It cannot be long that Desdemona should continue her love to the Moor. ... These Moors are changeable in their wills-fill thy purse with money. ... 'The moor may unfold me to him- there stand I in much peril'. ... "If I shall stay [with Roderigo] I shall- against the Moor." ... The success of Iago's deceptive honesty is most clearly seen in the final scene of the play in which the truth of his dishonesty is revealed. ...

• Word Count: 2496
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

This man manipulates everyone that surrounds him, including Cassio, Roderigo, and the Moor, Othello. ... Iago is still alive when the curtain comes down on the final scene, giving us the message that in reality, evil can never be defeated, only hindered....

• Word Count: 878
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

These include "the Moor" (I.i.57), "the thick-lips" (I.i.66), "an old black ram" (I.i.88), and "a Barbary horse" (I.i.113). ... In the final moments of the play, Othello regains his composure and, once again, seduces both his onstage and offstage audiences with his words. ... As entertained spectators, we find ourselves on Iago's side when he is with Roderigo, but the interactions between the two also reveal a streak of cowardice in Iago - a cowardice that becomes manifest in the final scene, when Iago kills his own wife (V.ii.231–242). ...

• Word Count: 2512
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School