jelousy of iago

Othello


Consider how Othello changes from the ‘noble moor’ to the ‘backer devil’ in one scene (Act III sc iii). Focus on how Iago manipulates Othello, how this is reflected in the styles of language, and what effect this has on the play.
Othello is a play about a black ‘noble moor’ having the perfect marriage’. This perfect marriage, however, is destroyed by another mans deception and trickery. The mans motives are unclear but through planting the seeds of suspicion into the moors mind his marriage dies and in its place jealousy and anger grows to the point of death.
Iago starts off as a passive character in his series of suggestions that generally speaks in a polite manor as more of an acquaintance than a friend. Even early on he seems to present himself as a friend, in an attempt to gain Othello’s trust, however. He does this by saying to Othello ‘You were best go in’. This makes Othello think that Iago is a friend trying to help. This shows us that Iago p...