Iago is a scheming and manipulative character in Othello, but what happens to him at the end of the play? Is he redeemed or does he finally pay for his crimes?
Iago is a servant in Othello’s household. He has been jealous of Othello’s marriage with Desdemona. He has been doing things to destroy Othello’s relationship with Desdemona. Iago arranges for Cassio to have an affair with Desdemona. Iago kills Emilia who loves Cassio. Iago tells Roderigo, who is working for Othello that Othello is planning to murder Desdemona. Othello kills Desdemona because he believes that she is having an affair with Cassio. Iago then convinces Othello to confess that he murdered Desdemona. Othello is executed.
This is the main story the play ends here and we know nothing about Iago after that.
Who was Iago?
Iago is an envious and spiteful character in Shakespeare’s play Othello. He is jealous of Othello’s success and happy family life, and he resents Othello for promoting Cassio to lieutenant. Iago plots to destroy Othello by planting seeds of doubt in his mind about Desdemona’s fidelity. Iago is a master of manipulation, and he uses his skill to exploit the weaknesses of others.
What does Iago want?
Iago is a very jealous man and he wants what he cannot have. He is insanely jealous of Othello’s position, his wife, and even his friends.
Iago wants revenge on Othello because he believes that Othello slept with his wife, Emilia. Iago is also angry that Othello promotes Cassio to lieutenant over him.
That is why Iago wants to destroy Othello and take everything away from him.
What does othello want?
Othello is a play about a Moorish general in the Venetian army, Othello, who is tricked into thinking that his wife, Desdemona, has been unfaithful to him with his lieutenant, Cassio. Othello kills Desdemona and then himself.
Othello is a complex character who is driven by both his feelings and his rational thoughts.
