ACT 2 IAGO Flashcards
1
Q
‘Change the cod’s head for the salmon’s tail’
A
- transformation of body parts = renaissance theatre men played female roles- make audience laugh
- song like poetic- seems romantic actually crude
- rhyming couplets= like a jester
2
Q
‘set down the pegs that make this music’
A
- imperative ‘set’ = control and influence
- ‘music’ = beauty and unison- ‘composed’ whole plan come together beautifully
- ‘tuned’ objectification- Othello higher social and military rank disrupting natural order
3
Q
‘reputation is an idle and most false imposition’
A
- entire speech written in prose- informality and vernacularity opposition to societal expectation
- majority of characters pride themselves on nobility and ability to uphold reputation
4
Q
‘framed as fruitful as the free elements’
‘turn virtue into pitch’
A
- frictative alliteration- enchanting curse like- story of genesis
- ‘virtue’ = pure and righteous Iago turning favourable characterisitc bad
5
Q
‘divinity of hell’
A
- oxymoronic bringing together sacred and profane ideads
- defeating social mores
- ‘christianity can be worn as a mask conscioisly by Iago
6
Q
‘well tuned’
A
discordant music is a fitting one for his actions, as Iago’s success lies in his ability to distort and pervert what should be other characters’ most positive traits
