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From the start of the book Iago has shown us that he’s a villain.
At the beginning of the book, Iago and Roderigo are walking in the street. Iago decides to walk up to Desdemona’s father’s house and tell him about Desdemona and Othello’s wedding.
When Iago tells Roderigo that he wants to tell Brabantio, he says “Let’s shout up to Desdemona’s father, wake him, pester him, spoil his happiness, spread rumors about him in the streets, enrage his relatives, and irritate him endlessly. However real his happiness is, it will vanish in light of this.”
The fact that Iago wants to tell Brabantio about the marriage to ruin his happiness is cruel and shows us that he’s not a good person. Shakespeare wanted to prove how evil he is.
To conclude, from the beginning of the story, Iago has shown to be a villain in many ways.

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From the beginning of the book,  Iago has always been presented as the villain of the story.
Iago's actions, interactions and relationships with the other characters clearly shows the reader his true intentions. Iago portrays the major theme of appearance vs. reality very well. Every character involved with him thinks he is doing them a favor when in reality he is betraying them. Example, Act 1, Scene 1, Lines 61-71, Iago states that he is pretending to be loyal to the moor when in reality he is only taking advantage of him." I am not what I am", this phrase said by Iago means he lets people think what he wants them to think. Iago's manipulating skills are the reason why he's gotten this far with his plan. To conclude, due to Iago's manipulating and lying skills is the reason why he is the villain of the story.

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In act 1 and 2 of Othello, there are many signs of the major theme that is appearance vs. reality. More precisely, in act 2, Iago tries to convince Cassio to drink because it’s a celebration night. Cassio says that he does not like to drink and would rather stay in control of himself, but he will break under the pressure of Iago’s manipulating skills. Since he does not drink often, he will get uncontrollably drunk fast. However, later in the play, Iago tells Montano that Cassio’s a drunk who drinks every night. He states: “’Tis evermore the prologue to his sleep. He’ll watch the horologue a double set If drink rock not his cradle” (2.3.115-117). This shows that Iago is a master at lying and manipulating, which is why the theme appearance vs reality appears frequently in the play. He twists the reality in a different way every time he talks to a person. In this example, he successfully convinces Montano that Cassio’s a drunk even though it’s the opposite of Cassio’s reality. He will do that all along in the play, and builds his plan around lying to everyone. In conclusion, the theme appearance versus reality is highly present in the play because lying is the key to Iago’s plan.

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From the beginning of the play, Iago's manipulation and jealousy proves that he is the main villain. After Othello chooses Cassio to be his second-in-command, Iago becomes jealous and mad that he chose a man younger and not as experience as him. His emotions drive’s him to do evil things during the scenes.

In the play, Iago will prepare a plan that will destroy Cassio’s and Othello’s life. His plan will also affect Desdemona, Roderigo, Emilia and many others around him.

Therefor, his evil plan will destroy many people, but his goal is to manipulate Othello in thinking that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair behind his back ruining both Othello’s and Cassio’s life. His first thought, was to convince Roderigo to sell all his land and give him all his money. In exchange he will help Roderigo get Desdemona’s hand by breaking Othello’s marriage with Desdemona. As read in the play, Iago gets more and more motivated and successfully manages to manipulate Othello and makes him concerned of the situation between Desdemona and Cassio. Like Iago says, « I’ll pour this pestilence into his ear: That she repeals him for her body’s lust. » (2-3-336-337).

In conclusion, Iago shows his evilness throughout the play by manipulating most of the characters.

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From the moment Iago is presented to us in Shakespeare’s play, he proves himself to be a true villain. As a matter of fact, Iago villainy comes to light when he attends a party with Cassio in honor of defeating the Turks. At this party, Iago purposely makes Cassio drunk to pick a fight with Roderigo, an action Cassio would never do as it can put in question his position as lieutenant. Iago’s plan unravels perfectly as Othello must intervene in Roderigo an Cassio’s fight. In Iago’s soliloquy clearly states his evil plan: “If I can fasten but one cup upon him, with that which he hath drunk tonight already, He’ll be as full of quarrel and offense.” (2.3.41-44). This quote is an excellent example of how Iago manipulates the people around him to get what he wants. From the start, Iago knew that Othello would eventually need to intervene to put an end to the quarrel. This could consequently endanger Cassio’s position as lieutenant because Othello would have to reconsider Cassio’s position. Iago would then have a greater possibility to steal Cassio’s job. In other words, Iago’s persuading Cassio to drink create a series of events that end up being beneficial for him, proving what a good villain he is. To conclude, Iago is a true villain due to his ability to easily manipulate others.

