In his play Othello, William Shakespeare describes themes of flattery, deception, mistrust and manipulation. Iago, the main antagonist, exudes and exemplifies all of these traits simply to spite Othello because Othello gave Cassio a promotion instead of Iago. This festering jealousy will continue to breed and grow within Iago and will ultimately dictate his actions which will cause him to exude traits of deceit and dishonesty. Iago will make every attempt to preserve his so-called “honesty” in order to manipulate anyone he chooses. At the end of Othello, Iago clearly shows no remorse and is shown to be completely depraved. At the beginning of Othello, the audience learns that Roderigo is asking Iago for assistance in acquiring Desdemona who is said to be with Othello. Immediately Iago shows his superficial and Machiavellian nature by accepting the job in exchange for money. With a few words Iago convinces Roderigo to confront Brabantio, Desdemona's father, and make him wary of his daughter's non-presence. Iago instructs Roderigo, saying, “Call his father, wake him… poison his delights… do so, with the same fearful accent and terrible cry” (1.1.64-65, 72). Instead of wholeheartedly helping Roderigo solve his problem, Iago's main goal is to convince Brabantio to confront Othello. Because of his jealousy towards Cassio, Iago is now revealing his master plan to cause doubt and confusion in Othello. Every time Roderigo awakens Brabantio from his rest, however, Brabantio appears angry at these supposedly false accusations from Roderigo. Realizing this, Iago intervenes and works his magic on Brabantio; Iago has a natural ability to manipulate words in such a way as to acquire a certain reaction that he wants to achieve. Although Brabantio screams……in the center of the sheet……or shows no pain, remorse or compassion towards the dead. It has become truly depraved. Works Cited Bradley, A.C. "From Shakespearean Tragedy." Othello / William Shakespeare Criticism.Singnet, 2014. Web. April 22, 2014..Kottman, Paul, Dr. “The Apologetics of Evil: The Case of Iago (review).” MUSE project. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. Web. April 22, 2014./v063/63.1.kottman01.html>.Newton, Joshua. "The Green-Eyed Monster and the Moor of Venice." Yahoo Contributor Network. Yahoo News Network, January 8, 2009. Web. April 15, 2014..Shakespeare, William. The tragedy of Othello. Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1999. Print.