Iago: The Almost Too Perfect Villain
Nobody is perfect, but I'm so close that it scares myself. Exact thing applies to Shakespeare's Iago, the almost too perfect villain in the play Othello. Different from the other typical trite villains, Iago has more depth in him other than being plain pure evil. Consumed with envy and plots Iago deceives and kills those who trust him, using the mask of "honest". As an amoral villain, it is not that Iago pushes aside his conscience to commit these acts, but that he lacks a conscience to begin with. Iago's amorality results in the marginality of Othello the Moor whom he supposed to be loyal to, Cassio who is given the position he desires, Emilia the wife he does not love, and sadly, Iago himself. Throughout the whole play, the audience can see the amorality of Iago though the rest of the characters are oblivious to it. His "honesty" blinds the others who are put into marginalization. Shakespeare has done a brilliant job in creating a dazzling villain, the one with great intelligence,......
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