Desdemona is one of the main characters in Othello, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. She is the wife of Othello, the Moorish general, and is known for her beauty and innocence. Although she loves Othello deeply, their relationship is fraught with tension and jealousy, which ultimately leads to tragedy.
Iago is the adversary in Shakespeare’s Othello. He is the adversary in the play Othello, to be precise. He is the individual who causes a chain of events to occur that has an impact on other characters in the drama. This act can have either a negative or positive influence on others. Iago is responsible for Othello’s transformation.
Iago is responsible for Othello’s growing dislike of his wife Desdemona, which eventually causes the deaths of several of the play’s characters. It is critical to comprehend how Iago utilizes other characters in Othello to set his diabolical plan into motion in order to understand how Iago contributes to the tragedy’s demise.
One of Iago’s victims is Othello’s wife, Desdemona. Iago poisons Othello’s mind against Desdemona by convincing him that she is having an affair with Othello’s lieutenant, Cassio. Iago does this by planting false evidence and making Othello believe that he has seen them together. This causes Othello to doubt Desdemona’s fidelity and love for him. Othello then starts to think that maybe Desdemona is not who he thought she was. This ultimately leads to Othello murdering Desdemona in a fit of rage.
While Iago is the one who ultimately causes Othello to turn on his wife, it is important to understand that Othello is also responsible for his own actions. Othello kills Desdemona even though there is no concrete evidence that she was actually cheating on him. Othello chooses to believe Iago over Desdemona, which ultimately leads to her death. Othello’s tragic flaw is his jealousy. This jealousy is what causes him to distrust Desdemona and ultimately leads to his downfall.
While Iago is the one who starts the chain of events that leads to Othello’s downfall, Othello is ultimately responsible for his own actions. Othello chooses to believe Iago over Desdemona and this ultimately leads to her death. Othello’s tragic flaw is his jealousy and it is this jealousy that leads to his undoing.
Iago successfully influences the people involved in his devious plans. This is accomplished in such a manner that the perceptions of most of the characters about each other change significantly. As a result, Othello’s transformation and Othellos changing attitudes and conduct toward his beloved wife Desdemona occur.
Iago firstly uses Roderigo, a Venetian gentleman, in love with Desdemona and then Cassio in the process of annihilating Othello. Cassio is Othellos Lieutenant. Othello promoted him above Iago. Othello is a military general who has recently married Desdemona, the daughter of a senator named Brabantio.
When Othello first met Desdemona, he was working as a mercenary in the army of Venice. He was an outsider in Venetian society, and she was a sheltered, wealthy white woman. Despite their differences, they fell in love and got married secretly.
Iago convinced Roderigo that Othello had slept with his (Roderigo’s) girlfriend, Emilia (Iago’s wife), and that Othello was going to promote Cassio above him. Iago also convinced Othello that Desdemona was cheating on him with Cassio. Othello became so enraged that he killed Desdemona. Iago also got Cassio drunk, and then had him fight with Roderigo. This led to Othello firing Cassio. Othello then decided to kill Desdemona himself, but when Emilia told him that Iago had been lying to him all along, Othello killed himself.
Iago exploits a lot of people in addition to his wife Emilia and Desdemona herself. Iago goes to great lengths to enslave Othello. When Iago’s interaction with the other characters is recognized, it becomes clear how he manipulates Othello’s views of Desdemona.
Othello’s marriage to Desdemona can also be seen as Iago’s way of destroying Othello from within. Othello’s mind is consumed with the thoughts that Desdemona is unfaithful and this eventually leads to Othello taking her life.
Desdemona is a victim of Iago’s machinations, just as Othello is. Desdemona naively believes that Iago is Othello’s loyal servant and she trusts him implicitly. This trust is misplaced and ultimately leads to her downfall. Iago uses Desdemona’s own innocence against her; he knows that she will believe anything he tells her, no matter how outrageous it may be. This makes her an easy target for Iago’s lies and manipulation.
Desdemona is also a victim because she is a woman in a patriarchal society. Othello, as a man, is automatically seen as being more powerful and more credible than she is. Desdemona is not taken seriously by the other characters in the play, even though she is an intelligent and capable woman. She is dismissed as a silly girl who does not know her own mind and who has been led astray by her emotions. This attitude towards Desdemona ultimately leads to Othello believing that he can justify killing her because she is nothing more than a possession that he can dispose of as he sees fit.
Iago’s manipulation of Othello leads to the tragic death of Desdemona. Othello loses his sense of reason and justification and kills Desdemona in a fit of rage. Her death is a direct result of Iago’s scheming and manipulation. If it were not for Iago, Othello would never have suspected Desdemona of infidelity and he would never have killed her.
Desdemona is a victim of the patriarchy, of Iago’s manipulation, and of Othello’s jealousy. She is a tragic figure who dies because of the actions of others. She is powerless to stop the events that lead to her death, and she ultimately pays the price for being an innocent woman in a man’s world.
Roderigo is the first victim of Iago’s power over him. Roderigo believes Iago and follows his instructions to the letter. Brabantio, Desdemona’s father, is informed of her elopement with a moor by Roderigo and Iago. Othello marries Desdemona after she rushes to reclaim her daughter from him; however, she fails in her attempt to recover her daughter because he has been “tupped.”
This is the first time Othello is called a black ram, an animal known for its sexual potency. Othello’s race will be used against him throughout the play to make him seem like an animal that is only capable of violence and sexual desire.
Desdemona is Othello’s wife and the daughter of Brabantio. Desdemona is very loyal to Othello and loves him deeply. “My lord, you know I love you.” (3.4.15). Even when Othello starts to doubt her fidelity, she remains faithful. Desdemona is ultimately killed by Othello in a fit of jealous rage.