The Serpent Mahatma Gandhi explains the destruction of revenge: “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.”. (IC: "Quote.") "An eye for an eye" is a metaphor for revenge. It means that if something is stolen, it should be stolen back. In this case the stolen thing is the eyes. The second part “makes the whole world blind” means that revenge will not solve the problem. Instead it creates problems. In Othello, the evil Iago manipulates Othello into ruining his life in the name of revenge. He tells Othello that his wife Desdemona is cheating on him. He repeatedly presents Othello with false evidence until he is convinced. Othello is so angry that he kills his wife, who has done nothing wrong. Only after her death will Desdemona be proven innocent. With immense guilt, Othello commits suicide. Iago finally gets his revenge. The character Iago, in Shakespeare's Othello, goes from being manipulative and two faced by cunningly controlling people until ruining Cassio's career to being cunning and malicious completely destroying Othello's career, lover and life with deaths violent. In Othello, Iago is a manipulative person in Act 1. He manages to convince Roderigo to sell all his lands instead of committing suicide. In Act 1 Scene 3, Roderigo is very upset because Othello and Desdemona are still together. There was hope when Montano learned of their marriage; however, the two remained married. (IC; CA, IC) Roderigo loves Desdemona and seeing her with Othello makes him want to die. Iago pulls the strings of Roderigo's puppet and saves him money instead. He convinces Roderigo that Desdemona is the kind of girl who would marry a man for money; therefore, he should save all the money he can. (IC; CA, IC) Then he will love... middle of paper...... they are both dead. In a sense they are both blind. Through Othello, Shakespeare tries to show readers a lesson about the nature of human beings. Even though the need for revenge is great in humans, revenge is still destructive. (DC, IC) The need for revenge is shown through Iago, who is filled with blind hatred and obsessed with the idea of ​​taking revenge on Othello. He didn't stop until he succeeded. The destruction of revenge is shown through the outcomes of both Othello and Iago. Othello is tricked into taking his own life and kills himself. He will never know why he was deceived. He lost his wife, his career and his life. Likewise, Iago throws everything away to take revenge on Othello. He also lost his wife and career. The only thing he has left is life. Sometimes, life isn't always better than death. A life lived is better than a life tortured. Works Cited Shakespeare Othello