Overview

Iago is one of the most famous and complex characters in Shakespeare’s plays. Use this worksheet to help students identify and analyze Iago’s motives for convincing Othello that Desdemona has been unfaithful with Cassio. Hand out the worksheet before students begin to read the play. Remind students to pay attention to Iago’s motives as they read. You may wish to have students fill out the worksheet as they work through the play or at the play’s conclusion.

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