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By observing most of the characters behavior in Act one and Act two, the theme "appearance versus reality" is clearly present.Since the beginning of the play, we learn about Iago’s evil plan to destroy Othello due to his uncertainty towards his wife’s loyalty and for not having gotten the job position he wanted. Other than Iago, the characters in this play believe what they are told, and they know nothing about it being made up.  It is for that reason that his plan goes such a long way. Iago’s plan consists of ruining Cassio’s reputation, manipulating Roderigo to get his money and playing with Othello’s head. He manages to find a way to make these characters believe what they are told and to, without even knowing it, join the plan. After getting involved in this plan, many of them will get into trouble, like when Cassio got fired from drinking after feeling pressured by Iago. We learn that this is part of his plan when he says “…Am I to put our Cassio in some action that may offend the isle. But here they come. If consequence do but approve my dream my boat sails freely, both with wind and stream.” (2.3.54-58) This theme will bring a lot of action into the book, and make everything a little bit more interesting for the reader, who can’t be fooled by the appearance of Iago’s behavior. To conclude, Iago’s plan brings out one of the books major themes: appearance versus reality.

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In Shakespeare's famous play "Othello", Iago, one of the main characters, is viewed as a villain from the beginning of the story. Although Iago’s motives for wanting to destroy Othello are unclear, the reason may be that his hatred for the man commenced when Othello passed over him for a promotion. Iago’s evil actions start as early as in Act 1, when he slowly starts to plant doubts in Othello’s mind about his wife, Desdemona. For example, in Act 3 when Iago and Othello are talking, Iago says: “That’s the point I’m trying to make. If I can be frank with you, she veered away from her own nature in turning down all those young men from her own country, with her skin color, with her status—everything her nature would have drawn her to—Ugh! You can almost smell the dark and ugly desires inside her, the unnatural thoughts (3.3.234-240)”. Iago is implying that it would be easy for Desdemona to cheat on him because she is such a beautiful woman and she could get any other man that she desired. However, Othello slowly starts to believe Iago, because he is much older than his wife and he has a different skin color as well. In conclusion, Iago is a compelling, sophisticated and vicious man who finds pleasure in destroying the peaceful lives of the people around him. 

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From the beginning of the play, Iago proves himself to be a villain.

In the beginning of Shakespeare’s play, Othello, Iago and Cassio attend a party in honor of defeating the Turks. During the party, Iago purposely makes Cassio drunk to pick a fight with Montano, an action Cassio would surely regret as it can put in question his position as lieutenant. Iago’s plan unravels perfectly as Othello must intervene in Montano and Cassio’s fight.

Towards the end of Act 2, Iago’s soliloquy clearly states his evil plan: “If I can fasten but one cup upon him, with that which he hath drunk tonight already, He’ll be as full of quarrel and offense.” (2.3.41-44).

This quote illustrates an excellent example of how Iago manipulates the people around him to get what he wants. By making Cassio drunk, his position as lieutenant will be reconsidered by Othello. Thanks to Iago’s manipulative plan, he will take out his revenge on not only Othello for having slept with his wife and not having gotten promoted as lieutenant, but also on Cassio when Iago catches him holding Desdemona’s hand.  These acts demonstrate Iago’s evilness at its finesse.

To conclude, Iago is a true villain due to his ability to easily manipulate others.

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Question 2

In Act 1 and 2 of the novel, the theme appearance vs. reality is clearly present. After Cassio leaves Iago in act 2, scene 3, Iago reveals his evil plan under a form of soliloquy. He mentioned how he will make Othello suspicious about Cassio and Desdemona’s relationship. He clearly stated it in his monologue, “When devils are about to commit their biggest sins they put on their most heavenly faces, just like I’m doing now.” (p.115) Under this angelic face of Iago hides an evil demon, he is planning out every single step of his wicked plan. To lead the plan to succeed, he manipulates everyone by winning their trust with his most heavenly fake face. Since everyone is fooled by his two-faced personality, they help Iago to make his evil plan succeed. That is where the theme of appearance vs. reality shows up in the play, by Iago acting caring and giving good advices to others to gain their trust for him to succeed. Finally, you can spot the theme of appearance vs. reality represented by the character of Iago through out the whole novel.

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This fits perfectly into Iago’s evil plan because now he can appear to Cassio as a friend and give him advice on how to get his position back. He advises Cassio to get closer to Desdemona and in return, she will convince her husband to reinstate him. This advice is a disguise for Iago’s true motive which is to raise Othello’s suspicions. Othello will have another reason to believe that Desdemona is cheating on him on top of all the lies that Iago will be feeding him.

Concluding sentence: In conclusion, the theme of appearance vs. reality is very present and keeps the plot moving forward.

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ous scene he was plotting against Othello's blissful life and he will be the reason why Desdemona is going to discover everything. Iago is applying the theme appearance vs. reality.  Iago is a two-faced liar who is doing all this for his own satisfaction. 

