Iago as the Hero of Othello Roderigo, a soldier in Othello's army, is in love with Desdemona and is deceived by Iago into thinking that Desdemona holds some affection for him. Iago, who is Othello's ancient or his counselor, desires to hold Othello's position and so tries to devise a plan to become general. As proved by the outcome of the play, Othello was too naive and kindhearted to properly lead an army. Iago felt …showed first 75 words of 1127 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1127 total…poor, because even the rich are trying to be richer or maintain their way of life. All these other examples are logical and rational but yet we choose to view Iago's search for the "American (or Venetian) Dream", a sadistic one. One can argue that Iago's reasoning bordered on a thin line between sanity and insanity but yet the unfairness of Othello's decision and his failure to account for his decision may explain Iago's frustration.