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Essay Archive - Othello: Summary
Othello: Summary
*Othello is a tense, closely-knit play, with an ever-increasing emotional
scene. The character Iago, Othello's ancient, is the cause of all the tragedy
which comes to pass as the play progresses. He is a manipulator, opposing
Othello not directly, but through other characters whom he tricks. From his
actions throughout the play one sees that Iago was gifted at using other people,
to further his own schemes. *Act One, Scene One is the most important because it
foreshadows the whole drama. Iago gives the reader warning that he is not all
that he seems when he says, "I am not what I am" (I,i). He ap....
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