Iago's Trechary

Iago, one of the main characters in William Shakespeare?s Othello, is always viewed by others as ?honest Iago, a supposedly honorable, reliable individual. However, in his goal to get revenge on those who he believes have wrongfully taken his position, or the woman he desires, he does not hesitate to abuse this trust to his advantage. In the play, Iago manipulates three minor characters in differing ways for his own purposes, but each one reacts differently to his trickery, and thus each have a different outcome.
Iago first incites Desdemona?s father, Barbantio, to hate Othello and destroy his secret marriage to Desdemona, but the start of his plan to slowly ruin Othello is not so successful. For example, after the crafty Iago and Roderigo stir up trouble at Barbantio?s house with his speech, the father angrily accuses Othello of putting his daughter under a spell and performing witchcraft to make her wed him(I.ii.63-83). The crafty and antagonizing words Iago uses brings direc...