Directions: Respond to the question below and respond in a few sentences to 2 of your classmates. Responses like "I totally agree with Suzie" are unacceptable. A response like "I totally agree with Suzie because blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah....in Act 1, blah, blah, blah...the text says, blah, blah, blah."
What are your immediate impressions of Igao? Use textual evidence to support your response.
Craig M
ReplyDeleteI think that Iago is very evil. He purposefully wants to get Othello in trouble. He want to have Brabantio hate othello. Also he dicthes roderigo when the problems start. He instigates problems and then never takes the blame even though he started it. Iago is also very full of himself witch most villains are. I believe that Iago is a terrible villain.
Simon C
ReplyDeleteI agree with Craig that Iago is a very evil person. Because in the text when Iago finds out about Othelo and Desdemona having an affair he choses to tell her dad and get Othelo in trouble. He also leaves Roderigo to finish the problem that he started. Iago is a very evil villain.
Alexis P.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Simon and Craig. The fact that Othello didn't choose Iago as the lieutenant and that Othello chose an intellectual made Iago very upset. He feels as if he needs to seek revenge, and exposes Othello and Desdemona who aren't supposed to be together in the first place. He lets Roderigo do the dirty work while he leaves with the satisfaction of destroying a relationship. Iago is evil indeed :)
I agree with Alexis and Simon. Iago was very angry at Othello fir not promoting him, and choosing the arithmetic instead.Iago decides to get revenge in a way more clever and devastating than physical violence. Iago plans to turn Othello's friends against him and make him feel like he has done something wrong. Iago is a very evil person.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Paul and Alexis. To me, Iago seems like an evil and viscious person. Just because he wasn't promoted, he felt the need to destroy Othello's relationship with somebody. Also, he wouldnt even do the job himself. He tricked Roderigo into doing what he wanted, while he stayed out of trouble completely.
ReplyDeleteI think Iago is a very cowardly man because he doesn't want to be responsible for telling Brabantio the news about his daughter. He is also evil, as he wants to get a secret revengee on Othello for not making him his first lieutenant. I agree with Craig in him saying tart Iago its evil for ditching Rodrigo after stirring up the night.Paul I agree with too, for he said that Iago will make all of Othello's friends against him. Overall, I say Iago is a very bad man and a good for a villain because he tries to get inside of his "enemies" heads.
ReplyDeleteKatie J
ReplyDeleteI agree with the others. Iago is jealous and angry of Othello's decision of promoting Cassio instead of him. He is the ring leader in the plot to make Othello paranoid. Iago wants to send Othello into a downward spiral so he can get revenge without being blamed. Also, in the beginning of the play it shows that Iago. For example in this quote from Act 1 Scene 1 it shows his anger in Othello's choice and how he has experience in war and not Cassio, "That never set a sqardron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows. More than a spinster; unless the bookish theoric" that deep seed pf hatred in Iago soul for Othello makes him a villain and untrustworthy.
Caden C.
ReplyDeleteIago came across as a generally unkind and cold hearted character in the first scene in Othelo. He was planning to do quite horrible things to Othelo or the "moor". He also let on to Brabantio that his daughter was sneaking away to see Othelo. My first impression of Iago was that he was a generally horrible man.
Caden C.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Craig. I like how he brought up the fact that Iago ditched Roderigo. Its something I didn't think of.
Caden C.
ReplyDeleteI agree with jacob. Iago does come across as a coward. It seems like he always wants to start stuff but he's never man enough to take responsibility for it.
Cierra D
ReplyDeleteMy first impressions of Iago are that he is power-hungry, he is easily jealous, he is sly like a fox, and he likes to cause trouble.
He is power-hungry because he wants to be Othello's lieutenant. He is easily jealous because he is jealous of Cassio getting promoted to lieutenant. He is sly because he turns people like Roderigo against others and plants thoughts in their heads. He likes to cause trouble because he tells Roderigo to alert Desdemona's dad that she is married to Othello.
Cierra D
ReplyDeleteI agree with Craig M. Iago basically represents evil. Jealousy, deceiving people, hurting people(mentally and physically), instigating, and cowardice are all some of the many facets of evil. he is jealous of Othello and his lietenant for there places in society. He deceives Roderigo for his own personal gain. He hurts Desdemona's and Othello's relationship. He instigates problems between Brabantio and Othello. he runs away before the confrontation of Brabantio and Othello.
Cierra D
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alexis and Simon. Iago is definitely evil just in the act of getting mad at Othello for not promoting him. In the first place, it was Othello's choice to promote whomever he thought deserved it. Secondly, if he has a problem with Othello and he wasn't evil, it would be right for him to talk to Othello about his problem and resolve it peacefully. The way he immediately sets out to ruin Othello's life shows he is evil.
