Othello's Foolishness Vs. Iago's Cleverness

Othello's Foolishness Vs. Iago's Cleverness

1. Othello Foolishness

   • Easily Convinced
     • Brawl Scene
     • Cassio and Desdemona's 'Affair'
   • Low Self Confidence
     • 'for I am black'
   • Self Doubt
     • Brawl Scene A2S3
       • Iago broke Othello's trust in his own judgement
     • Othello seems to accept Iago's hints about Desdemona's 'infidelity'
   • Ready to perform harsh judgement without time to reflect
     • Removing Cassio as Lieutanant
     • Deciding to kill Desdemona and Cassio
       • Within one scene he changes from happily married man to a man who has decided to kill his wife
   • He trust Iago
   • He believes Iago, whom he has no obvious reason to trust and disbelieves Desdemona, whom he has every reason to love and trust
   • Insecurities
     • Relationship with Desdemona
     • Outsider Status
   • He's Impatience

2. Iago Cleverness

   • Ability to manipulate characters
     • Uses certain traits or flaws of a character against them
       • He exploits Othello's Insecurities.
   • He is opportunist/ Amazing talent for improvisation
     • Able to improvise, all kinds of variations
     • Able to adapt to situations
     • Couldn't of anticipated Cassio's 'guilty-like' exit
     • Makes clever use of circumstances
   • Iago script writer, producer, main actor
     • Brawl Scene
     • A3S3, Iago orchestrated a situation where Othello chances upon a meeting between Desdemona and Cassio
   • Iago always appears to resist saying the truth which makes him appear 'honest'
     • Brawl Scene
     • Cassio & Desdemona's affair