Act 3 Iago is bad..... (Iago speaking to Roderigo)

1. What is Iago trying to make other people think?  

Iago wants people to think Othello as a beast which should be destroyed. He wants other to think negative about Othello and support Iago to remove Othello from his General status and make Iago as the General of Italy.


2. What tactics does Iago rely on to make his victims believe him?

Iago uses racism to make others feel negative on Othello. Most of tactics Iago uses are racism to describe Othello since the race is only thing that Iago think he is better that Othello. He also uses nationalism like describing Othello as barbaric Turkish man of African who should be removed from sacred place: Italy.


P.S. ::: This is Haitian general who is famous as the first Black formal general even he fought against white people.