Title: The apologetics of evil
Subtitle: the case of Iago
Description: This book is a concise philosophical meditation on Iago and the nature of evil, through the exploration of the enduring puzzle found in Shakespeare's Othello. What drives Iago to orchestrate Othello's downfall? Instead of treating Iago's lack of motive as the play's greatest weakness, The Apologetics of Evil shows how this absence of motive is the play's greatest strength. Richard Raatzsch determines that Iago does not seek a particular end or revenge for a discrete wrong; instead, Iago is governed by a passion for intriguing in itself.
Subjects: Iago, Characters, Evil in literature, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, othello, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, characters, Good and evil in literature
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)