Lago Compared to Stanley
Lago and Stanley are villains in Othello and A Street Car
Named Desire. They both plan a tragic scheme to draw the main
Characters, Othello and Blanche to their "downfall" in their plays and they start it by
their their hatred. Iago is absolutely inhuman being while Stanley showed his little
conscience. They are both the master and are brilliant. Nevertheless Lago seem tp be much
smarter than Stanley in comparsion.
Iago and Stanley plan a tragic scheme to draw Othello and Blanche to their downfall
because Othello promotes Cassio to lieutenancy, a position that he wants and it causes
him to plan a tragic plan. Othello has suppossed affair to Emilia who is Lago's wife.
Thus, Lago constructs a plan to revenge. Stanley hates Branche because she destroys the
good relationship between him and his wife , Stella. He thinks that she has sold the
Belle Reve which he thinks it's a part of partly him, but she does not give him any
money. The most important one, he "assume" that Blanche describes him as "common" and
bestial.
Thus, he plots a plan to revenge. In all, both Lago and Stanley start tragic plan their
hatred.
Lago is absolutely inhuman while Stanley has little consciences in his heart. In
order to achieve the target, Iago does everythings that will benefits himself even
killing other's. He kills Roderigo who helps him a lot in his paln. He persuade Othello
to kill his Desdemona. Furthermore he kills his wife at the end. Stanley has not yet
totally lost his humanity. Although he has raped Branche, he does not kill her or other
people. Moreover, at the end of the play he settles her into a asylum, but he does not
just forsakes her. This reveals that someone will look after her in the future, and she
will not be living alone. In
short, Stanley still has little emotions of love in her heart, but Lago is absolutely
inhuman, these two villains have a different level at different period.
As the villians in their plays, Iago and Stanley are both brilliant, but Iago's tragic
plan is almost perfect. He is able to use other Charater's "flaw" in his well constructed
plan. The smartest thing he does is that able to hide his identify from others. He
appears to be "noble" to others, but in fact, he is evil "nderworth". Thus, he can gain
other characters's trust. For Stanley, his plan is not as well constructed as Lago " ".
Actually, his plan is quite straight forward. He just find out the train and tell it to
Stella and Mitch. Stanley is an impetuous person, it can be showed by the action that be
"thorus" the radio out in the poker night(detail explain). This is his weakness. He make
fault in his plan by this, so he cannot as smart as Lago.
Lago and Stanley are both the master in their plays, they can control every other
characters. Iago can control Others because he is able to gain trust form other
characters. He seems loyal in front of everyone so he can easily control others. Stanley
is the " " among his friends. He is the leader of the bowling team and the "plant". Thus,
he can control his friends. Also he can "control" Stella and Blanche because man is alwys
the King. There is no doubt that Lagoo are Stanley are the master in the play.
Lago and Stanley are both an evil person, they both start their tragic scheme by their
hatred. Lago is seemed to be much smarter than Stanley, but ironically, Iago cannot
completely finish his trgic plan while Stanley can. Furthermore, Iago ends up with death.
Anyway, they both cannot use their brilliant on the good side: otherwise the world will
be more beautiful.
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