Great Works I: Remixing Memory

In Act 2 scenes I-II, while waiting for the ship to arrive, this when lago, Cassio Emilia, Desdemona, and Roderigo are all chatting. Iago starts to generalize and starts to badmouth/criticize all women, saying they’re all lying, deceptive and lustful creatures. “Come on, come on; you are pictures out of doors, saints in injuries, devils being offended, Players In your housewifery, and housewives in your beds” (Act 2 scene 1). It’s interesting somewhat compelling how much of a deceptive, envious individual Iago’s is, he later on comes up with an elaborate plan to make Othello think that Cassio in sleeping with his wife. Iago uses Cassio’s simple holding of Desdemona hand, against him. “You say true; t is so, indeed; if such tricks as these strip you out of your lieutenantry, it had been better you had not kissed your three fingers so oft. Which now you again you are the most apt to play sir in” (Act 2 scene 1). It seem Iago is somewhat jealous of Cassio’s position and rank, he might be jealous that Cassio got promoted to a higher rank before him. Iago in my mind is a great villain; it’s extraordinary how he plots and gets away with certain things. Later on he succeeds in convincing Roderigo that Desdemona is an adulterous, lustful women that is sleeping with Cassio. “Now sir, this granted- as it a most pregnant and unforced position- who stands so eminently in the degree of this fortune as Cassio does? A knave mere form of civil and humane seeming, for the better compassing of his salt and most hidden loose affection? The knave is handsome, young and hath all those requisites in him that folly and green minds look after a pestilent complete knave” (Act 2 Scene 1). It’s remarkable how Iago doesn’t have to really do much to persuade individuals to what he wants; he’s a very manipulative/ deceptive person, which I find very interesting for some odd reason.