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Iago

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Iago in Shakespeare's Othello (1602–4), the Machiavellian villain who as an apparently loyal subordinate so poisons Othello's mind that he kills his innocent wife and attempts to have her supposed lover murdered. Allusions to Iago refer to his single-minded desire for negativism and destruction, as well as to the malice and innuendo with which he achieves his ends.

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Iago

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Copyright

Iago, the villainous ensign in Shakespeare's Othello.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Iago." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Iago." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Iago.html

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Iago." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Iago.html

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Iago

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Iago ♂ (Welsh) equivalent of Jacob.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Iago." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Iago." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Iago.html

PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Iago." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Iago.html

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	On the trail of Iago; David Snodin imagines the fate of 'Othello's' arch... Newspaper article from: The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA); 1/8/2012
	Jealous, vile brutal. . . Iago is a class act; Theatre. Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 4/25/1999
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