Iago

Question 1

“I follow him to serve my turn upon him”

Answer 1

Highlights Iago’s explicit deception- immediately reckoning him as a villainous force of evil (Machiavellian).
Dramatic irony is immediately asserted despite an audience being presented with the same language as Roderigo eg. no extra insight into Iago’s character at this point.
Represents his ability to manipulate the inner workings of those he knows well and of those who trust him.

Question 2

1.1 “Thieves! Look to your house, your daughter, and your bags!”

Answer 2

Objectification of Desdemona- determines his perspective of women as something to be used and to further his masculine position, mirrors this in his behaviour to his own wife.

Question 3

1.1 “Your daughter and the Moor are making the beast with two backs”

Answer 3

Racial prejudice- animalistic, beastial imagery to describe Othello.