taken, because people want to believe anything that is said. Trust is developed then broken. Nobody is safe once trust is gone. In this story the isolation that causes problems all revolves around iago and his lies. In every partnership or friendship you need trust, care, and loyalty for it to be successful.
First we will talk about trust. In this tale there's a lot of trust. The friendships and relationships are beyond good in the beginning and then Iago steps in and shows you what isolation can do, ruining everyone's lives. Iago did a great job with this, “If i can fasten but one up uupon him with that which he hath drunk tonight already, he’ll be as full of quarrel and offense as my young and mistress dog” (2.3.49-52). He knows if he can get people alone, his manipulating skills are tremendous. So to get someone to do something or to get someone to believe something is very easy for him. It takes a very smart and sick mind to actually take part in an act of which is heartbreaking.
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Fake caring for someone is not a smart thing to do, it's so twisted and unfair to the other human. Iago manipulates everyone in the story to make them think he would never do something to hurt them, “The moor already changes with my poison”(3.3.373). Which shows the moor is at his knees so blinded by Iago's plan and Iago knows it. Iago has put so much work into this plan that he had to get to Othello's feelings before he could break Othello. So he served Othello and when he proves he is a good man he breaks him. Iago said that Othello takes amn for their word, so Iago is going to crush him with lies that he will believe.(1.3.440-441). This is a genius plan if you are sick in the head, and can stand your enemy for that
Their friendship is a vehicle for Iago’s revenge. Iago is also very focused on himself. He is so wrapped up in himself and his anger that he does not care who he hurts. Most of the deaths in the play are collateral damage of Iago’s vengeance. Iago’s greatest characteristic is his outstanding knowledge of how people think and behave. This is his most useful skill. This ability is used throughout the events of the play to coerce the other characters into destroying each other. Iago does all of this without his fellows figuring out much about him or his motivation, though Iago himself does not seem to know his motivation.
The Symbolism in Nathan Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" begins before the story starts. The first sign of symbolism is in the title of the story. The word "young" is used in saying that Mr. Brown is young in his marriage and in his maturity. The next word "Goodman" was a term used in Hawthorne's day as a man under a gentleman. This fits Mr. Brown because he is no one special, only to his friends and family.
This next part of Iago’s character plays an equally important role in the play. An article says that a “... superb ability of Iago is that he has an acute eye for his victim's weaknesses and exploits them mercilessly.” (“Villainous Role of Iago in Othello”). Iago is able to use the characters weaknesses against them for his own selfish reasons. While the audience is aware of Iago’s plan, the other characters are oblivious to his evil
Iago is the antagonist of the play, and one of the most evil Shakespearean villains. Iago is extremely clever in the way he uses unsuspecting power- especially psychological power. He gets into people’s heads in many dishonest ways- by spreading false rumours, telling lies and psychologically tricking people and secretly controlling certain situations. His power to manipulate is a key point in the play, as it results in major consequences and the deaths of some main characters. Iago’s schemes are multi-levelled- he conspires with roderigo, and makes him believe that Desdemona will take him back. On another level, he leads Othello to believe his wife is having an affair with Cassio. He uses his wife Emilia (unknown to her), to bring back the handkerchief he uses to deceive Othello. Iago is an extremely resourceful and talented man, but he uses these resources and talents in detrimental ways. Iago is constantly referred to by numerous characters as ‘honest’. He himself also refers to honesty. Numerous characters believe that they know and trust Iago and that he would not lie, nor deceive them. Iago’s soliloquies also provide invaluable insight into his wicked mind and evil schemes and plans.
William Shakespeare’s Othello, the Moor of Venice is a play of great manipulation and jealousy. Iago is the antagonist character of the play Othello. Iago becomes irate and filled with jealousy when Othello names Michael Cassio as his lieutenant, because Iago believed he should have been the one promoted not Michael Cassio. By manipulating everyone around him, Iago portrays himself as an honest noble man whom can be trusted. Iago being known for the honest man he earns everyone’s trust and therefore learns their weakness for his ultimate plan of destruction. Iago’s greatest skill is disguising his manipulative schemes of destroying and betraying the ones around him with what he leads people to believe as honesty. Iago uses their
"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer" is a quote that very well describes how two-face Iago really is. In William Shakespeare's play, Othello, Iago's hatred toward the Moor, Othello, leads him to devise a plan against him. As a result, Othello goes from truly loving his wife to hating her with a passion. Othello's hatred and anger proves fatal for Desdemona, Emilia, Roderigo, and Othello, himself. Iago effectively manipulates Othello, Roderigo, and Cassio by; presenting himself as an honest individual to Othello, lying to Roderigo about getting him married to Desdemona and helping Cassio with his problem to obtain the lieutenant position from him.
One of the major components in Othello, that Shakespeare incorporated throughout the play, is relationships. These relationships are driven by different motivations and give each individual something unique. Each character contributes disparate factors to their relationships and change from scenario to scenario. The presentation of different relationships in Othello represents many of the underlying motifs of the play.
In the article “Othello: The Moor of Venice” critics describe him as being so evil by nature. Critics describe Iago that way because he is known for deceitful to gain a higher position and willing to do anything if necessary. He just can’t accept the fact that other people are better than him. So that’s why he’s going to steer Othello wrong because he didn’t give him a higher position in the army.
Iago is a powerful predator who exploits those around him by infecting their perceptions of truth with carefully chosen fallacy. His skill in finding the proverbial chinks in others' armor allows him to skillfully weave his machinations of destroying Othello into their minds and actions; by manipulating character's perceptions of Desdemona, Iago gains the leverage he needs to exploit each character. No one is impervious to Iago's seething purpose; even Othello falls prey to Iago's suggestions and insinuations about Desdemona. Iago's constant presence as the stager, as well as his ceaseless - but subtle - reinforcement of events through narration, allows him to be the pivotal force that directs
Trust is a very powerful thing that Iago easily abuses. Iago is a master of abusing people's trust to gain more power and further the completion of his goals.
Othello is the character with whom most of Iago's methods have success. His weakness as a jealous lover is apparent early on, but only after Iago’s has planted the seeds of doubt within his mind. Such is Othello’s trust for Iago that he uses the misnomer of describing Iago as ‘honest Iago’ and irony considering the action held within the play. The trust is obvious and implicit and thoroughly entrenched within the language. Othello surmises on the aforementioned doubts during the last act of the play when he says;
Through out the play jealousy is a ruler over Iago’s thoughts and actions, influencing the way he feels about
From the first scene of the play to the last, Iago is able to be trusted by everyone. This is one of the many reasons why Iago is so successful in his schemes, he is always trusted. In the first scene of the play we learn that Iago is helping Roderigo, win the love of Desdemona. Roderigo is trusting Iago with his
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We all remember as kids going to the doctor’s office and dreading getting shots. I remember thinking that if I take this shot I won’t get really sick and that was that. Now in this decade parents and families are coming forward and sharing their complaints of the vaccines that are supposed to be helping their kids’ but instead are hurting them. Parents are saying that they have decided to not give their children vaccines and that is now raising the question should parents be legally obligated to have their child vaccinated? If the parents aren’t willing to get their child vaccinated, they are putting other lives in danger. Health officials and the government should get involved in this ongoing issue. A solution to this problem is to have a law stating that parents should always have their children vaccinated unless medically unable to do so.