Duplicitous Characters in Shakespeares Othello :: GCSE English Literature Coursework

Duplicitous Characters in Othello   Throughout Shakespeares play Othello, Ive noticed that a couple of the characters in the play are duplicitous because they act one way when they are encountered with another person and act differently when the other person isnt around. A duplicitous person is someone who can act like a friend to your face but when they arent around that person they tend to communication behind their backs, and dont act like a friend. Duplicitous people are fake because you never really know if they are your avowedly friends because friends dont act like that when you arent around them. I dont think there should be duplicitous people in the world because they are ailful people. Now that you are familiarized with what a duplicitous person is, it is obvious that a couple of the characters in this play checker that category. Iago is a very duplicitous person. He is a villain and is Othellos ancient. Iago seems to be everyones friend but all he really want s is to hurt and destroy the lives of people. Iago uses both Cassio and Roderigo to help him destroy Othello. From the very beginning Iago dislikes Othello because he gave Cassio the job as a lieutenant instead of him. In Act 1 scene 1 lines 10-27 just states how he dislikes Othello because of what he did. Since Roderigo also dislikes Othello because he had eloped with Desdemona his lover, Iago will use Roderigo to help him get back at Othello. Iago wants to notify Brabantio who is Desdemonas father of what his miss has done and he as asked Roderigo to help him. Iago says Call up her father. Rouse him, make after him, poison his delight, proclaim him in the streets exacerbate her kinsmen, and though he in a fertile climate dwell, plaque him with flies. Though that his joy be joy, yet throw such changes of vexation on t as it may lose color. (Act 1 scene 1 lines 61-75) Iago is using Roderigo hatred towards Othello to help him notify Brabantio of what is going on between his daught er and Othello, thus causing him to be upset and doing something to Othello. Another thing Iago does to Roderigo is make it seem like he was the only one who told Brabantio about what is going on so Iago wouldnt get in trouble but Roderigo will.