Iago

Question 1

The Elizabethan fear of CUCKOLDRY is capitalised by IAGO, who inadvertently reveals that the patriarchal fear of such betrayal and the masculine solidarity that manifests from it, is STRONGER than ROMANTIC LOVE

Answer 1

The patriarchal solidarity that binds Othello and Iago together is similar to a FAUSTIAN pact, where Othello ‘kneels’ until ‘they rise’.

Question 2

in ACT 5 , Iago retains power in his silence, ultimately preventing any TRUE CATHARSIS or RESTORATION to be made, thus emphasising the TRAGEDY.

Answer 2

‘I shall no longer speak’

Question 3

Dramatic irony- foreshadows the duplicitous nature of Iago

Answer 3

‘honest Iago’

Question 4

Misogyny

Answer 4

‘her eye must be fed’

Question 5

Control over Female autonomy

Answer 5

‘charm your tongue’ when Emilia reveals Iago’s motive

Question 6

Iago’s Motiveless malignity

Answer 6

‘I hate the moor…thine hath no less reason’

he recognises the virtue of Othello

Question 7

‘ill pour this pestilence into his ear’