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Why Does Iago Hate Othello. On the surface, iago hates othello for overlooking him for a promotion and potentially for the belief that he slept with iago's wife, emilia. Web iago mentions this suspicion again at the end of act ii, scene i, explaining that he lusts after desdemona because he wants to get even with othello “wife for wife” (ii.i.
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At the outset, iago is othello’s servant and there is bound to be a systemic hatred against one’s masters. In addition to being jealous and resentful, iago believes that othello. To a certain degree, this makes sense. The main reason iago gives for plotting to destroy othello is a suspicion that othello may have had an affair with emilia. He knows that othello is more powerful, more respected, and more successful than he is, and this makes iago feel inferior. In act ii he outlines his perception of women as elusive, mercurial, and deceitful: Web iago gives several reasons for his hatred of othello. Web iago mentions this suspicion again at the end of act ii, scene i, explaining that he lusts after desdemona because he wants to get even with othello “wife for wife” (ii.i. He also resents the fact that othello has married desdemona, a woman who iago would like to have for himself. He was passed over for promotion, with cassio taking the position he covets.
Web iago gives several reasons for his hatred of othello. Web iago mentions this suspicion again at the end of act ii, scene i, explaining that he lusts after desdemona because he wants to get even with othello “wife for wife” (ii.i. Then there is desdemona, the most gracious and virtuous wife of othello. Web iago’s hatred of othello emerges from a variety of reasons. On the surface, iago hates othello for overlooking him for a promotion and potentially for the belief that he slept with iago's wife, emilia. None of these claims seems to adequately explain iago’s deep hatred of othello, and iago’s lack of motivation—or his inability or unwillingness to express his true motivation—makes his. Iago refers to othello not by his name but as 'the moor', calling him 'the devil' (2.1.216) and 'defective' (2.1.220), a racist portrayal which makes desdemona's unfaithfulness more believable to roderigo. Web iago gives several reasons for his hatred of othello. To a certain degree, this makes sense. Web iago hates othello because he’s jealous. He was passed over for promotion, with cassio taking the position he covets.
