“I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti”
-Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs
This is one of the most iconic quotes spoken by Hannibal Lecter. Lecter is a fictional character best known for his cannibalistic and psychopathic tendencies paired with his extreme charm and persuasiveness. While Lecter is the most infamous fictional psychopath, he is not the only one. In Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago, the psychopath, devises a plan to promote himself to general. He does this by making the main character, Othello, believe that his wife is cheating on him with his general, Cassio. At first, Iago was carrying out this plan to give himself power. Conversely, after experiencing the rush associated with manipulating Othello, Iago continues …show more content…
This signifies that there is an Iago mentality present in many of us. While there may not be Iago in us all, we all fall victim to the persuasion of people who embrace Iago’s mentality, but it is how one chooses …show more content…
In Othello, Desdemona, Othello 's wife, portrays this innocence. She is a young, alluring young woman raised by a rich family and saw little real life. She is awfully ignorant when it comes to love. If it had not been for Emilia, her mistress, then she would have no chance of recognizing the jealousy that Othello felt. She dismissed his irrational behavior as, “some unhatched practice [that] . . . hath puddled his clear spirit.” (3.4.162-163) Despite Othello 's obvious jealousy of Desdemona, she dismisses it as stress and moved on. In the end, it is Emilia who rushes to Desdemona’s side to help keep her innocence, even after Desdemona’s death. Emilia said, “She was chaste. She loved thee,” (5.2.299) to Othello. In the 17th century, it was unusual for women to stand up to any men. Othello is offended by Emilia 's accusations of being stupid and gullible, but it made the remarks more meaningful. These comments made Othello finally release all the Iago stored away inside him. He then immediately saw the consequences of his actions and could not live with the guilt he felt. Desdemona would have been one of the, “1.3 percent [that] were sorry,” (Meyer pg. 75) and he can never get her back. These innocent people have gratitude and respect for human nature, both of which Iago lacks. This is not because these people are never exposed to people such as Iago, but rather because they can reject the
-Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs
This is one of the most iconic quotes spoken by Hannibal Lecter. Lecter is a fictional character best known for his cannibalistic and psychopathic tendencies paired with his extreme charm and persuasiveness. While Lecter is the most infamous fictional psychopath, he is not the only one. In Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago, the psychopath, devises a plan to promote himself to general. He does this by making the main character, Othello, believe that his wife is cheating on him with his general, Cassio. At first, Iago was carrying out this plan to give himself power. Conversely, after experiencing the rush associated with manipulating Othello, Iago continues …show more content…
This signifies that there is an Iago mentality present in many of us. While there may not be Iago in us all, we all fall victim to the persuasion of people who embrace Iago’s mentality, but it is how one chooses …show more content…
In Othello, Desdemona, Othello 's wife, portrays this innocence. She is a young, alluring young woman raised by a rich family and saw little real life. She is awfully ignorant when it comes to love. If it had not been for Emilia, her mistress, then she would have no chance of recognizing the jealousy that Othello felt. She dismissed his irrational behavior as, “some unhatched practice [that] . . . hath puddled his clear spirit.” (3.4.162-163) Despite Othello 's obvious jealousy of Desdemona, she dismisses it as stress and moved on. In the end, it is Emilia who rushes to Desdemona’s side to help keep her innocence, even after Desdemona’s death. Emilia said, “She was chaste. She loved thee,” (5.2.299) to Othello. In the 17th century, it was unusual for women to stand up to any men. Othello is offended by Emilia 's accusations of being stupid and gullible, but it made the remarks more meaningful. These comments made Othello finally release all the Iago stored away inside him. He then immediately saw the consequences of his actions and could not live with the guilt he felt. Desdemona would have been one of the, “1.3 percent [that] were sorry,” (Meyer pg. 75) and he can never get her back. These innocent people have gratitude and respect for human nature, both of which Iago lacks. This is not because these people are never exposed to people such as Iago, but rather because they can reject the