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Iago's Favorite Music Artist

Eminem is an artist whose music is very rebellious. Iago is also very rebellious.

Cunning

Deception

Puppeteer

Favorite Video Game

Iago's favorite video game would probably be Minecraft because the game is all about creativity.

Iago's Favorite Comic Book Character

This would probably be Iago's favorite comic book character because the Joker just wants to see the world burn around him.

Dear Diary Part 3

Of course Othello loved and respected Cassio. He was looking for an opportunity to reinstate him as lieutenant. But when Othello saw Cassio canoodling with Desdemona he was filled with rage. My poisonous words against Cassio took root very quickly in Othello, I must say! How easily he believed I was so true. How quickly he suspects Cassio and his beloved Desdemona. What a shmuck! Othello had to confide his suspicions to me. he just walked into my web! I got my chance to destroy Cassio's credibility, using my skilful manipulations. I cautioned Othello to keep an eye on his wife, and observe her especially when she was with Cassio. I got my point across to him, that good things can turn bad, and just because Othello had a good life with Desdemona it did not mean they would stay like that forever. I almost made Othello regret his marriage to his wife... well sort of.  How easy! Even though my wife, Emilia can be a pain in the ass, I was delighted that she stole the Moor`s handkerchief. I was inside Othello's mind. He was being eaten up with emotion. I tortured him with my suspicions that Cassio was in fact having an affair. Othello wanted proof so I provoked and told him that I heard Cassio say, “Sweet Desdemona, let’s be careful and hide our love,” in his sleep. At this point, Othello was out of his mind! He wanted to rip his wife's heart out. I showed Desdemona's handkerchief to Othello and made him believe that Cassio had indeed wiped his beard with it. AHAHAHA he wanted proof and I sounded like it actually was evidence. Othello wanted blood, not love from his beloved! Ah! So much for love, sweet love. My brainchild! All of it. I was destined to do this. Yours truly has been promoted to lieutenant now. 

Dear Diary Part 2

How well I act the honest part! Othello can never know his world is about to implode, thanks to his trusted Iago. So much for the undying love that Othello and Desdemona swear by! It will not be long before Desdemona will move on to a second choice, Cassio. Cassio is a nice-looking man, a smooth talker, and he hides his lust so well behind his sophisticated manners. So why not Cassio? He has all the traits a woman could possibly desire. On the other hand Othello, the black Moor, is hardly god's gift to women.  How the hell does Desdemona qualify as moral when she chooses a Moor as the object of her affections? Its preposterous! Roderigo merely needs to know that in order for him to claim Desdemona to be rightfully his, he needs to get rid of Cassio. He is only a stepping stone for me. What a gullible fool! It is an evil plan, isn’t it? A masterpiece! I have outdone myself this time. Heh Heh! Even though I cannot stand the Moor, I have to admit that he was a reliable and well-meaning man. It is I who tricked Cassio into drinking to the point of becoming unreasonable and quarrelsome. Othello, predictably, had no choice but to remove him from his coterie of officers. My advice to Cassio to open his heart to Desdemona was well on the button. The sweet kindly Desdemona would have to help Cassio get his position back. Keep in mind that Roderigo loves Desdemona. Hee Hee! Roderigo is not indispensable any longer. I could use Cassio's lusting for Desdemona to put the seed of doubt in Othello's heart. I will put on my most heavenly face while I incite Othello. You know what was the kicker? My bringing aside Othello right at the moment when he could witness Cassio and Desdemona were together. That was just outstanding, wouldn't you say?

Dear Diary Part 1

Diary Entry #1:

Last night, strolling on a Venetian street, I came across that consummate idiot, Roderigo, who confided in me his undying love for Desdemona and his envy of Othello. His disappointment knew no bounds. Lovestruck fool! However, it was my destiny that occupied my mind, my destiny to be lieutenant. However, Othello, that black ewe I despise so much, chose a man with absolutely no skills to lead men in battle. Cassio, that inadequate Florentine! My career gets cut short by a bookkeeper! But, Iago does not despair. My plan to destroy Cassio is brilliant. I can make those trusting and insecure dimwits dance on my fingertips and get where I want to. I am the master puppeteer! I am never what I appear to be. I pretended to love and obey and grovel before Othello but that is all an act to get what I really want. The unsuspecting Roderigo is exactly who I need to destroy Othello. Incite. Provoke. Dissemble. I am an artist!

Symbolic Setting for Iago

This is a barren wasteland. Nothing can thrive here. It is a place where no one would want to be. Its hot, ugly, and.....barren. In my opinion, this place symbolizes Iago's mind where nothing worthwhile can grow and all that is life-affirming withers and dies.

3 Important Quotes from Iago

Act 2 scene 3:

"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 offence. As my young mistress' dog. Now, my sick fool Roderigo, Whom love hath turn'd almost the wrong side out, To Desdemona hath tonight carous'd Potations pottle-deep; and he's to watch: Three lads of Cyprus, noble swelling spirits, That hold their honors in a wary distance,  The very elements of this warlike isle, Have I tonight fluster'd with flowing cups, And they watch too. Now, 'mongst this flock of drunkards, Am I to put our Cassio in some action. That may offend the isle.—But here they come:"

In this passage Iago is trying to get Cassio to drink wine so he will get drunk. Iagos plan is when Cassio is drunk he will fight Rodrigo and lose some respect in the eyes of Othello. Then the people of Cyprus will no longer love him.

Act 3 scene 3

Iago: My lord, you know I love you.

Othello: I think thou dost; And, for I know thou'rt full of love and honesty, And weigh'st thy words before thou givest them breath,

In this passage Iago is displaying verbal sarcasm and the sarcasm where the reader knows it’s not true. He displays verbal sarcasm because it can be interpretive as he wants Othello to love him but at the same time he wants to destroy him. He displays the other type of sarcasm by lying to Othello so obviously for us the audience.

Act 4 Scene 2

Why, now I see there’s mettle in thee, and even from this instant do build on thee a better opinion then ever before. Give me thy hand, Rodrigo . thou hast taken against me a most just exception, but yet I protest I have dealt most directly in thy affair.

This passage Iago is trying to convince but mostly just soothe Rodrigo. Iago is trying to calm Iago down in his usual ways of honeyed talk  he says that he now respects Rodrigo more because he is man enough to face him.

In this passage he displays irony by saying that he has been honest and acting in the favor of Rodrigo while we as the readers know that he only used Rodrigo as a bank and now he’s just an nuisance and a constant annoyance to him.

One of Iago downfalls is that he underestimates people reactions like when he pushed Othello too far and Othello attacked him and know Rodrigo is doing the same thing. Iago thinks he can manipulate people perfectly but he has been proven wrong in two cases. He also underestimates people and thinks of them as below him and not worth much thought like his wife and Rodrigo. Rodrigo almost kill him and his wife destroys his plans to make Othello destroyed.

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