In Shakespeare’s play Othello, Iago is the antagonist. That is, he is the villain in the play Othello. He is the person who causes an action to occur which affects the other characters in the play. This action may not necessarily be a good thing. Iago is the catalyst for Othello’s change. He is the reason behind Othello’s changing views of his wife Desdemona, which results in the deaths of many of …showed first 75 words of 2854 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2854 total…am” (Act1, Scene1, Line66) it can be seen how Iago really is and how cunning he can be in deceiving people to get what he wants. Hence, his role in destroying Othello and Desdemona is quite a large role. If it hadn’t been for Iago Othello would not have begun to become suspicious of Desdemona and their relationship would be as loving as ever before. Also people would not have died as a result.