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From the beginning of the play, we can see that Iago’s character will be a villain.

When Iago is first introduced, he acts as Othello’s friend, but very soon becomes two-faced and starts bad-mouthing and trying to get Othello’s marriage to Desdemona to foil.

For example, when Othello tells Iago he is married to Desdemona, Iago tries to get Othello to tell him if they had slept together already, to know if he could annul his marriage. Iago even goes as far as going to see Brabantio, Desdemona’s father, to try to get the marriage annulled. ’But please tell me, sir, is your marriage secure? Brabantio is an important man in this city, almost as powerful as the duke himself. He’ll try to annul your marriage…’’ (1.2, 10-15)

Iago’s actions in the play are a result of him being overlooked by Othello and him wanting revenge on Michael Cassio. In his mind, Iago thinks that what he is doing is a good idea but knows that the outcome will be terrible.

In conclusion, Iago is definitely a villain from the beginning of the play, based on his actions and words.

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Topic sentence

In act 1 and 2 of Othello, there are many signs of the major theme that is appearance vs. reality.

Context

During act 2, scene 3, we learn that the Turkish fleet has been destroyed, which means that they have won. They all decide to celebrate and drink to the victory. In this scene we witness Iago getting Cassio get drunk. This general has never gotten drunk, to be able to contain himself and keep his good reputation. Cassio gets out of control.

Support

We witness the major theme appearance vs. reality when Iago says: “ ‘Tis evermore the prologue to his sleep. /He’ll watch the horologe a double set/ If drink rock not his cradle.” (2.3.115-117)

Justification

In this instance, Iago is trying to make Othello think differently of Michael Cassio, who is Othello’s lieutenant. Cassio will then loose his place as a lieutenant because Othello will have thought the incident of him being drunk irresponsible. Iago has abilities to manipulate people which leads to others being mistaking another. This man has everything planned out. He made Cassio look bad, which he isn’t, for him to obviously get fired. In Iago’s plan, Cassio would go to Desdemona, who is Othello’s wife, for re-enforcement. It would then lead to Othello being insecure about his marriage which is all Iago wants.

Concluding sentence

In conclusion, the theme appearance vs. reality is present in acts 1 and 2, mainly because of Iago.

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By observing most of the characters behavior in Act one and Act two, the theme "appearance versus reality" is clearly present.  Brabantio clearly shows this when he accuses Othello of which craft after Othello’s and Desdemona’s secret marriage.  Brabantio believes that the only way Desdemona could love Othello is with a curse, stating “She’s dead to me. She’s been tricked and stolen from me, enchanted by black magic spell…” (act 1 scene 3 line 64-65).  In his eyes, it appears that Othello forced Desdemona to love him, since Othello is black, old, and not that attractive however, the reality of the situation is that Desdemona is in love. In conclusion, the play gives us many examples of things not always being what they seem

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In the way he talks about his loyalty to Othello, the reader can see that Iago is a villain from the beginning of the play. ‘’I may seem to love and obey him [Othello], but in fact, I’m just serving him to get what I want.’’ (p.7)

When Iago is talking with Roderigo at the beginning of the play, he uses harsh word to describe his superior and the reader can quickly realize that Iago despises him.

His hatred towards Othello comes partly from the fact that Othello gave a promotion to Cassio over Iago who has been fatefully serving him even though he believes he is better than the moor. ‘’I’ve already chosen my lieutenant, he says. And who does he choose? A guy who knows more about numbers than fighting!’’ (p.3)

At the beginning of the play, it is clearly said that Iago does not respect the moor and only to take advantage of him. It is a representation of the theme appearance VS reality because Iago is acting like he wants to help Othello with his decisions and make him the best commander he can while in reality, Iago hates Othello and dislike the fact that a man like him is giving him order and leading him. Iago is only pretending to serve Othello faithfully because his real objective is to get a promotion and be richer. ‘’I’m serving under him to take advantage of him.’’ (p.5)

To conclude, Iago is seen as a villain that will be a nuisance to Othello’s life from the very beginning of the play where the reader can see in the way he speaks that his hatred towards the moor runs deep in him.

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In Shakespeare's famous play "Othello", Iago, one of the main characters, is viewed as a villain from the beginning of the story.

In the beginning of the play, when we first meet Iago, he was appalled about the fact that Othello did not give him the position he wanted. This causes him to talk bad about his superior with Roderigo, Desdemona’s suitor.

