Iago And Emilia Quotes Flashcards
Act 2, scene 1line 105-107 “ Marry, before your ladyship, I grant She puts her tongue a little in her heart And chides with thinking”
Here Iago states that he doesn’t think women should votes, this displays his misogyny.
Act 2, scene 1 (115) “ You shall not write my praise” Emilia
This shows the martial discontent with Iago and Emilia’s relationship
Act 2, scene 1 (108-112) Iago “ Come on, come on; you are pictures out of doors, bells in your parlours, wild cats in your kitchens, saints in your injuries, devils being offended, players in your housewivery, and housewives in your beds”
- ‘you are pictures out of doors’ the use of ‘you’ refers to all women, he says that all women put on a show for beauty
- the repetition of domestic duties ‘kitchens’, ‘housewives’ this shows what he thinks are most deplorable by women
- ‘housewives in your beds’ sexually demanding comment
Act 2, scene 1 (14-116) Iago “ You rise to play and go to bed to work”, Emilia “ You shall not write my praise.”
Iago “ No, let me not”
-‘ You rise to play and go to bed to work’ once again asp sexually demanding phrase
- Emilia’s response is to try and join in with her husbands banter
- However his response humiliates her
Does this represent his hate for all women including his wife and seemingly only shows her minimal affection when she un seemingly helps his plan
Act 3, scene 3 Iago “To have a foolish wife”
-dismissive
-misogynistic
Act 3, scene 3 Iago “ A good wench! Give it to me”
Act 3, scene 3 ( stage directions says he snatches it off of her) “Why, what’s that to you”
-contrast from the line “I have a thing for you”
-forceful
Act 5, scene 1 “Villainous whore!”, “Filth, thou liest!”
- evil
Act 5, scene 1 “Go to, charm your tongue”- “I will not charm my tongue”
-wants her to be obedient so he can control her
Act 5, scene 1 “Perchance, Iago, I will ne’er go home”
-realises the enormity of her deed one that has shown her that her marital relationship is dead and foreshadows her immanent death
