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Iago is consumed by jealousy of Cassio. I don't really see him as
being internally conflicted. He is pretty bound and determined in his
course of revenge. He hates Cassio because Cassio is a ladies' man and is more refined
than he. He wants to ruin Cassio because Cassio got the promotion to
be Othello's lieut. and he thought he deserved it.A possible internal conflict could be that Iago wanted to ruin
Othello and didn't really have a justifiable reason other than
it had been rumored that O. had slept with Emilia. Iago said that he
has no proof, but he doesn't care, suspicion is enough for him.Othello's conflict is easier. He wants to believe that D. is
faithful, but Iago provides such "proof" that he has no choice
but to kill her for the good of society. Eventually, he realizes
what a dupe he has been and that she and Cassio had been true to him
all along, so he offs himself.D's conflict could be that she wants to help Cassio so much that
it leads to her own ruin. She doesn't understand why O abuses her,
since she knows she's been loyal and wouldn't be unfaithful for all
the world. (unlike Emilia)
Posted by cscott on April 22, 1997 at 16:11:32
In Reply to "Think about this..." posted by Back the Lyton on April 19, 1997 at 13:57:39
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