Desdemona could only be with him out of lust or foolishness not love.

Determined to see only the bad

negatives view towards everything not just othello who he wants revenge on

• Suspicion and sense of betrayal that come from a place of deep rooted hatred

"Blessed fig's end! The wine she drinks is made of grapes if she had been blessed, she would never have loved the Moor”

• will not hear of the fact that Othello actually loves Desdemonda because of a racial bias and spite

"Doth like a poisonous mineral, gnaw my inwards"

"She have to look on the Devil"

"Putting on the mere form of civil"

"An index and prologue to the history of lust and foul thoughts"

calls her a 'warrior' meaning he holds her to high regard shows love and admiration

sees her as an equal

However, he plans to use this to destroy their relationship. With no remorse or shame

'Set down the pegs' means to slacken the strings of a musical instrument to produce a discord.

Aims to create discord between Othello anf Desdemona

disrelish and abhor the Moor"

"the knave is handsome, young, and hath all those requisites in him that folly and green minds"

"I'll set down the pegs that make this music,

As honest as I am."

Iago demonstrating how much Othellos decision so appoint Cassio over himself has consumed his entire entity. Iago has reached a level of hate that his soul can't even be contented. This portrays how dehumanized that Iago has become, connecting with his devil like associations and characteristics.

-He is talking about the happiness he is filled with when they reunite is worth any past or future

to die is finite so for him to say this carries strong meaning

a sign of true undying love

Display of romance

“The Duke does greet you, general.”

"Sir, he is rash and very sudden in choler"

"or the better compassing of his salt and most hidden loose affection"

shows that their relationship is still purely made up of infatuation that probably isn't stable.

could be perceived as lustful although i think it comes from and innocent and respectful place

“I love the gentle Desdemona.”

“My services which I have done the signiory shall out-tongue his complaints.”

"Is of a constant, loving, noble nature,"

"For making him egregiously an ass"

He shows that he very clearly believes in only lust and when Othello is old and frail Desdemona will just move on to the next man to satisfy her needs.

complimenting othello even when he is not present - sign of loyalty and respect

Othello expresses the true meaning of love, the sense of love that Iago can't understand or feel

'Unknown fate' - Othello is unaware of the destruction that Iago is planning to cause. Irony and foreshadowing

He uses his class/position to justify his actions with Desdemona.

Potentially shows the desire and passion he feels for Desdemona.

'Vesture of creation' - alludes to her undescribable beauty, it exhausts our imagination

have.

- Brabantio doesn't know his daughter well and believes she wouldn't chose Othello.

-"wealthy", highlights the societal divide at the time and insinuates how love is conditional.

• represents the theme of duality

• reveals Iago's deceptive nature

• Othello is reflective and humble

• "royal"-He is aware of his status+self assured

:He is only doing something to gain more power or control

• Iago going to Brabantio over Desdemona and Othello

• He is dishonest

  This quote is a paradox

  It also contradicts the biblical quote 'I am what I am'

Desdemona's image/status is being corrupted.

Iago is manipulating Brabantio

This shows how he does truly love Desdemona, despite all Iago's claims to the contrary, and just how deep his infatuation with her is.

'I must be found. My parts, my title and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly,' Othello

This sharply contrasts with the picture of Othello Iago had spent so much of Act 1 Scene 1 building up, showing he does not feel the need to boast, and that he is comfortable to let Brabantio's anger burn itself out and if Brabantio does want to confront him, he won't make it easy for him.

'By Janus, I think no.' Iago

Janus is a two-faced Roman god, hinting at Iago's true nature. As well as this, he controls both beginnings and endings, which hints at all of the control Iago has over the events of the story so far.

'Run from the guardage to the sooty bosom of such a thing as thou, to fear, not to delight?' Brabantio

Shows how Brabantio views Othello: not as a person, a thing, someone who is in Venice and his daughter's heart only to cause terror. As well as that, it shows how he views and treats his daughter; she is someone to be protected and innocent, a bird to be caged and sing but not free, and she couldn't possible want Othello of her own volition.

• Patriarchal Society

• Difference in age between her and Othello means their marriage seems even more unlikely to succeed aside from racial implications

• Youth may also mean she is inexperienced in the world and may be with Othello as some form of rebellion towards society and not out of real love

However, he has degraded something intimate and special into something animalistic and crude.

Beast- agression, violent and crude

This reveals Iago's vulgar and base view of what he believes love is. He believes love is all about lustful desires, while in reality it's about the importance of trust and communication between 2.

Othello and Iago are contrasted against each other to represent the theme of 'Baseness vs Nobility'

:But it is evident that he wants to be seen in the same value as everyone else.

Price- Value, prestige, Reputation, Status, Sacrifice, Suffering

This quote highlights Iago’s inflated sense of self. He is someone who cares a lot about how he's perceived. It alludes to his bitter and egotistical way of thinking.

