The imagery in William Shakespeare's play "Othello" is intended to heighten the characterization and define the meaning of the play. In Othello, the use of animal imagery is used several times by Iago to describe relationships between humans, particularly between Desdemona and Othello. Shakespeare describes the characters' actions by comparing them to animal likenesses and animal qualities. This way readers can get an idea of ​​what the character is doing or saying. Animal images were a strong tool used in Othello because they helped clarify certain points in the play. The first use of animal imagery was in the first act when Iago tells Desdemona's father that Othello has taken his daughter. Iago stated, "Your heart is burst. You have lost half your soul. Even now, now, even now, and the old black ram is beating your white sheep" (Ii89-90). Shakespeare does this to create the illusion that Othello is immoral and selfish in taking a young white girl's virginity for an old black man. Iago's animal imagery is used to give Brabantio an animalistic and lustful picture of his daughter's life....