Two Men With One Brain in Othello Essay

Two Men With One Brain

In the play Othello and reading The Cask of Amontillado two characters show traits that are similar and show traits that are very different but each have the same ideas of what they are doing. Iago is motivated by jealousy and his desire to avenge Othello for what he did to Iago. Montressor is motivated by a hate in his heart to kill his victim for humiliating him along time ago. Iago uses a sneaky smart plan that he is always changing to make better whereas Montressor plan is a one hit wonder or nothing at all. Both Iago and Montressor have the objectives ore same the different but how they use them is a mystery to be solved. Othello uses a better approach to what he is doing over Montressor because its smarter and for what they are both after more affective.

Iago is a character in Othello who is not given a job that he feels he rightfully deserves because he fought with Othello in the army. The job is given to a man named Cassio. Cassio getting the job makes Iago jealous, and motivates him to get revenge on Cassio and Othello because he felt insulted when he wasn't awarded with the job. Iago's jealousy comes from he thinking he would make a better leader, because he was fierce in battle but doesn't realize that Othello isn't looking for someone he fierce but rather someone smart. Montressor is a character in The Cask of Amontillado much like Iago he too was insulted, and was eager to get revenge on the person who insulted him. Unlike Iago who was indirectly humiliated Montressor's was directly insulted by a man named Fortunado, and it made him want to kill Fortunado. Montressor did not want him to keep living he just wanted to murder him. Both Iago and Montressor were personally offended witch makes them both want revenge and both of the smart men make great plans that they execute but even though they used different tactics they still got the job done.

Iagos tactics worked just how he wanted them to, Iago just wanted Othello to suffer mentally that why Iago used an indirect way of hurting Othello. Iago uses a manipulative way to hurt Othello he gets everyone else to do his dirty work for him by making it look like Cassio and Desdemona Othello's spouse were having an affair.

"If I can fasten one cup upon him,

With that witch he hath drunk tonight already

He'll be as full as quarrel and offense

As my young mistress dog. Now my sick fool Rodrigo ( 2.3.50)

Iago manipulates Cassio's weakness that when he drinks he fights so he took him out and Cassio fought like Iago thought and got in trouble with Othello. Iago tells Othello that if Desdemona defends Cassio then they are having an affair, then Iago tells Cassio that if he gets Desdemona to talk to Othello then Othello would probably not be so mad. So Cassio falls right into Iago's plan and it looks like they are having an affair. Now montressor's is the opposite from Iago he wants to let Fortunado to know that Montressor is killing him so he makes him suffer physically compared to Othello's mentally. Montressor lures him into the cellar with his reverse psychology " come I said with decision," we will go back; your health is precious(35). Fortunado was chained to a wall and was physically hurt because Montressor put another wall over him so he would die. Iago and Montressor both had elaborate plans that were thought out in advance; and they both used their wits and great manipulative skills to trick their victim into doing wanted them to do.

Iago's objective is to destroy Othello's happiness and make him miserable by having to watch the people around him fall because of what he has done. Iagos approach to how he takes down Othello I believe is very because Othello suffer very severely and Iago can't really get into trouble for what he has done, because through out his plan he got everyone else to do his dirty work by taking away desdemona from Othello it makes Othello weak and he will always have that weakness in him because he killed Desdemona. Montressor's objective is different then Iagos he just wants Fortunado to feel worse then he did when he was insulted. Montressor wants to brutally murder him and leave no doubt in his mind that it was Montressor that killed him. I don't find this tactic very affective though because he doesn't really suffer because he is dead and it's against the law to kill people so he could also go to jail. Both of the revenge seeking planners want one thing and that is total payback on the people that caused them hurt.

Overall Iagos plan gets what, he really wants to be done. His motivation and his skills to destroy the life of Othello's works out for him, but for Montressor its does not work out so much because it seems as though he has got his revenge he is not satisfied with the death of fortunado or should we call him unfortunado because he did not get so lucky in this story. These men show great qualities alike such as their intelligence and their ability to manipulate others but also they are so different. Iago is slow and methodical whereas Montressor is quick he only had one plan, if fortunado would not have gone down to the cellar then what would have he done we may never know but there is one thing that we do know, payback is a !@#$%.