Othello: Iago As Satan The Devil has been a significant part of many people's culture for many years, and in being so significant, has come up in numerous stories. Using Irish Fairy and Folk Tales, I will compare one set of depictions of the devil, to the way William Shakespeare in Othello has depicted his devil character Iago. Iago acts exactly as the devil has in other stories, both with lies and deceit, both granting wishes and changing shape. Iago is a devil, proof lies in the text. The Devil is well known for his "ignorant ways,"1 his deception and his trickery, traits which three sources (Othello, Irish Fairy and Folk Tales, Metaphysical Bible Dictionary)have been quick to