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Iago dupes Othello, Cassio, et al. [Br. Lit.: Othello] See : Dupery Iago Othello’s ensign who, from malevolence and envy, persuades Othello that Desdemona has been unfaithful. [Br. Lit.: Othello] See : Envy Iago declaims “I believe in a cruel god.” [Br. Lit.: Othello; Ital. Opera: Verdi, Otello; Westerman, 329] See : Evil Iago malignant Venetian commander; slanders Cassio to Othello. [Br. Lit.: Othello] See : Slander Iago soldier discredits Desdemona’s fidelity. [Br. Lit.: Othello] See : Treachery Iago slanders Desdemona; precipitates tragedy. [Br. Lit.: Othello] See : Villainy How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Thus the man, as well as the player, may condemn what he himself acts; nay, it is common to see vice sit as awkwardly on some men, as the character of Iago would on the honest face of Mr William Mills. I expect that Shakespeare devised Iago with a gusto which he never knew when, weaving moonbeams with his fancy, he imagined Desdemona. Lear,' more terrible than the laughter of Iago in the tragedy of the Moor. |
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