Iago is a character in Shakespeare’s play, Othello. Salvatore Cammisa - 10 Maggio 2017 . From this time forth I never will speak word." What you know, you know. Skip to content. The Character of Iago in Shakespeare’s Othello . Le scene nelle quali Iago insinua il germe della gelosia in Otello servendosi di un prezioso fazzoletto, dono di Otello alla sua sposa e da lei smarrito, sono tra le più terribili dell’intera tragedia. Shakespeare uses a number of techniques to express the manipulaton of Iago in this scene. Iago then leads Othello to believe that a bawdy conversation about Cassio's mistress, Bianca, is in fact about Desdemona. Because the balance between the good (Othello) and the evil (Iago) is never broken, both characters are responsible for the tragic ending, each of them contributing to the development of the plot. E' un uomo passionale,che ama profondamente Desdemona,anche nel momento in cui la uccide.Iago e' abile ad usare la feducia di Otello per manipolarlo, ed Otello cessa di credere in Desdemona,facendo via via sempre piu' affidamento sui consigli di Iago.Desdemona era tutto per Otello,e quando lei muore anche lui non desidera piu' … His is the longest part with 1,070 lines. Otello di Shakespeare: riassunto atto IV Iago continua la sua opera di depistaggio. Weitere Bedeutungen sind unter, https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iago&oldid=192853628, Wikipedia:LCCN in Wikipedia fehlt, in Wikidata vorhanden, „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“. Iago erweckt die Eifersucht durch zweideutige Bemerkungen nach einem Gespräch von Desdemona und Cassio. Three great ones of the city, In personal suit to make me his lieutenant,... 3. Shakespearean critic A. C. Bradley said that "evil has nowhere else been portrayed with such mastery as in the evil character of Iago",[6] and also states that he "stands supreme among Shakespeare's evil characters because the greatest intensity and subtlety of imagination have gone into his making. In discussing The Tragedy of Othello, scholars have long debated Iago's role—highlighting the complexity of his character and manipulativeness. Da. Iago hates Othello and devises a plan to destroy him by making him believe that his wife is having an affair with his lieutenant, Michael Cassio. Othello is a Moorish general in the Venetian army charged with the generalship of Venice on the eve of war with the Ottoman Turks over the island of Cyprus. The two men denounce the Moor to the Venetian Seignory. Badger, 1916. Throughout the beginning of the story, Iago and Othello develop distinct characteristics that show differences between them. Iago ist sich bewusst, dass er unrecht und schändlich handelt, doch zeigt er sich weder dadurch beeindruckt noch bekommt er Zweifel an seinen Taten. Hiernach bestürmt Iago Cassio, damit er Desdemona bittet, ihn und ihren Herrn Othello wieder zu Freunden zu machen. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 4. He has an ally, Roderigo, who assists him in his plans in the mistaken belief that after Othello is gone, Iago will help Roderigo earn the affection of Othello's wife, Desdemona. While no English translation of Cinthio was available in Shakespeare's lifetime, it is possible Shakespeare knew the Italian original, Gabriel Chappuy's 1584 French translation, or an English translation in manuscript. He is valued for his loyalty and there is a consensus that he is very honest and straightforward and, in fact, he is repeatedly greeted as ‘honest Iago,’ and spoken of with the same language. Iago è il titolo di un film del 2009 diretto da Volfango De Biasi. Iago is the villain in Shakespeare's Othello: manipulative, cruel, and ruthless, he tricks every other character in the play into trusting him and turning on each other. La vicenda ruota attorno alla gelosia di Otello, fiero condottiero militare della Repubblica di Venezia, per l’amata Desdemona, che, a causa delle insinuazioni di Iago, viene sospettata di … Iago reveals his true nature only in his soliloquies, and in occasional asides. The character's source is traced to Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio's tale "Un Capitano Moro" in Gli Hecatommithi (1565). Der Titel dieses Artikels ist mehrdeutig. As his name suggests, he has a large ego. [8], John Draper, on the other hand, postulates that Iago is simply "an opportunist who cleverly grasps occasion" (726),[9] spurred on by "the keenest of professional and personal motives". At the beginning of the play, Iago claims to have been unfairly passed over for promotion to the rank of Othello's lieutenant in favour of Michael Cassio. "Un Capitano Moro" in, complexity of his character and manipulativeness, "NEWS; Liev Schreiber Is Iago to David's Othello at Public Theater", "THEATER; Striking Performances Light Up 'Othello, Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. Otello e Iago non sono solo i due protagonisti, l’uomo tradito e il suo ingannatore: sono personaggi complementari, una coppia tragica, il generale e il suo uomo di fiducia, «l’onesto Iago», come Otello lo chiama. Sein Fähnrich Jago will sich wegen einer vermeintlichen Ungerechtigkeit an ihm rächen. Iago then engineers a fight between Cassio and Roderigo in which the latter is killed (by Iago himself, double-crossing his ally), but the former merely wounded. Desdemona dies in an entirely different manner in Cinthio's tale; the Moor commissions his ensign to bludgeon her to death with a sand-filled stocking. It is this dramatic irony that drives the play. Desdemona arrives later with Iago and Emilia. All the main characters … Otello e' un uomo onesto,che ingenuamente crede che anche gli altri lo siano. The Moor is arrested, transported from Cyprus to Venice, and tortured, but refuses to admit his guilt. Soon afterwards, however, Emilia brings Iago's treachery to light, and Iago kills her in a fit of rage before being arrested. Iago (/iˈɑːɡoʊ/) is a fictional character in Shakespeare's Othello (c. 1601–1604). Speeches (Lines) for Iago in "Othello" Total: 272. print/save view. Léone Teyssandier writes that a possible motive for Iago's actions is envy towards Desdemona, Cassio and Othello; Iago sees them as more noble, generous and, in the case of Cassio, more handsome than he is. He demotes him, and refuses to have him in his company. Mit geschickten Intrigen treibt er Othello… L’Otello di Shakespeare è un capolavoro di emozioni umane e interazioni tra i caratteri ancestrali dell’Uomo. Shakespeare shifts the action from Venice to Cyprus. [9] Draper argues that Iago "seized occasions rather than made them". Once Othello flies into a jealous rage, Iago tells him to hide and look on while he (Iago) talks to Cassio. While Shakespeare closely followed Cinthio's tale in composing Othello, he departed from it in some details. Liebe, Eifersucht und Verrat sind die großen Themen in diesem Theater-Klassiker. This plan occupies the final three acts of the play. He is a master of deceit and a servant of the devil. I didn't want to play him as initially malevolent. [10] In particular, he sees the death of Cassio as a necessity, saying of him that "He hath a daily beauty in his life that makes me ugly".[11]. In the opening scene of the play Iago discusses his hatred of Oktober 2019 um 20:03 Uhr bearbeitet. I,1,5 'Sblood, but you will not hear me: If ever I did dream of such a matter, Abhor me. After Iago engineers a drunken brawl to ensure Cassio's demotion (in Act 2), he sets to work on his second scheme: leading Othello to believe that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. Cinthio's tale may have been based on an actual incident occurring in Venice about 1508.[4].