death andlet the labouring bark climb hills of sea as hell's fromheaven.Perpetual love and affection are contrasted with animal lustful attraction. What must Iago feel when he sees Othello and Desdemona together? The atmosphere. How his mind must associate the same atmosphere with Othello having an affair with his wife, enticing the "green-eyed monster" within him.It is therefore not that hard to understand the feelings that Iago feels, for it is just common jealously, which is clearly outlined when Iago finds Emilia alone in the courtyard. "How now, what do you here alone?" But to do this without surety, and to such great an extent is what we could much more easily describe as "mad". Why does he choose the path he does? "Wife for wife"? But Emilia was never killed, so why must Desdemona die? In attempt to cover up, he does more than Othello ever supposedly did to him. And by putting Othello through the same feelings he himself has gone through, he does not really rid or relieve his feelings, but merely gains sadistic pleasure from brutal revenge. Mental treatment would be enforced upon such a person in today's world. Sinister and sly, I regard Iago as a cult figure for youths not to follow. That is not to say "Othello" is not a compelling and flawless portrayal. Generally, it can be said that it is more the function of our human imagination and understanding of our own nature, through which we determine Iago as being who he is....
