Othello Paper November 20, 2013
The mystifying character Iago from the Shakespeare play Othello has boggled the minds of audiences for hundreds of years. The question on every tongue is “why did he do it?” and the answer lies within Iago’s self.
Throughout the play it seems as if Shakespeare has surprises around every corner with what Iago’s next big move is going to be, but everything Iago does makes sense. Closer examination of Iago will show much of his actions were actually pretty predictable because he has a very internal locus of control.
Also throughout the play Iago employs many defense mechanisms that explain just why he did some of the things that captivated the audience. What would really answer the questions of audiences everywhere though, is the matter of morality. What is Iago’s view of how wrong his actions may be?
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