Appearnce Vs. Reality Othello Essay - 622 Words

â€Å" I am not what I am.† What is Iago? Iago’s actual personality is quite distant from what he pretends to be. In Shakespeare’s Othello, the reader is presented the classic battle between good and evil. It is these forces of evil that ultimately lead to the breakdown of Othello. Othellos breakdown results in the murder of his wife Desdemona. Desdemona is representative of the good in nature. Good can be defined as forgiving, honest, innocent and unsuspecting. The evil contained within Othello is by no means magical or mythical yet is represented by the character Iago. Iago is cunning, untrustworthy, selfish, and plotting. He uses these traits to his advantage by slowly planning his own triumph while watching the demise of others. It is†¦show more content†¦In deceiving Othello, Iago also deceived Desedemona. By getting her to plead with Othello to allow Cassio back into the order, Desdemona worsens Othello’s suspicions of her unfaithfulness wit h Cassio†¦planted by Iago, of course. Unsuspecting Desdemona thinks she is doing Cassio a favor, when in actuality is making things worse for herself. Iago takes advantage of Desedemona’s trusting, wholesome character, even until her death, staying loyal to Othello in denying that he killed her. Roderigo, I would say is one of the most deceived in the play. He is the only one that knows of Iago’s plans, but has little incentive about his plans against him. Roderigo considers himself an ally of Iago’s. Until the night they plan to kill Cassio. When Roderigo draws his sword on Cassio, they fight and both are wounded. When a crowd of people appear, Cassio dies and Iago declares Roderigo as the killer. He then slays him†¦hey, that’s Iago for you. Cassio is often used as the prop in this play. He is used many times to make Othello believe more and more Iago’s lie about Desdemona’s unfaithfulness. As in the conversation concerning Bianca, where Othello thinks he’s talking about Desdemona, and the incident where in confusion and being rushed, Desdemona drops her handkerchief. The heirloom is then given to Iago. It ultimately ends up in the hands of Cassio, where Othello sees him wiping his beard with it. Yet again, Cassio is a prop. The only time Cassio is