Iago decides to plot revenge on Othello. His new and only focus is to destroy him and what he loves. As soon as he finds out he has married Brabantio’s daughter in secret, he jumps to the opportunity of getting him in trouble with the duke.  “Call up her father. Rouse him. Make after him, Poison his delight…” (1.1.70-72)

The fact that Iago is deceiving and manipulating everyone all along the play are the two main reasons for which readers see him as an evil villain. He casts death on Othello and Desdemona by making them believe his lies. All the characters some how get tangled up in his game. As a man who has an unfortunate trait of holding grudges, from the start we know he will always choose to hate and resent over forgiving and moving on.

In conclusion, Iago is the villain because of his need for revenge.

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Topic sentence:
By secretly plotting revenge on Othello, Iago represents the theme appearance vs. reality in acts 1 and 2.

Context:
On the night of Othello and Desdemona's wedding, Iago convinces Cassio to get drunk and then lies to an officer saying that Cassio is always getting drunk when in reality, he isn't.

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In Shakespeare's famous play "Othello", Iago, one of the main characters, is viewed as a villain from the beginning of the story. Although Iago’s motives for wanting to destroy Othello are unclear, the reason may be that his hatred for the man commenced when Othello passed over him for a promotion. Iago’s evil actions start as early as in Act 1, when he slowly starts to plant doubts about Othello’s wife, Desdemona, in his mind. 

Iago is a compelling, sophisticated and vicious man who finds pleasure in destroying the peaceful lives of the people around him. His evilness leads to him being very unlinked by the other characters, because he is constantly plotting to ruin someone news’s life.

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In Shakespeare’s Othello, we can say that the character of Iago can be seen as a villain since he manipulates Othello.

From the beginning of the play, Iago's intention is already to get revenge on Othello. He's mad at him since he wasn't chosen for the promotion. His evil side makes him go behind Othello's back and help Roderigo, a rich suitor, to steal Desdemona from him.

His plan is to go to Desdemona's father's house and to tell him about the secret marriage between his daughter and Othello because at that time a white woman marrying a black man was seen as wrong and that would certainly make him upset. "Zounds, sir, you are one of those that will not serve God, if the devil bid you. Because we come to do you service and you think we are ruffians, you'll have your daughter covered with a Barbery horse. You'll have your nephews neigh to you. You'll have coursers for cousins and gennets for germans". (1.1.112-117).

In this quote, you can certainly see that Iago is trying to ruin Othello’s relationship, his plan was perfect for him to seek back revenge. This is why he is seen as a villain. He made up some rumours and made everybody believe in his lies. He went behind Othello’s back and took away what he loved the most. He knew that would make him upset because he was very lucky that Desdemona fell in love with an older black men.

In conclusion, Iago is the villain of the play because he is a manipulator and a traitor.

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Topic sentence: In Act 1 and 2, the theme of appearance vs. reality takes on a role of importance.

Context: One night when Cassio was on guard duty, Iago convinced him to drink until he was completely intoxicated.

Support: It was the first night that Othello and Desdemona were spending together so Iago announced to Cassio and his men that they should be celebrating for them by drinking to their heart’s desire. Once he was totally drunk, Iago went on to tell Montano that Cassio had always been a heavy drinker. “He drinks like this every night before he goes to sleep. He’d stay up all night and all day if he didn’t drink himself to sleep.” (2.3. 115-117)

Justification: Iago demonstrates appearance vs. reality by deceiving Montano into thinking that Cassio is someone he’s really not. Now, Montano is convinced that Cassio is unfit for service and will support Othello’s decision in revoking his position. In reality, Cassio is a dutiful man who rarely drinks and that is proven by is reluctance to leave his post.  This fits perfectly into Iago’s evil plan because now he can appear to Cassio as a friend and give him advice on how to get his position back. He advises Cassio to get closer to Desdemona and in return, she will convince her husband to reinstate him. This advice is a disguise for Iago’s true motive which is to raise Othello’s suspicions. Othello will have another reason to believe that Desdemona is cheating on him on top of all the lies that Iago will be feeding him.

Concluding sentence: In conclusion, the theme of appearance vs. reality is very present and keeps the plot moving forward.

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From the beginning of the play, Iago is presented as a villainous character.

After finding out that Michael Cassio received the military promotion instead of him, Iago becomes enraged and begins creating a plan to help him seek revenge on Othello.

However, even before his master plan comes to fruition, the reader gets a glimpse of the true villain in Iago when he proposes: " Let's shout up to Desdemona's father, wake him, pester him, spoil his happiness, spread rumors about him in the streets, enrage his relatives, and irritate him endlessly. However real his happiness is, it will vanish in light of this." (1.1.70-75)

As a simple reader who does not feel what any of the characters are going through, it is easy to recognize that Iago is the main antagonist in the play. Driven by his need for revenge, and his unstable and power-hungry self, Iago preys apon everyone he can, even his own wife. In the scene above, Iago had absolutly no reason to yell and wake Brabantio, he simply did it to feed the evil inside of him.

