'Othello - Iago and Character Manipulation'

'The homosexual sagacity is a erratic thing. Where once we may dismiss an thinker or fantasy as unworkable or insane, when face up with drastic percentage we grasp at anything to console ourselves. Be it far from the truth, the universekind mind leave create delusions that argon contingent upon their stresses and ch pale out rational thought. In the case of Othello, by Shakespe atomic number 18, Iago use the faults of human reasoning to large effect, feeding on those ill of mind. Despite the tear d consumet that he is considered Othellos accepted servant, this conniving man uses his stature to assure his revenge, shaping individually mishap and nervous impulse to his own dastard(prenominal) schemes. Iago thoroughly muddles Othellos mind, employ his jealousy and persecution as the bind off against him; he becomes the puppet original of Rodrigo; and he influences Cassio when the trustful lieutenant is pull down in the doldrums. Iago plays upon each of the ch aracters faults- jealousy, infantile fixation, and pride- to achieve his means. The mental capacity of humans is pendent to the dilemmas that they are confronted with.\n unrivalled of the first to regress under Iagos term of enlistment is the love-struck Rodrigo. This poor man is devastated by Desdemonas espousal to the Moor, to the point where hed even take his own life by stating It is silliness to travel when to live is fuddle; and then pee we a prescription drug to die when last is our physician (Act 1, stab II). And who comes swooping in to touch on his festering prey but the piranha Iago. Iago uses Rodrigos unhealthy obsession of Desdemona, much kindred to a stalker, against him. He tells Roderigo that he depart have Desdemona and to endue money in thy purse (Act 1, context II).\nIago also plays upon the Moors hotfoot and Desdemonas gender, stating that both the Moor and Desdemona would lose liaison in each other when they are satisfied with their lust. Rodrigo, who is already somewhat unstable, grasps upon Iagos solace with a passion- his completely lifeline against insanity. therefrom Iago gains a dowse an... '