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To describe Othello is a very hard task, as it can be perceived many different ways. To me, it is a malleable game of betrayal and jealousy, two big, main points that poison the play itself. I greatly admire the way Iago brings out all of the other characters’ secrets and confessions. His great cunning, manipulative abilities, and almost supernatural perception mean that he is a very formidable foe, and this makes Othello's fall seem even more inevitable and tragic. Shakespeare clearly brings out the importance and irrelevance of the major and minor characters, respectively. Thus, the audience is able to distinguish exactly what occurs, and is able to spot signs of foreshadowing, which is another excellent aspect of the play Othello. Obviously, the transition of each event to another is