"Shakespeare
scholar
Harold Bloom
argues that
Iago (Jago, Yago ?)
is an artist
of evil.
Harold Bloom
argues that
Iago (Jago, Yago ?)
is an artist
of evil.
The same way that some people
enjoy writing songs or filming movies, Iago enjoys ruining people's
lives.
He does it with a sense of craftsmanship, appreciating the elegance or cleverness of a particular step in his scheme as much as its final result: incredible suffering for the people he has chosen. Ever notice how he stops every time he does something cleverly evil, to muse on it and tell us how awesome he is? Exactly.
He does it with a sense of craftsmanship, appreciating the elegance or cleverness of a particular step in his scheme as much as its final result: incredible suffering for the people he has chosen. Ever notice how he stops every time he does something cleverly evil, to muse on it and tell us how awesome he is? Exactly.
We tend to think of
evil
people as being brutal and insensitive
or at least disconnected
from the people they hurt.
or at least disconnected
from the people they hurt.
Iago, however, is able to hurt Othello so
much because he understands him so well. He even grows closer to Othello
as his plot progresses. Iago manipulates him so expertly that at times
it seems he is actually inside Othello's head". source
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