do you think Shakespeare intended to portray Iago as a malignant character? why?

Answer 1

The character of Iago is a variation on the Vice figure found in earlier morality plays; he deviates from this model because of his lack of a clear motivation, and because of his portrayal as a very malignant figure. However, Iago is less of a character than a changeable device for the plot, and in this sense, he is a clear descendant of the omnipresent "vice" figure. Iago's great cunning, manipulative abilities, and almost supernatural perception mean that he is a very formidable foe, and this makes Othello's fall seem even more inevitable and tragic.

Answer 2

Granted that in those days (and crapy movies) people were one of two things: evil or good, I think the play has more to do with Othello, his insecurity and place in life, than it did with Iago. However, I still think Iago is a much more interesting character than either Othello or Desidemona. He is real. He is smart and cunning. And he is a bad as-s motha. Pretty much your average 21st century feller with high hopes for himself and a twisted grin. Which is why i can relate to him much better than I can to the Hero and the Saint that "O" and "D" were.

Answer 3

He's the villain!
I mean, really.

What would our hero James Bond do without a suitably grotesque, evil mastermind to foil? He'd sit around eating cake all day. Vey boring.

Of course, in the Hollywood style of narrative, the hero never dies. Which is totally lame.

Answer 4

i like your famous man or woman Trek Holodeck reference, ha ha. i actually am a woman who would extremely prefer to be Hamlet, he's my admired character out of literature by way of fact his thoughts sense so genuine. And, it could be spectacular to grant the "To be or to no longer be" soliloquy. i'd additionally prefer to be Henry from Henry V, i like how he starts off as considered one of those rebellion yet finally ends up as a hero. additionally, being Romeo or Juliet would be exciting (properly, you recognize, up until the tragic dying section), by way of fact they adventure such severe love for the different. Being an fairly evil man or woman like Iago or Aaron (from Titus Andronicus) would additionally be thrilling. or to be in a comedy like the Taming of the Shrew or A Midsummer evening's Dream would be exciting! it is so complicated to %, the characters of Shakespeare would properly be so dynamic.

Answer 5

Oh yes i would say he did, back in Shakespearean time's there was a lot of that sort of thing going on

Answer 6

Yes. Because all stories need a troublemaker. That's why.

Answer 7

Well, no .... malevolent yes, malignant no ..