Iago the Diablo! A "Special" piece of the plot!

The majority of people who read "Othello" view Iago as the antagonist of a majority of the characters in this work. Throughout the work, his demoralizations are personal and persistent. He has no problem subordinating his wife, using her a means to achieve his ultimate goal (hankerchief scenario). When Cassio is injured, Iago has no problem calling Biana "a strumpet" (125), and blaming her for Cassio's unfavorable situation.
Iago's actions as well as his words reflect his ill will. When he is not busy demoralizing women, he manages to find time to betray his most promient client as well as spark suspicion in Othello's trustworthy, innocent mind. Being a "devil", or at least from "evil", he effectively uses the natural condition of darkness to accomplish his villainous plot. Himself armed with the only light, Iago uses the darkness to betray Roderigo, betray Cassio, and befriend Cassio all at his own convenience.
While Iago's genious seems to be infinite, like all bad people, he eventually falls. While Othello is one of Iago's greatest pawns, he is also the angriest pawn once he discovers Iago's ill intent. Upon Othello's discovery, that Cassio and Desdemona never eloped, and he had killed an innocent Desdemona, Othello searches for answers. Although Iago's plot seems spoiled at this point in time, he still defends his actions stating, "I told him what I thought, and told no more than what he found himself was apt and true" (136). Even after causing an unnecessary death, Iago is still reluctant to take responsilbity of his actions. As the reader, I was thrilled to hear that Othello had ran at Iago, and Iago was eventually taken captive. I felt like the book was complete at this moment. In my eyes, it was unnecessary for anyone else to die in order for the book to be complete. Once the reign of the "notorius villain" (139) came to a halt, I began to lose interset in the remainder of the story. Because Iago is a diablo, his role as a perpetrator of evil, keeps the story interesting, and actally establishes the plot in many cases. Once his role as the devil ceases to exist, the story is devoid of a fundamental element, conflict. As much as the reader hates Iago's character, most love the role he plays in the overall story and the conflict he creates between a myriad of characters.