Othello By Shakespeare
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Othello By Shakespeare
In William Shakespeare’s play Othello, there lurks an evil that far is
surpasses the darkness of the devil, it lies in the antagonist Iago. Othello who
passes Iago up for a promotion simply because Iago is not a arithmetician,
swears to take his revenge and destroy the moor and every thing Othello holds
dear. Through this Iago plays judge, jury, and executioner, but is Iago’s
justice justified or does his justice go far beyond the point of justice that he
crosses the line. Once that line is crossed there is a point of no return. All
barriers that may have at one point existed are now broken. Iago’s justice can
never be justified, by taking or causing the bloodshed of the innocent for his
own personal gain is no more justified then murder in cold blood. What ever
promotion Iago is entitled to or what ever rights he may have is gone when he
decides to create his own law. Nor should he posses the power to influence and
decide the fate of others. “I hate the Moor;........Hell and night must bring
this monstrous birth to the world’s light” (I.ii.20). Iago intend to
“abuse Othello’s ear” and convince Othello his wife Desdemona is an
adultress, “framed to make women false” (I.i.20). Iago plans to bring the
devils evil to earth in order to get his revenge on Othello. Although Iago’s
justice can never be justified his anger pointed towards Othello can be. Despite
all the rage, fury, resentment, prejudice, and anger Iago feels towards Othello;
Iago feels all this and more to the appointed lieutenant Michael Cassio. For
Cassio has never had experience on the battle field, “A fellow almost damn’d
in a fair wife; That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a
battle knows” (I.i.1). Iago also points out that “preferment goes by letter
and affection” (I.i.2). Iago is well aware of the fact that he is more
qualified for the position but choices are based upon brain and not achievements
on the field. In...
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