act 1 SCENE 1 Flashcards
1
Q
what are the three key themes shown in this scene
A
- racism
- gender inequality
- involvement within the military
2
Q
how is racism shown
A
Iago builds on brabantio’s racial prejudice when describing who his daughter has eloped.
‘ram’ ‘thick lips’ ‘Barbary horse’
3
Q
how is Elizabethan gender inequality shown
A
Iago and Brabantio describe Desdemona’s elopement as ‘robb’d’ by ‘theives’
showing that women were perceived as property of men
4
Q
how is the militarised nature of society shown through this
A
Iagos dismissal of Cassio as a soldier as he describes him as
‘never set a squadron in the field’
and
‘mere prattle without practice’
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