Iago is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's Othello. Iago, one of Othello's best friends, spends most of the play attempting to bring about Othello's downfall out of jealousy. He eventually does destroy Othello's reputation (which leads the Moor to kill himself), but sets the stage to his own doom when his wife Emilia reveals the whole of his plot. At the end of the play Iago is ordered imprisoned by Cassio, Othello's chief lieutenant. Iago is one of Shakespeare's most sinister villains. Shakespeare contrasts Iago with Othello's nobility and integrity of character. He has more lines in the play than Othello does - the most any of Shakespeare's non-title characters has. Iago fits into the character type of the malcontent because of his bitter and cynical view of what he sees in the play. While the play suggests motives for Iago's hateful scheming, many readers feel that a deeper root remains hidden. Iago cites suspicion that his wife has been unfaithful to him with Othello or bitterness that Othello passed him up for a big promotion, but many interpretations of the play include the idea that Iago is the devil himself. As the play moves foward, Iago makes various accusations to support his devilish actions, but his underlying motivation is his inherently evil character. Some modern directors interpret Iago's hate as racism, while many critics suggest that Iago was homosexual and was in love with Othello. The role of Iago has been played in theatre by many famous film stars, such as Ian McKellen, Christopher Plummer, Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh. ---- Iago is also a character in The Walt Disney Company's Aladdin (movie), a talking parrot who served as a sidekick for Jafar. Iago later switched sides in the movie sequels and television series. However, he is still largely conniving, rude, and greedy. In addition to being able to speak English, Iago has the ability to perfectly mimic other characters' voices. He is voiced in both film and TV series by Gilbert Gottfried. Shakespearean characters Villains
---- Is that really true about the most lines for a "non-title" character in a Shakespeare play? What about Julius Caesar (play)? Caesar himself had very few lines, as I recall, and Brutus and Mark Antony were the stars. Does Iago have more lines than Brutus and Antony? --user:UniAce :Iago is roughly the third longest Shakespeare role (see [http://www.shaksper.net/archives/1997/0030.html here]) at 1097 lines. Brutus has 701; Marc Antony 766. - User:Nunh-huh 22:22, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
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Iago is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's Othello. Iago, one of Othello's best friends, spends most of the play attempting to bring about Othello's downfall out of jealousy. He eventually does destroy Othello's reputation (which leads the Moor to kill himself), but sets the stage to his own doom when his wife Emilia reveals the whole of his plot. At the end of the play Iago is ordered imprisoned by Cassio, Othello's chief lieutenant. Iago is one of Shakespeare's most sinister villains. Shakespeare contrasts Iago with Othello's nobility and integrity of character. He has more lines in the play than Othello does - the most any of Shakespeare's non-title characters has. Iago fits into the character type of the malcontent because of his bitter and cynical view of what he sees in the play. While the play suggests motives for Iago's hateful scheming, many readers feel that a deeper root remains hidden. Iago cites suspicion that his wife has been unfaithful to him with Othello or bitterness that Othello passed him up for a big promotion, but many interpretations of the play include the idea that Iago is the devil himself. As the play moves foward, Iago makes various accusations to support his devilish actions, but his underlying motivation is his inherently evil character. Some modern directors interpret Iago's hate as racism, while many critics suggest that Iago was homosexual and was in love with Othello. The role of Iago has been played in theatre by many famous film stars, such as Ian McKellen, Christopher Plummer, Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh. ---- Iago is also a character in The Walt Disney Company's Aladdin (movie), a talking parrot who served as a sidekick for Jafar. Iago later switched sides in the movie sequels and television series. However, he is still largely conniving, rude, and greedy. In addition to being able to speak English, Iago has the ability to perfectly mimic other characters' voices. He is voiced in both film and TV series by Gilbert Gottfried. Shakespearean characters Villains
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---- Is that really true about the most lines for a "non-title" character in a Shakespeare play? What about Julius Caesar (play)? Caesar himself had very few lines, as I recall, and Brutus and Mark Antony were the stars. Does Iago have more lines than Brutus and Antony? --user:UniAce :Iago is roughly the third longest Shakespeare role (see [http://www.shaksper.net/archives/1997/0030.html here]) at 1097 lines. Brutus has 701; Marc Antony 766. - User:Nunh-huh 22:22, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
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