In conclusion, from the moment Iago steps in to the scene, it is easy to understand that he is the villain of Shakespeare's Othello.

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 secretly plotting revenge on Othello, Iago represents the theme appearance vs. reality in acts 1 and 2

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In the book Othello by Shakespeare, the character Iago is introduced as being a villain.

Right from the beginning of the book, Iago shows that he hates Othello and wants to destroy him. The reason for this hate is that Othello promoted Michael Cassio instead of him. He also heard rumors that Othello slept with his wife.

Iago wants revenge on Othello and wants to destroy him, so he makes an evil plan: "I'll bring this monstrous plan to success."(1.3. 395)

Iago's plan is to play with Othello's mind: he wants to convince him that Desdemona is having an affair with Michael Cassio. He progressively plants seeds in Othello's mind, leading Othello to believe that Desdemona is being unfaithful to him. All this happens because Othello promotes Michael Cassio instead of Iago.

In conclusion, Iago is clearly the villain of the story based on his role in the story and his evil plan.

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From the beginning of the play, Iago shows himself as a villain.

At the end of Act 1, after Roderigo and Iago’s conversation, Iago delivers a soliloquy declaring his hatred towards Othello because of his promotion and because he has heard some rumors about him sleeping with his wife.

Iago is mad and decides to plot a revenge on Othello. ‘’So its all decided. I’ve worked it out. With a little help from the devil, I’ll bring this monstrous plan to success’’ (1.3. 394-395).

Driven by an overpowering lust for evil, he states that he neither respects moral beauty seen in Desdemona, nor the grand nobleness of the general Othello. Iago is the opposite of God. He is a liar, he makes promises that he has no intention of keeping, he tells fancy stories to trap people and lead them to their destruction, and he sees other’s greatest vulnerabilities and uses it to destroy them. Iago does all this not for any good reason, but for the love of evil. He is a man with an obsession for control and power over others.

To conclude, Shakespeare shows Iago as a character who is a villain only based on his words.

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By the way that Iago talks about his loyalty to Othello, it can be seen that he is a villain from the beginning of the play.

In act one, Iago and Roderigo are taking after seeing Othello and Desdemona getting married. Roderigo, who is love with Desdemona, was speaking angrily about Othello, Iago agreeing completely.

Iago spoke nasty words about Othello, showing his hate for him and his disloyalty about serving him: “O sir, content you. I follow him to serve my turn upon him.” (1.1.43-44)

Here, Iago states that the only reason he is serving Othello is to be able to overthrow him, therefore making him a villain from the beginning of the play. Iago is only pretending to be a noble servant, applying the theme appearance versus reality to the play. Though he appears to be loyal, he hates his master and wants to overpower him. Shakespeare uses this theme through Iago to show that he is evil on many levels, and to show that not everything that seems is as it is. Iago is angry at Othello for many reasons, including promoting Michael Cassio instead of him and being rumored for sleeping with his wife, Emilia.

To conclude, Iago shows through his words about Othello that he is a villain from the beginning of the play.

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 In Shakespeare's Othello, the reader is introduced to the character of Iago, who is seen as a villain from the start of the play. 
Throughout the start of the book, Iago shows a lot of hatred behind Othello's back because Iago is offended that Othello passed over him in Michael Cassio's favor and because Iago has heard of rumors that Othello has slept with his wife. 
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By manipulating Othello, we can see that Iago is a villain in the play.

At the beginning of act 1, Iago and Roderigo are watching Desdemona and Othello getting married, Roderigo talks about the despair he has for Desdemona and Iago talks to him about his plan he must take him down.

Iago loath's Othello and shows us that his goal is to manipulate him “O sir, content you. I follow him to serve my turn upon him.” (1.1.43-44)

The fact that Iago is deceiving and manipulating Othello shows us, as readers that he is a villain in this play. Iago manifests that by being a dutiful and devoted servant to Othello and serving him under his wing it will be more accessible for him to manipulate Othello and to get what he wants.

To conclude, by being a manipulative person, Iago is the villain in the play.

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In Shakespeare's famous play "Othello", Iago, one of the main characters, is viewed as a villain from the beginning of the story. Although Iago’s motives for wanting to destroy Othello are unclear, the reason may be that his hatred for the man commenced when Othello passed over him for a promotion. Iago’s evil actions start as early as in Act 1, when he slowly starts to plant doubts in Othello’s mind about his wife, Desdemona. For example, in Act 3 when Iago and Othello are talking, Iago says: “That’s the point I’m trying to make. If I can be frank with you, she veered away from her own nature in turning down all those young men from her own country, with her skin color, with her status—everything her nature would have drawn her to—Ugh! You can almost smell the dark and ugly desires inside her, the unnatural thoughts (3.3.234-240)”. Iago is implying that it would be easy for Desdemona to cheat on him because she is such a beautiful woman and she could get any other man that she desired. However, Othello slowly starts to believe Iago, because he is much older than his wife and he has a different skin color as well. In conclusion, Iago is a compelling, sophisticated and vicious man who finds pleasure in destroying the peaceful lives of the people around him.

