Literary Villains: Iago and Krogstad Essay

In Othello and A Doll House, the two plays resulted in destruction of two families due to ones green-eyed monster and revenge. The antagonist in Othello is Iago who served as Othello ancient in the play was against him from the start. Iago had several motives for plotting against Othello, because they did not give him the rank of Lieutenant and he did not approve of the mating between Othello and Desdemona. In A Doll House, Krogstad was an employee of Mr.Helmer and he knew that he was spillage to lose his job. These two characters had motives, which resulted in them to develop plots that were not similar, but they two had the same life-altering outcome and were successful. In the play, Othello Iago provided clues that he was going to destroy Othello. In Act I, Scene 1, Iago and Rodrigo (a gulled gentle man) were talking about the promotion of Michael Cassio (Othellos Lieutenant) and he (Iago) should have been the one to clear the promotion.Iago states One Michael Cassio, a Flore ntine (A fellow almost damned in a fair wife) that never set a squadron in the field, nor the division of a battle knows more than a spinster unless the bookish theoric, wherein the togged consuls can propose as masterly as he. He means that Cassio is not married and that he has no experience of leading troops into the battlefield, because Cassio has not gone into war. Iago is jealous that he was did not receive that promotion and he his disloyalty towards Othello.Othello were reference as him, Moor (black) and thick-lips according to the definition in the play it means An Elizabethan epithet for blacks, including Moors. Iago did not approve of Othello and Desdemonas elopement. Iago informed Brabantino (Desdemonas Father) of her daughters marriage to Othello, he states, I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are now making the tool with two backs. Iago is also an instigator he wanted to get Brabantino angry over his daughters marriage.In Act I, Scene II, B rabantino states O guanine foul thief, where hast thou stowed my daughter? Damned as thou art, thou hast enchanted her Everyone was against Othello with the assistance from Iago. In A Doll House Nils Krogstad knew that his employment at the bank was ending and that Noras husband (Torvald Helmer) is now in charge of the bank. Nora took out a loan from Mr. Krogstad without Mr. Helmer (Noras husband) knowledge and he threatens that he exit tell her husband about the loan. Mr. Krogstad is also aware that there are forged signatures on the loan documents.Nora tried to convince her husband not to heighten Mr. Krogstad, but Mr. Helmer is appalled at his wife for taking Mr. Krogstads side. The conversation between Nora and Helmer resulted in him sending Mr. Krogstads notice immediately. Iago and Krogstad were successful in their plans. In Othello, Iago used numerous schemes to turn everyone against each other. The first one was to turn Othello against Cassio the second was to make Othel lo believe that Desdemona and Cassio were having an affair and thirdly his plan for the death of Cassio with hopes of them cleansing each other.The outcome of Iagos plan was the death of Rodrigo (who was set up to kill Cassio), Othello killing Desdemona, the death of Emilia (wife to Iago and Desdemonas friend) and the death of Othello (suicide). In A Doll House, Ms. Linde (Noras friend and ex friend of Krogstad) convinced Krogstad that they should belong together and he no longer wanted to blackmail Nora. Ms. Linde was going to convince Krogstad to take his letter back, but she decided that it is best for Nora to be honest to her husband.Mr. Helmer read the letter and was furious. He stated that Oh what an awful awakening In all these eight years- she who was my pride and joy- a hypocrite, a liar- worse, worse- a criminal Mr. Helmer reconsiders when he reads the apology letter from Krogstad, but Nora declines. The two plays were similar in the plots to break away lives, but they do not share the same outcome, because Krogstad apologized for threatening Nora but this revelation opened a door for Nora to end her marriage with Mr. Helmer.