Unequivocally, Iago is an important Character in the tragedy of Othello. By the end of the play, Iago has been directly responsible for the deaths of Roderigo, Emilia, Othello and Desdemona. Iago's shows how he is masterful puppeteer by driven by his desire for revenge against Othello and the other characters in the play. Iago's way of getting his revenge, which adds to the importance he has on the play, is to lead to the …showed first 75 words of 2350 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2350 total…not proved success with Othello who is 'rude in speech' and 'little blessed with the soft phrases of peace'. In essence, Iago appeals to Othello's quick acting solider nature. The success of the use of bestial imagery can be seen through the way Brabantio acts after being told that 'an old black ram is tupping [his] black ewe.' His language becomes rushed and he looses self-power. This is revealed in his short confused sentence