Iago Quotes Flashcards
(Finish the quote) “by Janus I think..
“No”
Irony in the two faced god
(Finish the quote) “I will pretend to follow him…
“But serve my own goes and ambitions”
In following othello, iago follows himself
(Finish the quote) “she has…
“Deceived her father and May thee”
Iago foreshadows and plants the seed of doubt in othello
(Finish the quote) “I hate…
“The moor”
Emotive language in hate
(Finish the quote) “we must obey…
“Time”
Idea of fate
(Finish the quote) “into a jealousy so strong…
“That judgement cannot cure”
Personification of jealousy
(Finish the quote) “green eyed monster that doth…
“Mock the Monster it feeds on
Metaphor and personification of jealousy
(Finish the quote) “honest…
“Iago”
Dramatic irony
(Finish the quote) “what you know…
“You know”
Evil requires no explanation
“It is iagos motives that make him a renowned villain”
He is known for creatively conjuring excuses as he goes and yet, his real motive seems to be that of pure villainy
(Finish the critical quote) “we only see the hollowness…
“Of his heart”
- William Hazlitt
(Finish the critical quote) “iago is a being next to the devil…
“But not quite the devil”
- Coleridge
(Finish the critical quote) “‘lucky’ is perhaps a more…
Appropriate word than honest”
- Marian Cox
“I am your own forever”
- homosexual undertones
- a sort of perverse marriage ceremony, especially as Iago kneels
- Shakespeare purposely makes Iago’s motivation opaque but in Cinthio’s play it was clear
(Finish the quote) I am not what…
“I am”
- duplicitous
- misunderstood
- mask
- Othello and Iago will have been in many life or death situations prior to this, creating a bond of unquestioning trust
- iago calls to Janus a Roman god
