Word: motiveless
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...least, in spite of the duality of his character, Iago has a dynamic part in the play. He is the center of all the action; he is the force which is allowed to run freely through the characters in the play, tying them in inextricable knots as his "motiveless malignity" see fit. But Othello must stand as an object great enough for his fall to shock the audience. That is almost calling for the superhuman. And it's debatable whether Robeson is quite such a superman...