Tales and stories have been told since the dawn of time, passed down from generation to generation, and each story has left its mark on the listener even if it is not apparent . Parts of the story are memorized and the goal of an author or storyteller is to leave an impact on everyone who hears their story. The idea is to have a plot interesting enough to hold attention and then develop conflicts that those who experience it will remember. Part of how this is accomplished is through the characters, not always the protagonist, but also the antagonist. The villain of the story is an individual that the audience will pay close attention to and try to understand as the storyline unfolds. “There's something about antagonists that I think inherently fascinates us as readers. We are all at least a little curious about what makes someone become “bad,” why they do what they do, and so on. And given that we live in a world where good and evil are a matter of perspective, well-done antagonists can be particularly exciting. » (Hansen) Shakespeare develops his antagonists in a way that makes them interesting to the audience and does this particularly well in his plays Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Hamlet. Each play has an antagonist, or something close to one in the case of A Midsummer Night's Dream, but the villains can be very different from each other and remarkably similar depending on the situation. Shakespeare's creation of deep antagonists helps the audience identify with what is happening in each of these texts, as each villain contributes to the effect the story has on those experiencing it, as they relate to it. will be remembered, if only vaguely, forever.The development of Iago, the villain of Shakespeare's Oth...... middle of paper ....... First.Jamieson, Lee. "Iago Analysis – An analysis of the character Iago from 'Othello'". NP, 2014. Web. January 26, 2014. . Second.Mabillard, Amanda. “Introduction to Claudius in Hamlet.” Shakespeare Online. Np, August 15, 2008. Web. January 26, 2014. . Fourth. Morris, Roz. “Why characters are at the heart of your novel – and how to write them effectively.” Writers and artists. NP, 2014. Web. January 26, 2014. . Fifth.Vineski, Patricia. “Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Education portal. NP, 2014. Web. January 26, 2014. . Third.