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Iago

Iago (/iˈɑːɡoʊ/) is a fictional character in Shakespeare's Othello (c. 1601–1604). Iago is the play's main antagonist and Othello's standard-bearer. He is the husband of Emilia who is in turn the attendant of Othello's wife Desdemona. Iago hates Othello and devises a pernicious scheme to destroy him by making him believe that Desdemona is having an…

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Affiliation
Republic of Venice
Created by
William Shakespeare
Spouse
Emilia

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Iago

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Triples108
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025641
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related to Performances · 36
Iago → Affonceka, Andre Braugher, Andy Serkis, As You Like It, BBC Television Shakespeare, Bob Hoskins, Bollywood, Catch My Soul, Christopher Eccleston, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Edwin Booth, Feste, Frank Finlay, Ian McKellen, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jerry Lee Lewis, Josh Hartnett, José Ferrer, Kenneth Branagh
related to Role in the play · 17
Iago → Act, After Iago, At, Bianca, Cassio, Cassio's, Desdemona, Desdemona's, Emilia, He, Mad, Michael Cassio, Once Othello, Othello, Othello's, Roderigo, This
related to Further reading · 15
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related to Critical discussion · 14
Iago → Bradley, Fred West, Iago's, In, Milton's Fiend, Othello, Paradise Lost, Satan, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's, The, The Tragedy, Thus, West
related to Motives · 13
Iago → Aaron, Cassio, Desdemona, Don John, He, Iago's, In, Léone Teyssandier, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, This, Titus Andronicus
related to Description of character · 5
Iago → Machiavellian, Othello, Othello's, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's
is a · 2
Iago → Machiavellian schemer and manipulator, play's main antagonist and Othello's standard-bearer
Affiliation · 1
Iago → Republic of Venice
Created by · 1
Iago → William Shakespeare
Spouse · 1
Iago → Emilia

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othello cassio play desdemona character othello's shakespeare's emilia iago's shakespeare evil believe lieutenant also jealous portrayed played adaptation wife edwin

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IagoAffiliationRepublic of Venice1.00infobox
IagoCreated byWilliam Shakespeare1.00infobox
IagoSpouseEmilia1.00infobox
Iagois aplay's main antagonist and Othello's standard-bearer0.90text
Iagois aMachiavellian schemer and manipulator0.90text
Touchstone in As You Like Itinstance ofwho typically played intelligent clown roles0.80text
Feste in Twelfth Nightinstance ofwho typically played intelligent clown roles0.80text
Iagorelated to Critical discussionIn0.60section
Iagorelated to Critical discussionThe Tragedy0.60section
Iagorelated to Critical discussionOthello0.60section
Iagorelated to Critical discussionIago's0.60section
Iagorelated to Critical discussionFred West0.60section

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