Character analysis of Iago from Shakespeare's "Othello".

"I am not what I am" (I.i.62) declares Iago to Roderigo near the beginning of Shakespeare's Othello, who will not take action because he is slow-witted. Iago's love of deception signals his evil. He is a deranged individual, full of envy, who wants to cause chaos and pain. In acts I and II Iago, bent on bringing forth the destruction of Othello, gives to himself a list of motives for his hatred. His first …

…signs of remorse. How could an individual, no matter how emotionally sick he is, have none? Is this because he has achieved everything he wanted: the destruction of multiple lives for minimal reason? Could he have been a mole, working for the Turks, in attempting to destroy civilization in Cyprus for easier seizure? In both cases, Iago must be a deranged individual to slay, or be directly involved in the slaying, of several innocent civilians.