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I think Iago is very evil. Calling what he did "free advice" is
merely an weak excuse to try to justify his malicousness.
Concerning his reference to Cassio's "daily beauty," it's not
that he can look at himself, it's that he's jealous and angry because
Cassio puts him down (quite harshly) on several occasions in the
play -here's one: "'tis my breeding / That gives me this bold
show of courtesy" (II.i.98-99) where Cassio kisses Emilia
because he believes he is better bred and higher ranking than
Iago. Iago, on the contrary, thinks quite highly of himself,
although there is basis for an argument that Iago has a lot of
self-hatred (thus lashes out at everyone else) because although
he thinks highly of himself, he isn't thought of all that highly
by others, and is an underachiever.
Florence's response it also good.Posted by Tristan Scholze on April 16, 1997 at 11:53:50
In Reply to "Iago-not so bad?" posted by Smurfette on April 15, 1997 at 21:40:47
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