Flashcards
Othello quotes: Iago
Cards in this deck (7)
- 1"I am not what i am"Act 1 Scene 1:
Reveals to the audience that he is duplicitous, drawing attention to how gullible the other characters are for not seeing through him - 2"how am i then a villain to counsel Cassio to this parallel course"Act 2 scene 3
teases the audience with the acknowledgement of his complex duplicity - 3"when devils will their blackest sins put on, they do suggest at first with heavenly shows"Act 2 scene 3:
full of diabolic imagery: hell, devils.
Juxtaposition 'blackest of sins' vs 'heavenly shows' --> black and white contrast shown throughout the play - 4"black ram is topping your white ewe"Act 1 scene 1:
animalistic imagery, dehumanisation by Iago, on both Othello and Desdemona - 5"demand me nothing; what you know you know: From this time forth i never will speak a word"Act 5, scene 2
His final enigmatic refusal to speak, emphasises the degree to which he and his motives have never been easy to pin down - 6"jealousy is the green eyed monster, that doth mocks the food it feeds upon"Act 3 scene 3
personification of an emotion. Foreshadowing of tragic fate of Othello. Both warning him, and egging him on - 7"strangle her in her bed, even the bed she hath contaminated"Act 4 scene 4
shows Iago's desire to control every aspect about how this plan should unfold, reinforces the fact that he has complete control over Othello