Comparing Stanley Kowalski in Williams A Streetcar and Iago of Shakespeares Othello :: comparison compare contrast essays

Iago and Stanley of Othello and A Street Car Named Desire     In these both pieces of literature, both Iago and Stanley plan a tragic scheme to draw the main characters, Othello and Blanche to their downfall. Iago is absolutely inhuman being while Stanley showed his little conscience. They are both the master and are brilliant. nonetheless Iago seem to be much smarter than Stanley in comparison.     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 supposed affair to Emilia who is Iagos wife. Thus, Iago constructs a plan to revenge. Stanley hates Blanche because she destroys the good relationship between him and his wife, Stella. He thinks that she has sold the Belle Reve which he thinks its a part of partly him, but she does not give him any money. The most important one, he assumes that Blanche d escribes him as common and bestial. Thus, he plots a plan to revenge. In all, both Iago and Stanley come tragic plan their hatred. Iago is absolutely inhuman while Stanley has little consciences in his heart. In order to achieve the target, Iago does everything that allow for benefit himself even killing others. He kills Roderigo who helps him a lot in his plan. He persuades Othello to kill his Desdemona. Furthermore he kills his wife at the end. Stanley has not yet totally lost his humanity. Although he has outrage Blanche, he does not kill her or other people. Moreover, at the end of the play he settles her into an 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 Iago is absolutely inhuman, these two villains have a different level at different period.    As the villains in their plays, Iago and Stanley are bo th brilliant, but Iagos tragic plan is almost perfect. He is able to use other characters 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 under worth. Thus, he can gain other characters trust.