In his play Othello, William Shakespeare depicts the themes of flattery, deception, distrust and manipulation. Iago, the main antagonist, exudes and exemplifies all of these traits simply out of spite towards Othello, because Othello gave Cassio a promotion instead of Iago. This festering jealousy will continue to breed and grow inside Iago and will eventually dictate his actions which will cause him to exude traits of deceit and dishonesty. Iago will do everything possible to maintain his so-called “honesty” in order to manipulate whoever he wants. At the end of Othello, Iago clearly shows no remorse and is revealed to be completely depraved. At the beginning of Othello, the audience learns that Roderigo is asking Iago for help in acquiring Desdemona who is rumored to be with Othello. Immediately, Iago shows his shallow and Machiavellian nature by accepting the task for the money. With a few words, Iago persuades Roderigo to confront Brabantio, Desdemona's father, and make him wary of his daughter's lack of presence. Iago instructs Roderigo, saying: “Call his father, wake him… poison his delights… do it, with a fearful accent and a terrible cry” (1.1. 64-65, 72). Instead of wholeheartedly helping Roderigo with his problem, Iago's main goal is to get Brabantio to confront Othello. Due to his jealousy of Cassio, Iago is unveiling his master plan to sow doubt and confusion in Othello. However, every time Roderigo wakes Brabantio from his rest, Brabantio seems angry at these supposedly false accusations from Roderigo. Realizing this, Iago intervenes and works his magic on Brabantio; Iago has a natural ability to manipulate words in a way to get a certain reaction he wants to achieve. Despite Brabantio's cries...... middle of paper ......o shows no sorrow, remorse or compassion towards the dead. He has become truly depraved. Works Cited Bradley, AC “From Shakespearean Tragedy.” Review of Othello / William Shakespeare. Singnet, 2014. Web. April 22, 2014..Kottman, Paul, Dr. “The Apologetics of Evil: The Case of Iago (review). » MUSE project. JohnsHopkins University Press, 2012. web. April 22, 2014./v063/63.1.kottman01.html>.Newton, Joshua. “The Green-Eyed Monster and the Venetian Heath.” Yahoo Contributor Network. Yahoo News Network, January 8, 2009. Web. April 15, 2014..Shakespeare, William. The tragedy of Othello. Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1999. Print.