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In the tragic play, Othello, by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare presents the classic battle between the deceitful forces of evil and the innocence of good. Ultimately, it is the forces of evil that led to the demise of Othello, a noble Venetian Moor, who was thought to be an honorable soldier and a worthy leader. Othello's breakdown led in the murder of his wife, Desdemona, who represented the good in nature. The villain, Iago, provoked the …

…y, he maintained his supposed unawareness about the events happening and was still able to be deceitful. Iago provoked Othello into murdering his wife, Desdemona, whom was nothing but pure innocence; and Iago also provoked Othello's suicide. However, Iago wasn't victorious at all, since his own wife turned against him. Thus, he became so poisoned by his own destructive power, that he was lost too, a victim in the very plot that he himself proposed.