Iago Flashcards
1
Q
Artistic impulse
A
‘Hell and night/ Must bring this monstrous birth to the world’s light.’
2
Q
Othello - unconscious knowledge
A
‘Tis monstrous. Iago who began’t?’
3
Q
wise
A
I should be wise, for honesty’s a fool’.
4
Q
words
A
‘weig’st thy words before thou giv’st them breath.’
5
Q
ear and what line foreshadows this?
A
“abuse Othello’s ear” and “pour this pestilence into [it]”
‘But words are words. I never yet did hear
That the bruised heart was piercd through the ears.’ (Brabantio)