Iago Flashcards
1
Q
‘Even now, now,…
A
very now, an old black ram is tupping your white ewe’
- juxtaposition of white and black
- symbolism white=pure black=corrupt
- use of lewd, sexual imagery
- repetition encourages urgency
- post-colonialism racist views of the time
2
Q
‘I am not…
A
what I am’
-occurs in the opening scene and sets up the dramatic irony of the audience knowing Iago is untrustworthy
3
Q
‘In following him,…
A
I follow but myself’
- Iago is selfish
- any time he appears to be helping Othello he is really helping himself
4
Q
‘The Moor is of…
A
free and open nature’
- dramatic irony
- using manipulation to make people believe he is honourable
5
Q
‘I hate…
A
the moor’
6
Q
‘What you know…
A
you know. From this time forth, I will never speak word’
- causes characters and audience to question what they know
- allows Iago to still have control as only he knows the full story
7
Q
‘Her [Desdemona] eye must…
A
be fed. And what delight shall she have to look on the devil?’
- metaphor represents women as manipulative and superficial
- stereotype of beautiful women
- alikens black people to the devil
