Othello Post 1.

Othello: The Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare.

Act I. Scenes i. ii. iii.

There was a lot going on within moments of the play opening. Immediately in scene one, we are introduced to Iago, the evil villain in this tragedy. From what is seen in the first act, Iago is not really ever directly acting to achieve his goals, rather he is manipulating other people, like Roderigo, to do his will. The first instance of his manipulation of others is when he goes to the senator Brabantio. Iago uses his words to manipulate and skew reality so it works in his favor.

While talking to Brabantio, Iago says "Thieves! Thieves! Thieves! Look to your house, your daughter and your bags! (I. i. 78)". The context of his statement is that Brabantio's daughter and money was stolen by Othello. This is the first of many instances where Iago will manipulate someone to get what he wants.

Throughout my analysis, I am going to address and develop the argument that Iago is the most evil villain ever.

At this point, there is valid argument that he is one of the most suave villains ever, but I cannot say definitively at this point that he takes the title of most evil. He still falls behind the guy that throws the Tetris pieces.