Emaly Quintana Serrano
Jun 13, 2008
Ingl 3202, sec. 01a
Essay #1
Iago’s Rights
Shakespeare brings us the most justified villain ever. In this play the author present the necessity that Iago had to commit such crimes. It was a matter of survivor. Iago had an obligation to save his future. “For my sport and my profit”, the only thing he was guilty of is being an ambitious person. This saying demonstrates what he’s capable of doing for his own cause and satisfaction. Iago was provoked to do some of his acts.
This is a play that describes love as a huge thing, and as a necessity. Iago maybe someday felt love. He was human, he needed to love and be loved as all of us. He was always with Othello, whenever where ever. For love, war and friendship. He was a witness of Desdemona’s and Othello’s love. One thing that gave Iago strength to keep thinking about him and not about others was that Iago saw love being taken from him, by Othello. He witnessed how his best friend and boss took every bit of felicity of him. Othello had an affair with Emilia. Emilia demonstrated that she had no respect for marriage and she told Desdemona that she was capable of being unfaithful just like any other woman. Othello and Emilia took away from Iago the only way to feel recognized, admired and kneaded. They took away love and gave him hate.
For years Iago served his country and his general. He demonstrated his loyalty and capacity. Meaning he was a hard working and experienced in war man. Othello took away all of this efforts, because of the disappointment he got. He was insecure, because of his position. Iago had to guarantee something for his future, instead of being in space, he wanted feet. Othello gave this position to an inexperienced; untruthful young man whose only good quality was his looks. Imagine that you future depended on someone else’s decisions? Wouldn’t you do the same? Iago had no remedy he had to fight for what he earned.
He was a noble man. Even dough Othello did such bad thing to Iago, because of Othello’s selfishness, Iago was always there. He was in every war and every battle. Othello asked for something Iago was there. Othello was asphyxiated because of Desdemona infidelity, Iago was there to calm him down and listen him. At last Iago was there even for the murder of Desdemona and he tried to kill Cassio because Othello’s ambitions to do so. All people did was to tell him “Ohh good Iago” “Noble Iago”. Words that do not guarantee his job and future.
Iago was no rich man. But then here comes a black man who doesn’t even belong in his society and manipulated his way of living by giving away the position Iago wanted. Now Rodrigo, the rich guy who has all the money that Iago deserved but yet again, he wasted all of it in a woman. Here is a perfect example as who wrongly is distibuyed the benefits. Situation that still exist in our society. Why not take Rodrigo’s money? If Rodrigo was obsess to pay for Desdemona’s love. Rodrigo was able to pay for part of Iago’s lost.
Iago took justice in his hands. After all it was all about keeping fighting for what he deserved from the beginning. Here, the real villains are those who took away love, friendship and the desire to keep working so he could be in a higher position. Why he wouldn’t kill? If everything he worked for was taken away with no respect.
