Shakespeare is great!(Do I get an A now?)

     I'm going to skip the beginning of the second act because it is hella-boring. "Where are they?" "Oh here they are!" "Where is Othello?" "Oh here he is" End scene. We now know more about Iago's real intentions. He despises Othello because he thinks he's sleeping with his wife and he secretly lusts after Desdemona. He makes fun of women and Desdemona happily goes along. Either she's fallen into the trap of thinking that women are inferior, or she's trying to lighten the mood with some sort of defense mechanism. I’m hoping it's the latter. It's sad becasue she is such a great female character,but she has to end up with someone with low self esteem and a temper like Othello.Later, Iago plans to disgrace Cassio by convincing people that he's a drunk. He then tries to make Cassio appeal to Desdemona which will help Iago with his cheating accusation. And so starts the downfall of Othello.
     I am not sad in the least to admit that I love Iago.I think in all of us there is a fondness for bad people (Simon Cowell, House M.D etc.) partly because not only are we intrigued by their character that is so different from ours, but they are often the smartest people. Although Othello is kind, Desdemona saucy, and Roderigo silly, people are always attracted to smart people. As of right now, Iago is the only smart one, in my opinion. His downplaying of Cassio's fight with Montano is amazing and his plan to use everyone's flaws for his own use is horrible, but genius. I like Iago because like me, he sees the silly character traits of characters in drama and showcases them to the world. His plan in condemning Cassio wouldn't have worked if he wasn’t so dumb; his plan in using Roderigo won't work if he wasn’t so gullible; his plan in convincing Othello won’t work if he isn't so jealous. All he is doing is mixing his intelligence and other's stupidity for his advantage. Not that everyone is that extreme, but don't lawyers, politicians, and big businesses do that? In fact, at some point, doesn’t everyone do that? "Oh officer, I didn’t know I was going over the speed limit. My wife's in labor!” Characters like Iago are great because they aren’t just characters, they’re representations of people and life. Get smart, or you will get outsmarted.