"Othello" by Shakespeare: Iago by end of Act I

"Othello" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy that constructs the play's antagonist Iago, as a two-sided character. Throughout Act I in the play, Iago shows his complex character, who has been presented as racist, manipulative villain, two-faced and jealous. In Act I, Iago complains he hates Othello, as he was not appointed as an officer by him. He plans to cheat Roderigo taking his money and convince Othello, Cassio has slept with Desdemona to bring …

…holds the most complex antagonist Iago, who had been composed as a racist, manipulative villain, two-faced and jealous character by the end of Act One. From the very beginning of the play, one gets an impression that he is a very clever villain planting seeds of destruction on people's minds to benefit no one else but himself. The old cliché 'one bad apple ruins the bunch' fits onto the image of Iago.