The mind bending Iago plants deep the seeds of wicked thoughts. Iago - "There are a kind of men so loose of soul that in their sleep will mutter their affairs . In sleep I heard him say "Sweet Desdemona, let us be wary- (1094) With the fully trusting nature and complete vulnerabilities inside of Othello, coupled with the horrid deception of Iago, the tragic flaw has been discovered. Othello - "By heaven, I saw the handkerchief in his hand" (1121) Once the handkerchief's seen in Cassio's hand, it's a time for killing. I use this example from the story because any man who feels betrayed sometimes does not know initially how to react to such a feeling. In Shakespeare's "Othello", the character Iago is, at least in my point of view, the main and most interesting character. Iago is in virtually every scene in the play, and has his hands in almost all doings within the play. Iago is truly one of the greatest villains in literature. Iago is viewed by all in the play, with the possible exception of his wife, as an honest and trust worthy man, which could not be farther from the truth. Iago plays all the characters in the play like puppets. He plays Cassio into a confession of his dealings with Bianca to make it look like he is speaking about Desdamona, and into planting the handkerchief onto Cassio without making himself look suspicious. Iago also plays Roderigo into giving him money and leaving the picture so Iago can do his work. .
In the particular story I feel that the best work Iago does is on his boss, Othello. Iago plays Othello perfectly. He plays on every man's weakness, jealousy. Othello takes every word Iago says like it is truth, and whenever he does question Iago, Iago's quick wits keep him uncovered by weaving all his lies together. Iago was capable of bringing Othello into killing his own wife without ever have Othello question his wife or anyone else. In Othello's mind, Iago was so trust worthy that anyone else's word would not be truth, and all of Othello's faith was placed in Iago.
