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There has been much discussion of Iago's motives, and no sure conclusion. Clearly he intended that Othello, Desdemona and Cassio should be destroyed. He had a grudge against Cassio because Cassio was promoted over him. He had a grudge against Othello because he had done the promoting (and for some reason thought Othello was having an affair with his wife). Who knows what he had against Desdemona? However, Iago does not only cause misery and death to these three--he also causes disaster for Roderigo and also Bianca as well. In fact, he's bad news for everybody.
A suggestion: Iago was one of those people who try to build themselves up by dragging everyone around them down. Such people often do not have sufficient confidence in themselves to allow others to succeed--their belief in their own failure means that everyone else must fail. They are also expert at manipulating others, as Iago certainly is.
Khalid Waters
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What was the purpose of iago's plan in Othello?
Iago has multiple plans: a plan to cozen Roderigo out of his money in order to make Iago rich, a plan to discredit Cassio so that Iago can get a promotion, a plan to have Cassio and Roderigo kill each other so that there will be nobody to implicate Iago and a plan to get Othello to discredit himself and kill Desdemona because Iago hates them, possibly because they love each other and he has never loved anyone.
What was the purpose of Iago's plan in act two?
To take away Desdemona from Othello
How would iago gain from cassio's death?
It would make it seem that Iago did his part in the plan, where Iago kills Cassio and Othello kills Desdemona. Even though Iago got Roderigo to do it for him.
Why did iago kill his wife?
because his wife told othello the truth that it was iago's plan to seperate desdemona and othello
What was the purpose of lago's plan?
Iago's plan in Shakespeare's "Othello" was to manipulate Othello into believing that his wife, Desdemona, was unfaithful in order to seek revenge on Othello for promoting Cassio over him. He wanted to destroy Othello's happiness and reputation.
What is Iago's immediate plan?
He has a number of "immediate plans" at various stages of the play.
Who is the man who helps Iago follow through with his evil plan?
His name's Roderigo.
What was Iago's plan?
Iago's plan in Shakespeare's "Othello" was to manipulate Othello by planting seeds of jealousy and doubt about his wife Desdemona, ultimately leading to Othello's tragic downfall. Through deceit, lies, and manipulation, Iago is able to manipulate the characters around him to bring about chaos and tragedy.
Why did Iago want Roderigo to anger Cassio?
Iago's plan is to make Cassio drunk and get him into a brawl that will ruin Cassio's reputation and cause him to lose his position. He urges Roderigo to provoke Cassio "to put our Cassio in some action/ that may offend the isle." As usual,Roderigo is duped by Iago's manipulative words and agrees to do this, even though all he ends up with is a sound beating from Cassio. Iago, however, succeeds in getting Cassio dismissed from his lieutenancy to Othello, which plays in toIago's master plan to ruin Othello.
The villain in Othello is?
Iago is, although he is more likely to get others to do bad things than to do them himself. He does murder Roderigo, after egging him on to kill Cassio. He also induces Othello to murder Desdemona.The villain in Othello is Iago as he twists Othello's mind and gets him to kill Desdemona, steals from Roderigo and kills him, kills Emilia, wounds Cassio and ruins his job.
How does iago manipulate Roderigo in the lines 329 - 370?
Iago manipulates characters by getting close to all of them and playing on their weaknesses while they refer to him as "honest" Iago, thus furthering his control over the characters.
When was Iago created?
Iago was created in 1603.
