Talk:Iago

message: In the Motivations section, it says that he might be jealous of Emilia and Desdemona. Why would he be jealous of them? SolidNatrix 13:15, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jealousy 

message: I'm not a Shakespeare expert, but is "Othello's best friend" factually based? It sure doesn't seems so from the text I have.
I agree. I do not see that Iago is "second in friendship" to Othello. It is an army situation. Iago is Othello's Ancient, not friend. --Wikiadam 08:45, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Best Friend?" 

message: Is that really true about the most lines for a "non-title" character in a Shakespeare play?  What about Julius Caesar (play)?  Caesar himself had very few lines, as I recall, and Brutus and Mark Antony were the stars.  Does Iago have more lines than Brutus and Antony? --UniAce
: Iago is roughly the third longest Shakespeare role (see here) at 1097 lines. Brutus has 701; Marc Antony 766. - Nunh-huh 22:22, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Most lines? 

message: There are unsourced quotes in this article: Andy Serkiss and Ian McDiarmud notably.  These need to be sourced in a Note. Blueberrycalendar 11:37, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I can't speak for McDiarmid, but Serkis's quote came from his Gollum book.--CyberGhostface 14:26, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unsourced Quotes 

message: Jerry Lee Lewis portrayed Iago in the 1968 Catch my Soul which was a rock version of Othello. I think the main page should be updated to include him. -- Chris66 22:21 6 August 2008 (EST)
::Even if we limit the Portrayed by list to those in the play Othello, the box on the right lists only 19 of the thousands, or perhaps tens of thousands, of people who have played him. The box should be modified to "notables who portrayed". Also, I'm surprized there are no women on the list. Surely its been portrayed by a notable woman!Abitslow (talk) 23:24, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  People who have also portrayed Iago 

message: Does anyone have a source for Iago wants to get at Othelo because of racism? That certainly wouldn't explain his insistance on getting rid of Cassio. Oh and it seems as though the list of motivations is in a de facto order of most likely/discussed to least likely/discussed. And if that's the case I don't see why Racism is number 2.Father Time89 (talk) 06:43, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Racism? 

message: I was asked this once at an entrance exam, who is the central character of Othello?
Although the title and our identification with the character is supposed to indicate that it is Othello, doesn't protagonist mean the person pushing the action towards - isn't this Iago, the whole play is about his manipulation of Othello and all the events. The bad guy is not necessarily the antagonist.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bwanaunsignedhype (talk • contribs) 22:15, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Protagonist or antagonist? 

message: Years ago I read a book (of which, unfortunately I don't remember the author's name) which listed various proposed motives for Iago without committing itself to one.  They are:
Melodramatic: Shakespeare simply needed a villain and didn't supply adequate motivation, as with Don John in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. 
Theological: Iago is a devil-worshipper who wants to destroy the good Desdemona and corrupt the good Othello.  This was the interpretation used in Verdi's opera OTELLO.
Class warfare: Iago resents being a servant and relishes creating a situation where his "betters" follow HIS will.
Sexual: Iago is in love with Othello and wants the Moor to not only discard Desdemona, but eliminate her.  Discussed above.
Artistic: Iago is a warped artist who gets a kick out of making the other characters behave according to his invented story.  This was Bradley's theory.
Harold Bloom sticks to Iago's original excuse and fleshes it out:  Iago was devoted to Othello and obsessed with his own military reputation, and so interpreted Cassio's promotion as an insult and betrayal.
CharlesTheBold (talk) 22:28, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  list of motives 

message: I'm surprised no one has mentioned the reference to this character in Aladdin:  The parrot named Iago who plays a similar role.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Darktangent (talk • contribs) 00:43, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Aladdin 