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What new aspect of Othello’s personality

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Since the beginning of the play, Iago shows signs of lousy qualities in his character. The reader sees one quality in specific at the beginning of scene 2. He is deceit in the way he speaks to Othello and manipulates him into thinking what Iago wants him to think to help with Iago's plan. "But he kept chattering so foolishly, talking about you in such insulting and despicable terms, that it was hard for me to restrain myself." p.19 This quote is one of many examples of Iago's duplicity. He does not care about the people around him, only the goal he is trying to obtain. His mind set gets worse and worse in every act and he becomes less and less humane. Iago was never meant to be a polite or proper character, but Shakespeare meant to show the reader what happens when your shallow, power hungry and selfish and the consequences it can have, even in the villains lifetime. In conclusion, Iago is a villain from the beginning  but goes too far, even for him.

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Iago's cruelty and manipulations can definitely be seen from the beginning of the play.
Early in the play, Iago shares his hatred towards Othello with Roderigo because Iago is offended that Othello chose Cassio over him as the lieutenant.
``My career is cut short by some book-keeper, even though the general saw my fighting skills first-handed in Rhodes and Cyprus. This accountant is now lieutenant, while i end up as the Moor's flag-bearer." This quote reveals Iago's jealousy towards Cassio's promotion and his desire for payback.
Even though Othello considers Iago as his closest friend, Iago on the other hand, does nothing but betray and manipulate him. He acts like a dutiful and devoted servant around Othello, but secretly plans his revenge against him. He does everything in his favor and does not care about anyone else. His sophisticated and vicious mind leads him to his successful vengeance against his general. He uses everyone around him to achieve his goal and becomes more and more evil and power hungry. He compels other people's mind to make him seem loyal and friendly but actually he only looks out for himself. By creating the character Iago, Shakespeare shows the readers the selfish and jealous thoughts of a human being and the consequences it provokes.
In conclusion, Iago's villain personality is present even from the beginning of the play.

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In Shakespeare's Othello, the reader is introduced to the character of Iago, who is seen as a villain from the start of the play.
Throughout the start of the book, Iago shows a lot of hatred behind Othello's back because Iago is offended that Othello passed over him in Michael Cassio's favor and because Iago has heard of rumors that Othello slept with his wife.
"Let's see, how can I get his position and use him to hurt Othello at the same time?" (1. 3.383-384)
This quote is one of the many times where Iago is trying to cause harm to other characters with his ingenious and cruel thinking. The reader can also see that he is very jealous of Othello and Cassio and that he will do just about anything to get Cassio’s position as second man in command. He is truly the villain of the play because he is constantly wanting to cause harm to the other characters and he could care less about just about every single person.

In conclusion, Iago’s villain personality even at the start of the play and because of his villainous actions, there are many deaths that will occur during the story.
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Through the play, the reader can apprehend the fact Iago adores to tell lies.
After convincing Cassio to drink, Iago gets into a conversation with Montano, telling him a lot of false statements about the lieutenant. Therefore, Montano believes Iago while in reality Cassio is humble and a good human being.
In this statement, Iago lies about Cassio's lifestyle ''He drinks like this every night before going to sleep. He'd stay up all night and all day if he didn't drink himself to sleep''. Montano convinced ''The General should be informed about this. Maybe he 's never noticed, or he only wants to see Cassio's good side. Don't you think so?''
Iago lies about Cassio's lifestyle saying he drinks every night, thus convincing Montano. However in reality, Cassio never drinks and it is the first time in a while he drinks, this time, been convinced by Iago himself. Montano only sees one side of the story so he doesn't have the knowledge of who the good men really is. Iago lied about Cassio's personality, thus making Montano believe the good men is a bad person, in appearance at that specific moment, Cassio was drunk by been convinced upon Iago's words however in reality he is a good men.

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By secretly plotting revenge on Othello, Iago represents the theme appearance vs. reality in acts 1 and 2.

In the first scene of Act 1, Roderigo and Iago just discovered about Othello's secret marriage to Desdemona. Iago was convincing Roderigo that he hates Othello as much as he does, and he even suggested to go wake up Brabantio to ruin his happy day.

