Iago Quotes

Question 1

Act 1 Quotes - Iago

Answer 1

1 - “I am not what I am” (1.1)
2 - “I follow him to serve my turn upon him” (1.1)
3 - “Though I do hate him as I do hell-pains, yet for necessity of present life, I must show out a flag and sign of love” (1.1)

Question 2

Act 2 Quotes - Iago

Answer 2

1 - “With as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio” (2.1)
2 - “I play the villain” (2.3)

Question 3

Act 3 Quotes - Iago

Answer 3

1 - “The Moor already changes with my poison” (3.3)
2 - “Work on, my medicine, work!” (3.3)

Question 4

Act 4 Quotes - Iago

Answer 4

1 - “He must die, else he’ll betray more men” (5.1)
2 - “Do it not with poison, strangle her in her bed” (4.1)

Question 5

Act 5 Quotes - Iago

Answer 5

1 - “O damned Iago! O inhuman dog!” (5.1)
2 - “What, are you mad?” (5.2)

Question 6

Key themes to consider:

Answer 6

Deception: “I am not what I am.” (1.1)

Jealousy: “O beware, my lord, of jealousy.” (3.3)

Manipulation: “Thus do I ever make my fool my purse.” (1.3)

Racism: “An old black ram is tupping your white ewe.” (1.1)

Misogyny: “Blessed fig’s-end! This is the fruits of whoring.” (2.1)

Power and Control: “I follow him to serve my turn upon him.” (1.1)

Evil and Villainy: “I play the villain.” (2.3)

Irony: “Reputation is an idle and most false imposition.” (2.3)

Fate and Doom: “Hell and night must bring this monstrous birth to the world’s light.” (1.3)

The Final Silence: “From this time forth I never will speak word.” (5.2)