Iago & War

I thought the statement by Harold Bloom was interesting. To start-off games are meant to be recreational and often not taken seriously; however, at times can require strategy and even deceitfulness to win. The fact that Iago had to strategize and become deceitful in order to achieve his goal of vengeance on Othello is proof of Iago's game of war. He had to lie and come up with faulty stories to con everyone. Religion is something sacred and respected. It is taken seriously at all times. I believe Iago's religion of war was represented earlier in the play, when he would fight for a worthy cause, or at least for the sake of war. He wasn’t fighting for personal gain. Iago goes from fighting on the battlefield to warring everywhere and with everyone. I believe that in the beginning of the play Iago fought religious war, but in the end he played the game of war.