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Explain Iago’s plan as it stands at the end of Act I. After reading the beginning of Act II, do you believe he will be successful? What is leading you to your conclusion?

At the end of Act I starting from line 376 Iago has a soliloquy explaining his plans to ruin Othello and basically how he will take Rodrigo’s money and use his wit to out smart the other characters. Before his soliloquy he talks with Rodrigo to stop him from drowning him self and committing suicide, and makes it seem that they have a good relationship but really he is just fooling him and using him for his money. His other plan is to make Otello believe that Desdemona is sleeping with Casio. I think that he will be successful because he can manipulate minds and trick people. Even though Iago looks like the one who gets along with all the other people and seems the most innocent, he is the one in this situation that is stirring up the heat and most deceitful. He gains their respect and trust that could give him an easy opportunity to danger anything. Othello wants to ruin his relationship with Desdemona because if they break up then him and Rodrigo will have a better alliance making it easier for him to become lieutenant. Also if Iago blames Cassio then that would make Othello appoint Iago as the new lieutenant. Iago sets up the characters perfectly so that he can manipulate them accordingly to his plans. I think that he will succeed because he has all the right aspects for his plan. This story is also a tragedy and that’s indicating that something will go wrong.