Othello
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- Battle of Good vs. Evil
"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, , 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
ulti ....
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.... the demise of others. It is this that is Iago's motivation. The
ultimate defeat of good by the wrath of evil. Not only is it in his own nature of evil
that he suceeds but also in the weaknesses of the other characters. Iago uses the
weaknesses of Othello, specifically jealousy and his devotion to things as they seem,
to conquer his opposite in Desdemona. From the start of the play, Iago's scheming
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