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Do you agree with A.C. Bradley’s view that Othello is ‘Iago’s character in action,’ or are you more sympathetic with F.R. Leavis’s counter claim that the play is Othello’s character in action?
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Do you agree with A.C. Bradley's view that Othello is 'Iago's character in action,' or are you more sympathetic with F.R. Leavis's counter claim that the play is Othello's character in action? In no other Shakespearian play has one characters tragic downfall been created so singularly by another character's manipulation as we see in Othello. The protagonists, Othello and Iago are juxtaposed as opposites, one being a devilishly calculated manipulator, and one an easily lead, noble romantic. The question of whether, or even if, one character is created in order to 'make' the play has been examined by Bradley and Leavis, with contrasting outcomes, however I would suggest that whilst Iago is the manipulator of the action, both characters are needed in order that there be any action at all: Without Iago or Othello, there would be no play. In recognizing whether this is 'Othello in action' or 'Iago in action,' it...
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