"I am not what I am." What is Iago? -- as distinct from what he pretends to be -- and what are his motives?
In Shakespeare's, Othello, the reader is presented the classic battle between the deceitful forces of evil and the innocence of good.
It are these forces of evil that ultimately lead to the breakdown of
Othello, a noble venetian moor, well-known by the people of Venice as
a honourable soldier and a worthy leader. Othello's breakdown results
in the muder of his wife Desdemona. Desdemona is representative of
the good in nature. Good can be defined as forgiving, honest,
innocent an…
