Iago's Motivation Iago is a 'moral pyromaniac.' Harold C. Goddard writes that Iago consciously and unconsciously seeks to destroy the lives of others, especially others with high moral standards (Goddard 76). However, Iago is more than just a 'moral pyromaniac,' he is a moral pyromaniac whose fire is fueled by pure hatred. He is a hungry powermonger whose appetite for destruction can only be satisfied after he has chewed up and spat out the …
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… may even enjoy his punishment: torture. Iago's motivation is not a motivation at all, it is a disease; a disease that can only be cured in Hell. As long as Iago exists on earth, there will always be another house to burn, another life to inflame. Works Cited Goddard, Harold C. The Meaning of Shakespear. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1960. 75-76. Ridley, M. R. Othello. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1959. lx-lxiii. Shakespeare, William. Othello. New