After waking up Brabantio, Iago left to join Othello. He hid his true personality and started saying stuff like: "But please tell me, sir, is your marriage secure? Brabantio [...]. He'll try to annul your marriage, or else inflict whatever punishment the law and his power will allow him to." (1.2.10-17)

By doing this, he is staying on Othello's good side so that he wouldn't suspect Iago of anything because he is being worried about his happiness. It's ironic because in the previous scene he was plotting against Othello's blissful life and he will be the reason why Desdemona is going to discover everything. Iago is applying the theme appearance vs. reality.  Iago is a two-faced liar who is doing all this for his own satisfaction.

In conclusion, the theme appearance vs. reality is extremely present, especially through Iago's character.

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From the very beginning of the play, the reader can tell that Iago shows poor intentions towards his peers. Early on in the story, Cassio was chosen by Othello for a promotion over Iago which had really disturbed Iago since he had been so nice and loyal to Othello for a very long time. Ever since the promotion, Iago had nothing but hatred against Othello, but he still wouldn't show it to anyone, he chose to keep it to himself. Othello then married Desdemona, Brabantio’s daughter. Not long after the engagement, Othello was ordered to go fight in Cyprus, which is where they got married. Iago then went on to develop a plan against Othello to make him think that Cassio and Desdemona were getting very close. He used Cassio's class towards Desdemona and women in general against Othello: ''(to himself) He's taking her hand. That’s right, go ahead and whisper together. This is all I need to get Cassio. Yes, keep smiling at her, Cassio. Your fine manners around women will be your downfall.’’(II, i, 174) Iago is using this moment against Cassio and Othello. He plans on making Othello believe that Cassio and Desdemona are getting too close. Therefore, he can eliminate Cassio and be one step closer to getting rid of Othello. This is one of the many examples that prove that Iago is indeed a villain at the start of the play.

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Question 1

In Shakespeare's Othello, the reader is introduced to the character of Iago, who is seen as a villain from the start of the play. When Iago is speaking to Roderigo about Othello in the beginning of the play, he shares his opinion on Othello.  "Despise me, if I do not. Three great ones of the city, In personal suit to make me his lieutenant, Off-capped to him [...] And what was he? Forsooth, a great arithmetician, One Michael Cassio, a Florentine". Here the reader sees how Iago despises Othello for choosing Micheal Cassio over him for a promotion. Because of this, Iago schemes against Othello to get revenge, therefore setting up Iago to be the play's antagonist and adding a conflict to the play. In conclusion, Iago shows from the beginning of the play that he despises Othello and is scheming against him.

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Through Iago's monologues, it is apparent that the theme of appearance vs. reality is present throughout Acts 1 and 2. In the beginning of the play, during his conversation with a jealous and lovesick Roderigo, Iago is scheming against Othello who denied him a promotion although the Moor still believes that Iago is  his loyal and trust-worthy ensign. He explains to the hopeless romantic that he is serving under Othello to later stab him in the back and have his revenge over the naive general. ''Others there are who, trimmed in forms and visages of duty, keep yet their hearts attending on themselves''(1.1.51-53). This scene shows us just how duplicitous and manipulative Iago is and serves as a perfect example of the theme of appearance vs. reality since Iago appears to be a loyal friend to Othello but is in fact plotting against him for his own benefit. This is perfectly summarized in the following line. ''I am not what I am.''(1.1.66) In sum, the theme of appearance vs. reality is highly prominent throughout the early acts of the play which is made evident by Iago's deceptive nature as a character.

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From the first time he talks, Iago can be identified as the villain. After Othello chose Cassio for a promotion over him after Iago had been loyal to Othello for years. That, combined with the fact that there is a rumor that Othello slept with Emilia, Iago's wife, has led to Iago developing a secret hatred towards Othello. Iago conversates with Roderigo expressing his fakeness and his plan to ultimately ruin Othello's life. Iago's monologue on page(?) ,really shows us he is the villain. Though Iago's reasonning for being mad at Othello is valid, it does not justify his plan or what he will do to Othello. Iago is just an act, he is completely fake to Othello and is conspiring behind his back. Iago himself is a perfect picture of the theme appearance vs reality. In sum, Iago is seen as the villain from the start because of his selfish resons to take down Othello

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In the topic sentence, the same idea is repeated twice, as they write "from the beginning of the novel" and "from the first time he talks."

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By hiding his intentions from Othello, Iago establishes himself as a villain very quickly in the play. When he found out a young Michael Cassio was chosen for a promotion he felt he deserved, Iago immediately seeks revenge against Othello. ‘’So its all decided. I’ve worked it out. With a little help from the devil, I’ll bring this monstrous plan to success’’ (1.3. 394-395). Iago has a lust for evil that is fuelling his motivation to get back at Othello. By telling people constructive and manipulative lies he is able to make people turn on each other in an instant. After doing so, Iago watches the downfall of the characters he has targeted in his master plan. To conclude, Iago is the villain of the story because of his evil and manipulative ways.

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Iago's cruelty and manipulations can definitely be seen from the beginning of the play.

