Evil, dishonorable, corrupt, evil, malignant and vicious all have one thing in common: they define evil. A person or group of people who manifest these qualities are often described as evil beings or creatures. Two people who have many of these characteristics developed within them are Iago from Shakespeare's Othello and Lucifer from the Bible. Both Iago and Lucifer are developed with many “evil” qualities intricately woven into their character development. The portrayal of each "evil" characteristic gives them something they have in common allowing the description and portrayal of both Iago and Lucifer in literature to show the audience that they share common "evil" characteristics and which lead to chaos and ruin. In Shakespeare's Othello, Iago is the antagonist and villain who causes all the trouble and disorder. Othello is the protagonist and is the main person towards whom Iago's destruction and revenge are aimed. Othello is naive and gives everyone his trust even though he may not know them or they have not yet earned his trust. He often refers to Iago as "honest" Iago, which is a direct demonstration of irony because Iago is not honest at all (Shakespeare, I, iii. 289). Iago is so angry that Othello did not give him the promotion given to Cassio that he plans to take revenge on Othello. He seeks his revenge against Othello by manipulating and lying to all the people around him, including his closest friend Roderigo, Cassio, Othello's wife Desdemona, and even his wife Emilia. Ultimately, Iago's lies and manipulation led to the deaths of Roderigo, Emilia, Othello, and Desdemona. This is not the first time that many of these individual characteristics have appeared in one of Shakespeare's plays. Many... middle of paper... in the end, the truth will always find the light and good will always do evil. Works Cited Buck, David. “The Characteristics of Satan.” Study God. May 7, 2010.Studygodorg.blogspot.com. 14 March 2014.Downing, Elizabeth. "Shakespeare's 10 Greatest Villians." Top Tenz. September 7, 2008. Fitzpatrick, Becca. Final. New York: Simon & Schuster for Young Readers, 2009. Print.Kate, Lauren. Passion: a fallen novel. New York: Delacorte, 2012. Print.Kate, Lauren. Kidnapping: A Fallen Novel. New York: Delacorte, 2012. Print.New revised standard version. New York: American Bible Society, 1989. Print.Russell, Eddie. "Angels and the Hierarchy of Heavenly Lies." Flameministers.org. Np, ndWeb. 19 February 2014.Shakespeare, William. The tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice. Ed. Alvin Kernan. NewYork: New American Library, 1998. Print.