Othello and Iago ? Two of a kind? Essay -- essays research papers

When reading Shakespeares Othello the Moor of Venice, the two main heros call form to be very different, both in char serveer and actions.Othello seems to be an honest man who believes other people. He is respected by society for his nobility and bravery. Iago is a villain, plotting around not only against Othello. Othello demotes him to a lower status, and patronage beeing a trained soldier, Iago is quite a coward when it comes to confronting an enemy with a sword. Although these two figures seem so different, they are much more alike, in more than one way. They both get by the army way of life, and they tend to curse and use harsh language when upset. They both betray the people they are close to.Othello and Iago are suspicious towards their wives, jeopardise them and eventually murder the innocent women.In this essay we will see that Ddespite their differences, Othello and Iago are two soul mates, that one way or another let their home(a) darkness out andTO rule their actions .          One way in which these two characters differ is in their character.From the beginning of the play, Othello lets Iago get close to him despite the fact that Iago is judge to be jealous of Cassio. This trust develops throughout the play. "O, thou art wise tis certain" (IV, i, 72), Othello says to the villain, completely blinded by his lies. Iago, as can be seen from act one, made up his mind to ruin Othello. "I follow him to serve my turn upon him" (I, i, 42), he tells Roderigo, as he describes the plot against Othello. Another difference is in the way they are viewed by others.Othello is so respected for his services, that he doesnt fear any complaints from Barbantio. HE PROUDLY STATES, "My services which I have done the signiory      Shall out-tongue his complaints" (I, ii, 19).When the senate needs soulfulness to do the job, they ask for Othello"DUKE Valiant Othello, we must straigh t employ you     Against the general enemy Ottoman" (I, iii, 48).Iago was demoted by Othello, who chose Cassio to be his officer instead of him. Iago is of lower class, and his married woman is a servant of Desdemona.     The final major difference between their characters is bravery. Othello, on one hand, is brave. He is c... ...h, thou liest (V, ii, 233). Iago then stabs Emilia, and runs out. These two characters consistently degrade their wives, be them, and eventually murder them.      As Shakespeare shows us, Othello and Iago are different in some ways.Othello, in the beginning, is a respected and brave fellow, who is nave enough to fall for the aim of a coward and an upset villain.However, as the plot evolves, the audience discovers the real Othello. Not only is he a rough army man like Iago, solely he uses the same language, and doesnt hesitate to betray a fellow officer and plot to kill him, as Iago does to h is friend. The audience can further see that Othellos office towards Desdemona turns out to be suspicious and degrading, just like his villain companions attitude towards Emilia. Othellos dark personality gives only one conclusion, to what he thinks to be the infidelity of his married woman Murder. As a second half, Iago inevitably murders his wife too.Are they two of a kind? Although Shakespeare separates them to a hero and a villain, the audience can clearly see two characters, whose actions, personality, and state of mind, lead them to the same outcome.