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Early on in the play, the reader can tell that Iago shows poor intentions towards his peers

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In Shakespeare's Othello, the reader is introduced to the character of Iago, who is seen as a villain from the start of the play.

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In act 1 and 2 of Othello, there are many signs of the major theme that is appearence vs. reality.

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From the beginning of the play, Iago shows himself as a villain.

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In Act 1 and 2 of the novel, the theme appearance vs. reality is clearly present.

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By manipulating Othello and Cassio, we can see that Iago is a villain in the play.

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By observing most of the characters behavior in Act one and Act two, the theme "appearance versus reality" is clearly present.

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From the beginning of the play, Iago proves himself to be a villain.

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We quickly realize that Iago is the villain of the play from the his first actions. From the beginning of the play, Iago hates Othello for passing him up for a promotion and supposedly sleeping with his wife.Iago is a the antagonist of the play because he feels justified in manipulating people to his will and starts to believe the lies that he has created to spin the  truth. Iago is seen manipulating many of the characters skillfully such as Othello and Brabantio to get his revenge. "But he kept chattering so foolishly, talking about you in such insulting and despicable, that it was hard for me to restrain myself "(1.2. 7.10) In this quote, we can see one of Iago's many manipulations. He is the one that alerted Brabantio that his daughter got married to Othello and wanted him to be mad but is seen being Othello's friend and right hand man. Iago's manipulations are what make him such a great villain. He uses his intellect to trick others to get what he wants while destroying everyone's life at the same time. To conclude, we can see that Iago is the villain from the beginning because he is constantly manipulating people to get what he wants.
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It is obvious, from the beginning of Shakespear's play, Orthello, that Iago is the villain.
This characterization is shown when Iago starts plotting against Desdemona and Orthello's relationship. Where it most clear is at the character's arrival at Cyprus. He causes multiple problems including getting Cassio fired. Iago's

secret hatred towards Othello is caused by the rumour that Othello slept with Emilia, Iago's wife. By definition, a villain is a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot. One of the ways to identify a villain in a story is if they are two-faced and if they act differently around some characters, which is what Iago does through the integrity of the play. ''Others there is who, trimmed in forms and visages of duty, keep yet their hearts attending on themselves''(1.1.51-53).
There are many factors that force him to be evil, he always seems to have an excuse.
In conclusion, it is obvious that Iago is the villain in the play due to all of his plots against the characters.

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In Act 1 and 2, the theme of appearance vs. reality takes on a role of importance.

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By secretly plotting revenge on Othello, Iago represents the theme appearance vs. reality in acts 1 and 2.

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By the way that Iago talks about his loyalty to Othello, it can be seen that he is a villain from the beginning of the play.

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In Shakespeare's famous play "Othello", Iago, one of the main characters, is seen as a villain from the beginning of the story.

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From the beginning of the play, Iago's manipulation and jealousy proves that he is the main villain.
This characterization becomes very clear as soon as Iago reveals his plan to cause pain to Othello. When all the characters arrive in Cyprus Iago’s true colors come out he is a villainous person filled with hatred and jealousy. in his soliloquy he reveals why he hates Othello and how micheal cassio will be a very important pawn in iago's manipulation.
''the Moor, howbeit that i endure him not'' 2-1, 282 ''Knarvey's plain face is never seen till used'' 2-1, 306
Iago is very jealous and a very hateful person. At various points in the play, he claims to be motivated by different things: resentment that Othello passed him over for a promotion in favor of Michael Cassio; jealousy because he heard a rumor that Othello slept with Iago’s wife, Emilia and  suspicion that Cassio slept with Emilia too.
In conclusion, from the beginning of the play Iago shows his signs of his villainy by plotting against othello.

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In the novella, Iago is shown to be the villain from the beginning of the story.

Iago is the main villain of the book because of his hate towards Othello.

In the very first scene of the novella, Iago talks about Cassio who was chosen to be Othello's lieutenant instead of himself. That has triggered him to be bitter about them and want to get revenge. "I do hate him, I swear. Three of Venice's most important noblemen took their hats off to him and asked him humbly to make me his lieutenant, the second in command. And I know my own worth well enough to know I deserve that position. But he wants to have things his own way, so he sidesteps the issue with a lot of military talk and refuses their request."(p.3)

In this part of the book, Iago is clearly mad at Othello, the main character, which is a clear vision that says that he is the evil one.

Furthermore, Iago is clearly shown to be the villain of the book because of his speech in the very first scene.

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Through Iago's monologues, it is apparent that the theme of appearance vs. reality is very present throughout Acts 1 and 2.

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From the beginning of the novel, Iago can be seen as the villain of the story from the first time he talks.

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Right off the bat, Iago is presented as a villainous character.