How is Cassio introduced (4)
- ‘a great arithmentician’
- does not know ‘more than a spinster’
- ‘a florentine’
- ‘mere prattle without practice’
What is the significance of Cassio’s introduction (3)
- reflectively, Iago is correct about his characterisation
- reinforces the theme of outsiders
- contrasts Iago’s later description of him as ‘a soldier fit to stand beside Caesar’
How is Roderigo introduced to be inferior to Iago (3)
- ‘I would not follow him then’
- his lines are significantly shorter than Iago’s and he is repeatedly cut off by Brabantio and Iago
- Iago’s use of more commanding language when speaking to him ‘call him’, ‘rouse him’
Quotes to show the beginning of Iago’s plan (2)
- ‘I follow him to serve my turn upon him’
- I am not what I am’
What is the significance of Iago’s plan revealing monologue (2)
- it clearly establishes to the audience which character Iago will be
- begins to build a relationship with the audience
How is Othello established to be an outsider (3)
- ‘thicklips’
- ‘the devil’
- ‘lascivious Moor’
What is the significance of Iago calling Othello ‘the devil’ (1)
It parallels Emilia calling him ‘the blacker devil’ in A5S2 showing that Othello has exceeded his reputation of being a Moor
How does Iago use comedy to create a relationship with the audience (1)
‘You are a senator’
How does Iago display his intelligence in this scene (1)
‘if I stay, I shall against the Moor’
What is the significance of starting the play with Iago (1)
This makes the audience more likely to be complicit with Iago as we see his intelligence and rationale
How is Brabantio characterised as foolish (2)
- ‘the worser welcome’
- ‘O would you have had her’
