IAGO: THE EVIL IN OTHELLO <Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/>L'Antoinette Lemond <Tab/> <Tab/>One of the most interesting and exotic characters in the tragic play, Othello, is "Honest" Iago. Despite Iago's unquestionable malignancy, the motivation behind his actions lie more in Iago's quest for personal gain, as opposed to just being …showed first 75 words of 1412 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1412 total…to a deteriorated state by Iago because of it. The characters rarely stopped to consider the possibility that Iago could be deceiving them, but after all, he is "Honest Iago". <Tab/><Tab/><Tab/> <Tab/>Iago is a complex character, and far from ordinary. His complexity and uniqueness, makes him one of Shakespeare's greatest villains and this play's finest character.