It's an odd fact of "Othello" that Iago has more lines than the title character. But inconspicuousness"the ability to keep his own name out of the spotlight while cruelly manipulating events from the shadows"is Iago's secret weapon. His villainy is rarely less than compelling, because it's a kind of talent, and this fall is as good a time as any to contemplate its effectiveness. After all, here's a man everyone calls…
SOURCE: The New Yorker at 11:00PM on November 17, 2016