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Iago Character Essay
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P‘I am not what I am’ ‘by Janus’//‘poison his delight’ ‘plague him with flies’//‘hell and light must bring this
monstrous birth to the world’s light’*Confession/admits duplicity, Satanic actions/behaviour? I opposition God,
bib. allusion Exodus, ‘I am what I am’.*Devilish reference, desire-destroy, incapable-remorse. ‘God saw that it was
good’ Genesis. Seeks pleasure creation, enjoys suffering, chaos.*Soliloquies ‘the motive hunting for motiveless
malignity’, Coleridge, searching justification intentions. B: ‘Light, I say, light!’-invitation-order. Opposing-force, bib.
‘let there be light’, semantic danger/threat, corrupts purity, intentionally plants evil-good, craves
destruction/chaos-Satan.
P
‘I follow him to serve my turn upon him’//‘put money enough in your purse. thus do I ever make my fool my purse’
‘I am changed’//‘to abuse O’s ear’*Blinded by hunger to gain something, manifests evil in human sense, not
devilish. Though behaves malevolently, not representation/symbol malevolence. Machiavellian, thrives off
of/enjoys commitment of sins/evil.*Satirical, mocking R’s trust. Acknowledges R’s vulnerability/inability resist
manipulation. Successful persuasion. Enjoys R’s hurt, emotions. Selfishness. Exploits R’s willingness to follow I’s
orders-false promise D.*Aware capability use deception/lies-manipulate by taking adv innocence, naivety/trust for
I, conscious-ability distort thoughts. ‘Abuse’-I aware potential consequences, arrogant tone, recognises O’s
openness/trust. O’s most valued D, I threat corrupt O’s outlook D=threat insecurities.
P
‘I never found a man that knew how to love himself’//‘whereof i take this, that you call love, to be a sect or
scion’//‘as loving his own pride and purposes’*Arrogant tone, I knows how. Inability-love yet
self-absorbed/egotistical. Negative con. Audience knows I thinks love sign selfishness. *Holds idea-love contempt,
emotion-patronizing tone, only understands rational/logical thought. Mocking tone encourages R destruction.
Love=foolishness. Lack sympathy. *Love readily available tool use-manipulate; pessimistic perception concept of
love. Doesn’t see love-blessing, burden/sign weakness.
P
‘drown cats and blind puppies’//‘If thou canst cuckold him, thou dost thyself a pleasure, me a sport’.// ‘I hate the
Moor’*Extent he’s willing-overcome power-emotions/vulnerability, deems stupid, sign weakness. Incapability love-
lack of compassion understanding R’s devotion-emotion.*Masks desires in R’s blindness/narrowmindedness of D.
Empty promises-R, guarantees help/commitment to fulfill I’s desires instructions. Enjoyment of others’
suffering.*Admission/declaration-hatred doesn’t bring shame, rejects idea love/emotions. Doesn’t understand
point-love. Evil traits: one O’s most trusted men. Duplicity/disloyalty. Derogatory, racial slurs ‘thicklips’. O no name
act 1.
P
‘I lack iniquity’ ‘Honest Iago’//‘put money in thy purse’//‘an old black ram is tupping your white ewe’*Not loyal,
dra-irony, audience aware-true character, dishonest. Audience know I capable more iniquity bc malcontent. Called
‘honest’-ironic.*Lies R, makes false promises so R (scapegoat) helps fulfill desires. Can’t comprehend love, tries
reduce R’s vulnerability love emotions. Takes advantage R’s loyalty/insecurity-unrequited love, weakness.*Betrays
O power/status, improve reputation with B? Contaminating innocence/purity. Predator/prey. Black/white
juxtaposition. Sexual.
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