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How is Iago presented in Act 1 of Othello?

At the start of Othello Iago is seen as very racist
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The use of this xenophobic language portrays Othello to be an evil
character to the renaissance audience before they have even seen his
character in person, they are making a mental image from Iago’s insults
and racial slurs
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The characters that we see first are Othello and
Desdemona getting married
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Unlike the play, we are given
an image of Othello from the off, instead of making one up from Iago’s
derogatory terms
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Iago is seen as a puppet master throughout the play as he is controlling
everyone to get his way
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’Call up her father!,
By the use of the exclametive punctuation, it is depicted that Iago has
had a brilliant idea when he has been brewing his manipulative plan for
a long time
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Iago has told Rodrigo that he is
cunning and sly but he takes a different way while the audience are
unearthing its true colours
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This shows from the start that Iago is very
manipulative and wants other people to do his dirty work
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We see Iago hiding
away behind a pole, looking over the shoulder of Rodrigo and looking up
at Bebantio, while he looks out of his window
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Looking up at Bebantio as he is a
important figure, over Rodrigo as he is just being used, and seeing Iago

hiding and letting Rodrigo take his bullets showing his manipulation
skills
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Iago
convinces Rodrigo to inform Bebantio about Othello’s marriage to
Desdemona
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This cunning and
manipulation depicts Iago to be a Machiavellian Character which
develops throughout the duration of the play

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