Iago the King of Gossip

In the Shakespeare play, "Othello," Iago is the slimy squirrel of a man.  If the brutal mistake of trusting  Iago is made, multiple back stabs will occur on his behalf.  The squirrel man has no problem throwing insults at others to getting his devious way.  There is another point in having Iago in the story he is the foil of the man character, Othello.

During Act 1 of  "Othello," Iago told Brabantio, that Brabantio's daughter had married Othello, the Moor.  Then Iago went off and told Othello that, Brabantio was coming for his daughter, and the he was, loyal to Othello.  Iago a man who is slimy and will start trouble behind your back.  When someone decides to trust Iago they are in for a wild ride.

Iago and Othello are two very different people, they are foils, or characters who are opposite of another character.  Iago slimy squirrel like self brings out the trustworthiness in Othello do to comparison. The effects of a foil work the other way around as well.

Iago is the untrustworthy, slimy squirrel man who is the foil of the great Othello.