Yes, i am agreeing with Alexis, Cierra and Craig on this one. Iago is VERY evil and isn't very good at hiding it. In the scene where Iago leaves Roderigo to face Brabanzio alone so he doesn't get in trouble, if any goes wrong. That proves that he is very evil and he isn't very good at hiding it.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Roderigo is a "simpleton" and he proves to be tricked easily. Iago tricks him in one of their first encounters. I'm sure that it will repeat throughout the tragic story because the ending of the first scene in act one foreshadows a little bit. It's foreshadowing the many heists and schemes that will go on through the course of the story. Like Mrs. Greene said, Iago gets Roderigo to do most of his dirty work so Iago's hands stay clean.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that Iago is starting off with a bang in Act I, Scene I. He successfully and very simply manipulates Roderigo into going with him to tell Brabantio that her daughter has been led astray by our so far unseen hero, Othello. They tell him that Desdemona is rebelling against her father by being with the Moor, while we can infer that by the fact of Othello being the protagonist, that this is not the case. In the first scene alone, it shows that Caden and Rohan were wrong on Monday; verbal violence is the most harmful weapon and satisfactory revenge. If you think Iago is a "very evil" now, then you just sit down and wait. Mrs. Greene mentioning Othello being a tragic hero was foreshadowing that there is much more to come for our protagonist in which he will be wronged where he only does what he thinks is right.
ReplyDeleteRohan C
ReplyDeleteI believe that Iago is very good at being a villain, he is evil but he doesn't show it. To me, that takes some serious talent. There is no way that Iago can be that sneaky and get away a with it without some practice. There are people like this in our world and they have gathered this through experience and practice.
I agree with Cierrra because Iago seems to want to be in power sand in the text it says, if you read between the lines, it basically said that Iago really wanted that position and the only reason he is mad at Othello is because he didn't get promoted.
I also agree with Jacob on Iago being cowardly. It seems to me that Iago wants t o get the job done but doesn't want "credit" for it. Only a coward would have to go behind someone else's back and make him do the dirty work. Iago should have walked up to Othello and they should have fought or handled it some other way but still face to face.
Jack L.
ReplyDeleteIago seem a very intellectual character who understood the concepts of war and the world and how order is suppose to be. But to him Othello did not follow the rules and ways that the military is suppose to be and it upsets him that after years of serving the military his chance to be second in command was taken away because a random, colored man came and became general and disrupted order. Iago mocks Othello about his choice to make an arithmetician his second in command because he liked him instead of choosing Iago who had years of military experience.
I agree with Jack and Alexis on how Iago is just cruel and evil, trying to destroy Othello's career by ratting his wife out to her father. since Othello's wife's dad is a senator he could have to power to demote or kick Othello out of the military.
ReplyDeleteI both agree and disagree with Alton. Iago is most definitely a very malevolent character. However, it seems to me that he is very good at hiding it. All of the things he has done so far in scene 1 have been done indirectly to the one he hates, othello. To me this is very sneaky and manipulative. It shows that, although he holds too many grudges, he is dangerously clever. By getting Roderigo under his control and trying to help Brabantio early in the story, Iago puts himself into a power position to ruin Othello's life without having much risk of his plans being discovered.
ReplyDeleteTaylor H
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alexis because Iago says in the text "And who does he choose? A guy who knows more about numbers then fighting!" He is talking about Othello. This obviously demonstrates that he was not happy with Othello's choice. Iago is a self centered peson because he thinks that he is the only one who should be lieutenant. Iago is a very evil and self centered man.
Brian Xu
ReplyDeleteI agree with Craig and Simon on how Iago is a very evil person. He not only purposely got Othello in trouble and has fun doing it but he acts like he is very loyal and obedient in front of Othello. My first impressions of Iago were that he was very smart and sly. I thought this because he tricked Roderigo into doing all the dirty work while he gets to sit back and do nothing.
Shefali Gandhi
ReplyDeleteI think Iago is very smart, but also very evil. He causes all the trouble of waking Brabantio, but then leaves Roderigo to take all the blame for the problems he has caused. It was a smart plan, but very selfish of him to put Raoderigo in that position. It is also very self-centered of him to think that it should only be him getting the position of lieutenant, and being furious at Othello for choosing anyone other than him. Iago very cruel for getting revenge on Othelllo this way, instead of in a more civilized way.
Isabelle White
ReplyDeleteI think think Iago is smart in the way that he creates problems but takes away his involvement. He leaves Roderigo to be blamed for the trouble he has made. He is very evil, and wants Brabantio to become angry at Othello. He is not upfront about his plans and does not show his intentions, which shows that he is sly and good at achieving what he wants. He is very self-centered and cares only about how things will affect himself.
Missel de Leon
ReplyDeleteI agree with Isabelle and Shefali because Iago is truly an intelligent individual. The tone he uses in the first scene of act one helps him sound convincing while he's complaining to Roderigo about Othello choosing Cassio over him. After he mocks Othello and has convinced Roderigo of the absurdness of Othello's actions he lures Roderigo into going to Brabantio's house. They wake him up and tell him about Othello and Desdemona's relationship ruining everything. Iago ends up causing a huge conflict and ends up ditching the whole act when he was the one that caused it. As everyone has mentioned, Iago is truly evil and malicous but very smart because this strategy he has will diguise his true face and horrible intentions.