Iago the Con from Othello

Date Submitted: 01/31/2004 12:36:01
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 3 pages (935 words)
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…Othello is safe from this villain. Othello holds Iago to be his close friend and advisor. He believes Iago to be a person, 'of exceeding honesty, [who] knows all qualities, with learned spirit of human dealings.' [Act III, Scene III, Line 257] Yes, he does know all about human dealings, but no he is not honest. He uses the trust Othello puts in him to turn Othello eventually into a jealous man, capable of murder.
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