Iago

Question 1

Name a quote in act 3 scene 1 that highlights Iago’s duality

Answer 1

othello=this fellow is of exceeding honesty, and knows all qualities, with a learned spirit, of human dealings

dramatically ironic Iago is putting up benign front to hide his malevolent personality
Iago sees duality as a rational and necessary quality to survive

Question 2

quote in act 1 scene 1 that shows Iago thinks duality is a nessicary evil to survive

Answer 2

i follow him to serve my turn upon him: we cannot all be masters nor all masters can truly be followed
mirroring devices all be masters all masters= epistrophe
anaphora cannot all be cannot be
sonic echos embody idea of obedience and reflect pattern of dutiful behaviour
by coming in twos embodies notion of duplicity implication serving one master to serve one self in a sensible course of action
double negative in nor cannot =two faced subconsicous coming through

Question 3

quote that shows Iago’s linguistic mimesis as a surface reflection of disobedience

Answer 3

irony of Othello’s claim a horned mans monster and a beast =cuckhold he is looking at devil Iago
To Iago monster and beast refer to average person “civil monster” oxymoron most people operate by putting up front whilst having monstrous intensions
cynical view humans are monsters conditioned to be civil
civil noun monster adjective =accessory