“Othello” by Shakespeare

Iago : Honest or Dishonest

I am an honest man ' says Iago , one of the major characters in the Shakespearean play , Othello . He is commonly referred to as the Honest Iago . Is Iago really an honest man ? Though this is what he claims Iago still is the most liar and amoral villain in all Shakespeare 's works . Iago , the ultimate villain , is a manipulative , liar , smart and amoral being . He is the most sinister villain in all Shakespeare 's works who maintains his reputation and dedication throughout the whole play He has the

most number of lines any non-title character Shakespeare ever produced . Probably , two major villainous characteristics which he possess are being manipulative and being a liar . He projects an image of being the good guy ' even if he really is the bad guy . He even tries to maintain this image so as people around him will not think bad about him and even trust him . His image is the one who is honest helpful , and reliable . He really is able to do well in deceiving many of the other characters . Why is Iago this type of person ? What makes him do this ? As we all know , people who do wrong to other people have their motives for doing so . In Iago 's case , his motives are primarily jealousy , insecurity , sexual infidelity , and racism note : just erase this note and submit this introductory page first

1 . This will serve as your introductory paragraph . Not too long and not too short . There is a hook which is the line : I am an honest man Since this is all about Iago 's character , I believe that it can be considered as a hook because it is a very interesting statement by him Your thesis statement is also included in that paragraph just as you wanted . The succeeding sentences after the thesis are still considered as part of the introduction because it does not discuss anything yet

Thesis statement : Iago still is the most liar and amoral villain in all Shakespeare 's works . Iago , the ultimate villain , is a manipulative liar , smart and amoral being

2 . A non-title character is the term used for a minor character like Iago . Iago is a non-title character ' because he is not Othello Hamlet , Romeo , nor Juliet . Don 't worry about the term non-title character , it is a widely used term

Manipulating other people is probably the worst thing a person could do to let other people suffer . In this way , other people tend to be embarrassed and seem to be foolish . Iago is considered as a manipulative person . In fact , all of the play 's characters except Roderigo and (to some extent ) Emilia are convinced that Iago is a plain-dealing truth-teller (Hall 72 ) He knows Rodrigo is in love with Desdemona and figures that he would do anything to have her as his own . Iago says about Rodrigo "Thus do I ever make my fool my purse (Act I , Scene III , Line 355 . He then...