"She that was ever fair and never proud,
Had tongue at will and yet was never loud,
Never lacked gold and yet went never gay,
Fled from his wish and yet said "Now I may"
She that, being angered, her revenge being nigh,
Bade her wrong stay and her displeasure fly,
She that in wisdom never was so frail
To change the cod's head for the salmon's tail;
She that could think and ne'er disclose her mind,
See suitors following and not look behind;
She was a wight, if ever such wight were-"
"To do what?"
"To suckle fools and chronicle small beer."- Iago and Desdemona Pg. 1387
In today's world if one were to describe Iago and his behavior he would most likely be called a slew of foul names but most commonly a douche bag. He is insincere and rude and manipulative. He's probably the first guy ever to make a "women belong in the kitchen" joke. And that's him at his best. At his worst he is spiteful and full of rage and a lust for revenge. People are nothing more than pawns to him in this game he has created to take down Othello. You would think hearing all these things that you would hate him, and yet for some strange reason I find myself enjoying his character. He is obviously quite bright to have come up with what so far has been a very elaborate plan. His witty banter, though often times hurtful, is humorous. Though he is real with no one else in his life, it is intriguing to get to know who he truly is. He has all the makings of a typical politician today. His emotion really shines through when he is at his angriest point during a little monologue. His character builds suspense as I wonder what part of his plan he'll reveal next. Sometimes it's good to be bad, and in this play nobody does bad better than Iago.
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