Shakespeare's fascinating intelligence begins Othello, unlike other tragedies which begin with auxiliary figures, emphasize the character who will turn out to be the center of the tragedy, with his genius creation of a truly evil Iago instead of Othello. Shakespeare gave Iago the honor of being a main character, an antagonist too, in one of his bloody tragedies and made him survive the experience. Iago, the genius villain whose scheming and deception led to the downfall of the main hero Othello, is considered in today's society to be a true sociopath. Sociopathy, as noted by Preston McAfee, is a personality disorder defined by certain characteristics such as manipulation, lack of empathy, a sense of entitlement, and a grandiose sense of one's own importance. These traits were obviously shown by Iago in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello. Iago is a married white man, aged twenty-eight, and he is a soldier in the Venetian army. Iago is seen as modest, honest, and a good friend in public. People call him "Honest Iago", which leads them to trust him. Iago plans to destroy Othello by manipulating him into believing that his wife is unfaithful to him with his promoted lieutenant Cassio, a position Iago wished to occupy. Although the scandal invented by Iago is a complete lie, Othello ends up believing it. Iago uses his ability to talk to people to accomplish his plan to destroy Othello because he did not get the job in the Venetian army. (Sorto 1)A manipulative person gives himself every right to do whatever he wants without taking into consideration the rights of others, and he does so by presenting himself in the purest image of a morally good person, all hiding the ...... middle of paper ...... having whatever he wants whenever he wants without regard for any fairness or reasonableness to others, he takes everything for granted, he expects to receive favors from others without any intention of repaying them, and he believes that everything he receives is due to him. The sense of entitlement that a sociopath retains is primarily related to the grandiose sense of his or her own importance. The sense of entitlement that accompanies sociopathy is astonishing to those who respect the social laws and conventions of our culture. Where does law come from? It comes from an underlying feeling of rage. Sociopaths feel deep anger and resentment beneath their often charming exterior, and this rage fuels their feeling that they have the right to act in any way they choose in that moment. With sociopaths, everything is up for grabs and nothing is off limits. (Meyers)