From William Shakespeare's play Othello I had concluded that, due to Iago's evil nature, he had arranged the fate of Othello and Desdemona and this was because he wanted to take revenge on Othello. Surprisingly I have found that some critics disagree with this or contradict it with different explanations as to why they think differently. The critics I will talk about will be William Marginn (1987), Michael L. LaBlanc (2003), and Fred West (1978), all from different time periods. Critics tend to have interesting observations about Iago's motivations, acknowledging insight into his character and providing a reason to explain his actions, which had later tragically affected both Desdemona and Othello. All these critics had what they seem to argue is that "At first Iago intends simply to deceive Roderigo and weaken Cassio, but that the circumstance of Othello's marriage unfortunately presents itself as a surer means of obtaining his revenge." ''he concludes that the most legitimate of those offered by Iago is the appointment of Cassio as lieutenant.'' This is true in what he says because at a certain point in the play it is known that Cassio is appointed lieutenant in favor of Iago, which it could have made him indignant and unforgivable towards Othello, only forcing him to seek revenge and torture Othello during his marriage. An example from Act 2, scene 1 is a soliloquy by Iago in which he says: "For this I suspect that the lustful Moor Othello has lost everything to Iago, he had lost Desdemona, his title along with his position." Iago says, "I have bled, sir, but I have not been killed." in which Othello replies "I don't mind either". I wish you lived, because in my sense dying is happiness.' Lodovico's reaction was: "O you Othello, you were once so good, fallen into the practice of a cursed slave, what will they say to you?" Iago had destroyed himself by being captured and had Desdemona killed which makes William Marginn's statements have evidence of his "love of deceit and iniquity" which actually ruins others too. But it is also what Iago wanted to see in the first place, for Othello and Desdemona to be killed because he had manipulated Othello in every way possible to get rid of Othello's happiness. This turns out to be another strength of William Maginn because it ties into my hypothesis about how he set Othello and Desdemona. Iago has made this series of plans where he puppeteers Othello which ends in his favor, only for him to get his revenge and have a tragic end for Othello and