Othello

Epitome of Evil
William Shakespeare was rather talented at creating evil characters, but in this story, he has managed to create such a cunning, deceptive, and evil creature out of Iago. From the very beginning, it is rather obvious that Iago truly personifies evil in the strictest sense. Although Othello honestly believes that Iago is one of the most faithful and truthful servants he has ever had, Iago is truly innately evil because Iago constantly plots against Othello and repeatedly conspires against everybody in the play. It is due to Iago’s evil characteristics that he does not deserve the trust that Othello bestows upon him. Iago demonstrates all of the greatest traits of evil; he lies, misleads people, wears two faces, and he frames and manipulates people any chance he has and it is because of this that Iago can be labeled as inherently evil.
Throughout Othello, Iago displays numerous characteristics synonymous with evil characters. One of Iago’s such traits is h...