Iago Flashcards
(13 cards)
ACT 1 SCENE 1
“Were I the Moor, I would not be Iago”
-Believes that if he was of black race he would not have the power that he does
ACT 1 SCENE 1
“An old black ram is tupping at your white ewe”
-Devilish and racism
-Informing Brabantio of Othello’s relationship with Desdemona
-The differences in the animals used > ‘rams’ are ugly whereas ‘ewes’ are attractive
ACT 1 SCENE 1
“Have your daughter covered with the Barbary horse; you’ll have your nephews neigh to you”
-Sexual imagery
-Comment on his race and their children will be inhuman because of it
ACT 1 SCENE 2
“I have slain men”
-His strength and power
-Why he thinks he was more worthy of Othello’s job offering than Cassio
ACT 2 SCENE 1
“The wine she drinks is made of grapes”
-She is human too
-“Wine” implies she fits the woman stereotype of being gluttonous
ACT 2 SCENE 1
“Hath leaped into my seat”
-Sexual implications > suspicions that Othello has slept with Emilia
-Sexual and the idea that she has taken his place
-Idea that he is the owner of the house > men are possessive of women
ACT 3 SCENE 1
“You have not been a-bed then?”
-He has been busy plotting Iago’s plan for him
-How easily Iago manipulated Cassio
ACT 3 SCENE 3
“O beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster”
-Feeding Othello with the idea of jealousy
-Ironic because he became jealous
-It is ultimately jealousy that eats him up like a ‘monster’ and causes his demise
ACT 3 SCENE 3
“Look to your wife, observe her well with Cassio”
-Provocative in order to suit his plan
-Imperative
ACT 3 SCENE 3
“She did deceive her father, marrying you”
-Othello believes that Des would never lie to him, but Iago is planting the idea in his head that he has done
-Race is the main barrier in the success of their relationship
ACT 3 SCENE 3
“Have you not sometimes seen a handkerchief spotted with strawberries in your wife’s hand?”
-Significance of the handkerchief and how he uses it against her as he knows he will take it sensitively
-Filling fear in his head of Desdemona and Cassio’s relationship
ACT 4 SCENE 1
“My lord has fallen into an epilepsy”
-Still acts loyal to Othello
-Aware of his manipulation working and his fractured mind
ACT 5 SCENE 2
“Villainous whore!”
-Reaction to Emilia calling him out for his villainy
-Stereotype of women
