The Genius of Iago in Othello

Manipulation, although portrayed in a bad air by society, is very impelling when applyd properly. The human assessment is so fragile it croupe be broken with very simple techniques. Common examples in everyday life, like advertising, usurp advantage of these human disposition defects. In Shakespeares Othello, Iago proves to be very experienced in manipulation. Throughout the play, Iago is equal, with words, to control most every character he speaks to, like a instrument master. His plan plays out short before the very look of every mavin, without them suspecting a thing. Keeping his truth looking clean, Iago is able to use his victims presumption in him against them. He know many persuasive techniques and demonstrates these through and through his wording, and quick, thought out responses. These embroil using imagery to range base emotions, delivering information in different ways, and camouflaging his motives.\nTo begin with, Iago oftentimes employs imagery to pro voke deep, unwavering emotions in Othello. Jealousy is one of the strongest emotions. Once someone is jealous, it never leaves their conscience. It can be amplified or weakened, only if it never leaves. For this reason, green-eyed monster can impact the strongest of minds the similar way it does the weak ones. Othello, the bind of Venice, is a strong mind, but jealousy proves to have quite an impact on him. When Othello asks Iago for confirmation of Desdemonas disloyalty, Iago describes for Othello images of situations in which Othello has a reason to be jealous. only instead of telling Othello, Iago lets him approximate the situation as he describes it to him. Referring to Desdemona and Cassios relationship, Iago says Were they as boot as goats, as lively as monkeys, / As table salt as wolves in disdain. By comparing Cassio and Desdemona to animals, Iago was able to accompany his words with images; vivid portraits that haunt Othello. This proves to have pushed him ev eryplace the edge when a later situation is analysed. Othello has reason to be...