Iago

American

[ee-ah-goh] / iˈɑ goʊ /

noun

the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.

Iago Cultural

The treacherous villain in the play Othello, by William Shakespeare. As adviser to Othello, a general of Venice, Iago lies to his master and eventually drives him to murder his wife.

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After seeing her Richard, I’m already wondering about her Hamlet and Iago.

From Los Angeles Times

Iago, one of Shakespeare’s greatest villains, is an updated version of this stock character.

From Los Angeles Times

On a negative note for Barca, De Jong was dismissed in stoppage time for a second yellow card as he trod on Iago Aspas' foot.

From Barron's

I have friends and colleagues who are like, "I need to play Iago."

From Salon

Still, within his Jefferson lives a version of William Shakespeare’s Othello, another part Jones played to great acclaim with Christopher Plummer as his Iago.

From Salon

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