Accordingly, Iago shifts his strategy from the use of speech to the use of silence in order to displease those who want his answers, leaving them unable to rest.įrom the beginning, Iago specializes in using persuasive speech: nobody seems to need visual or physical proof when he assures them of something. By leaving his plan unresolved, he doesn’t allow the people of this society to rest, as his actions will haunt them indefinitely. But, after creating an abundance of noise, he is finally silent not because he is comfortable with his plan being complete, rather because he wants a final act of superiority. After Iago’s scheme is complete, Othello asks him why he has “damned his soul”. As relationships are torn apart and lives are lost, Iago’s confidence in his abilities strengthens. The result is a grand scheme that decimates a whole society. Iago uses his adept speaking skills and clever intuition in order to manipulate every character in the play in doing so, he is able to subtly command whomever he’d like. After being pushed over the edge - when Iago isn’t promoted to lieutenant and a rumor speculates that Othello has slept with Iago’s wife - Iago devotes his life to ruining Othello’s. In its beginning, their relationship seems wholesome yet constructive, like a successful president and their vice president. Othello is a tragedy that revolves around Iago’s jealousy towards Othello. This becomes evident in Shakespeare’s Othello specifically, within the dialogue of the play’s antagonist, Iago. Though scholars may have said it before, it is important to emphasize that the beauty of Shakespeare’s writing lies in his characters’ pretenses.
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