message: I made a correction that stated that Iago hates Othello because he believes the Moor has slept with his wife, and not because he was passed up as Lieutenant.  There is textual evidence to support this.  Othello makes Iago his Lieutenant in Act III, scene iii, line 478 ("Now art thou my Lieutenant.")  Iago continues his plan to bring Othello down, so clearly the promotion is not the primary reason for his hatred.  Furthermore, Iago says in soliloquy, "I hate the Moor, / And it is thought abroad that 'twixt my sheets / He has done my office." (I.iii.392-4)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.28.133.40 (talk) 03:59, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Iago's Hatred for Othello 

message: I've provided textual evidence for a change I've made to this page (regarding Iago's hatred for the Moor), which I've included as a reference to my change and mentioned in this talk page, but all that happens is it gets changed back and I get called a vandal.  Pick up the nearest copy of Othello, Doniago, and stop spreading lies on Wikipedia.138.28.133.40 (talk) 04:44, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: What you conveniently failed to mention is that you did not provide any sourcing the first couple of times you made this change. Please assume good faith and don't accuse editors of "spreading lies" when they are reverting your unsourced changes. If an editor is reverting your sourced change, please provide a diff. Thank you for your understanding. Doniago (talk) 05:06, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem is Iago's motivations are never made explicitly clear--he throws out different ones throughout the play. First he's upset that he didn't get promoted, then he later accuses Iago of sleeping with his wife, and so forth. Obviously there is no definitive answer, or else Iago's motives or lack thereof wouldn't be discussed at length by scholars with differing interpretations. What we should do is simply state that he hates Othello and let the reader peruse the motivations section and draw their own conclusion. --CyberGhostface (talk) 05:35, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Works for me. Doniago (talk) 06:26, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: For me as well.  I would like to point out, however, that, while I did not provide a source for editing an unsourced claim the first time, I provided a detailed entry on the talk page, which can be found above this entry.  After my entry was deleted, I was accused of vandalism, which is why I in turn accused the editors.  I will argue, however, that Iago's motives are made clear: the only reason he expresses in soliloquy, when he is sharing his innermost thoughts with the audience, are the rumors about Othello sleeping with Emilia.  Everything else, including Cassio's promotion, is part of the lie he tells Roderigo.138.28.133.40 (talk) 06:34, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Even if his cuckhold was the reason, you still can't determine whether it is because he feels betrayed, his interactions with his wife have been wounded, or perhaps what he minds is that others are laughing at him (to name just three "causes" deriving from the actions he believes occured between his wife and othello). He hate him: was it the betrayal or the public knowledge of it? Both? Neither? Scholars disagee.Abitslow (talk) 23:32, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  How about we stop playing God, huh? 

message: It seems as if someone has done a Find & Replace. If you go to the Othello page, all characters have the first letter in upper case
On the TV play, the name Jago is used, not Lago
19:02, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but the proper name for the character as written by Shakespeare has always been Iago. Often in modern adaptations people change the name. For example in O, Iago was called Hugo.--CyberGhostface (talk) 19:08, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I think I figured out what he/she meant (took me a minute).  He's seeing "Iago" in Wikipedia's sans-serif font and reading it as "lago" with a lowercase ell.  Personally I would support a move to a serif font for Wikipedia (among other things it would neatly solve a nasty problem for mathematics articles, which are my principal interest) but unfortunately I don't think there's much chance. --Trovatore (talk) 20:13, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shouldn't the name be Jago rather than lago 

message: Some have suggested that the subject inspired the villain in Agatha Christie's final Hercule Poriot novel, Curtain.  In fact, it’s even noted in the novel’s Wiki article.  Perhaps it might be noted under cultural references.HistoryBuff14 (talk) 21:10, 11 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Not without an independent source taking note of it, as per WP:IPCV. I read the article for the novel, and besides a mention in the plot summary there was a sentence or two about it that seemed to be noting the reference to Iago in a trivial manner. We need something better than "this novel mentions Iago". Cheers. DonIago (talk) 17:18, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Iago and Christie's novel Curtain 

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thread_title:  Possible copyright problem 

message: Wasn't it a bit risky to use the name for a villain at the time of James I coming to the throne of England? 62.49.216.195 (talk) 18:36, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Iago = James