Othello I-III

Manipulation is present in the Acts I-III of Othello by William Shakespeare. Most of the manipulation that takes place in the story revolves around the antagonist character of Iago. I think that the scene with the most manipulation is the scene with Cassio drinking. In the story, Iago finds a way to manipulate every character. While doing this, Iago still finds a way to make himself look like the innocent one. Iago manipulates Cassio into drinking to try to get him in trouble and to lose his rankings. Even though he resists at first, Cassio gives into the pressures and takes a drink. Cassio at first states, "Not tonight, good Iago" (Shakespeare, II.iii.28) but preceeds to drink anyways. In this scene, Montano is also manipulated by Iago. Montano is forced to be in a fight with Cassio to insure that a commotion is made. As the scene goes on, Iago is looked at as a friends who cannot betray those who he cares deeply for. I am sure as the story goes on that Iago will continue to manipulate characters in the story.