Just what is "evil" in Shakespeare's play? Iagos will for "revenge" on Cassio, who has been promoted to a higher army rank than himself? Is Iago evil? Essentially, Iago could be described as the central trouble-making, ill-willed character of the play; he leads a lot of the characters into a state of confusion, convincing them to think poorly and wrong of other figures in 'Othello' that are in fact innocent of their accused crimes. But …showed first 75 words of 2014 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2014 total…man society, in all cultures and religions no matter how distant from one another. Shakespeare is showing us the truly bizarre nature of the human species, emphasizing our multi-dimensional nature of behaving towards each other in everyday life. Perhaps this is the reason why no other 17th century playwrights have become as widespread as Shakespeare; people simply cannot relate to any other 17th century artist as well as Shakespeare himself. Essay by Mark Fulton, 31 March 2004.