This serves to advance the plot by showing Iago’s first motive to bring about Othello’s downfall.

Reveals the themes of Resentment, Jealousy and Alienation

'O heaven' - can suggest that that he has put all his hope on heavenly forces to keep Desdemona with him, and now that she has 'escaped', it seems as if this is against heaven and God. This could also suggest how this acts as an appeal to the ultimate authority, God, asking for divine witness or intervention to stop this catastrophe.The escape of his daughter represents a terrifying level of female agency that threatens the established norms of his world.

- Iago will deceive him by pretending to be faithful and loyal, then planning his revenge on Othello.

- Old saying - “hold your friends close and - your enemies closer” - Iago pretending to be close to Othello to earn his trust and learn his secrets.

This shows why he is so desperate to regain Othello's favour; he is worried that Othello will forget about him, or his positive qualities. It also explains why Desdemona is so insistent with Othello later on; if she doesn't get him to agree now, it may be too late.

'For thy solicitor shall rather die than give thy cause away.' Desdemona

Heavily ironic, as whilst Desdemona is being hyperbolic, that is indeed what will happen.

'Cassio, my lord? No, sure, I cannot think it, that he would sneak away so guilty-like, seeing you coming.' Iago

Iago knows full well why Cassio is here, but this serves to plant further doubt in Othello's mind as to his reasons for doing so, and will work in Iago's favour.

The phrase "beware" suggests a fake impression of being worried as if he is trying to protect Othello even though he is the one that's damaging him.

It also shows how Iago plants ideas that are made to shape Othello's mind before proving it with evidence.

irony

iago is still succesful in keeping up his facade

othello continues to percieve him as a just man and is subjecting himself into being duped and leading to his downfall

-the word "think" reaffirms this, as it indicates he has no actual knowledge.

.It shows how Iago is trying to use Cassio to then tell Othello of Cassio and what he said about Desdemona and manipulating what Cassio says or means.

He's gaining control and he's strategzing his next move

conveys othellos loss of controll

loosing his once calm and collected self

Iago finally pulls together his big plan and states he will influence Othello in a negative way and infect his mind with negative thoughts (That Desdemona is cheating on him)

The emotional intensity shows Othello's confidence crumbling as he turns against his own marriage.

It highlights how Iago's manipulation has created a toxic mindset in Othello.

The word "honest" emphasises Iago succeeding in covering his manipulation under truth.

• Depiction of himself

• Connotation of monster( fearsome, grotesque and wicked)

• Dual conscience Iago embraces his jealousy and Othello suppresses his emotions making him more volatile.

• Dramatic Irony

This displays truth wrapped up in a life.

Iago is manipulating Cassio to gain extra trust.

shows the theme of racism

causing Othello to be unsure of himself and seeing the fault of Desdemona's adultery as his own

Here, he paints himself as the victim as Othello begins to lose his patience with the little information Iago is telling him about Desdemona and Cassios supposed affair.

'O World' - he dramatizes himself as a misunderstood truthteller, this revealed his self centered view of thinking.

'To be direct and honest is not safe'- Iago is pretending that his honesty is putting him at risk, reminding Othello of the honest Iago he is, winning back his trust yet again

.Iago is trying to plant an idea in Montano's head that Othello has made the wrong choice of choosing a alcoholic and that Cassio is not a good man.

• Iago is using Roderigo for his money. Roderigo is making his money available to Iago in hopes of Iago helping him get with Desdemona.

• We learn of Iagos duplicity, specifically against his boss Othello.

• Roderigo and Iago go to Brabantio (Desdemona's dad) accusing Othello of stealing Desdemona.

  • They go on to describe Othello as an violent animal who used magic to force Desdemona to be with him.

  • Other people described: Cassio is described as a man who has never seen battle, who has a wife almost too good-looking, and an outsider (a Florentine, not venetian)

• Brabantio reacts negatively and decides to kill Othello.

referring to his wife as a female servant, or promiscuous woman

'corner'-

Theme- Nobility vs Baseness

Human agency refers to the capacity of individuals to make choices and exercise control over their actions.

Othello is saying that Desdemona has the power to protect her honour (reputation, respect, fame), and he's asking if Desdemona should basically give up her honour and reputation too just like she did with the handkerchief.

• she is rationalising his anger, and seeing what she wants to see.

• She is so oblivious to everything that she doesn't even think to think that Othello is angry for something else.

  In her mind he must be angry because of matters of state, theres no other possible reason

. This is further allowing Iago to control Othello more and more, to the point where he is given the decision on how to kill Cassio. This is all part of Iago's process of manipulation to gain control over Othello.

- He is no longer able to discern any rational thoughts from the false reality Iago has created over the last few scenes

Self deception - Othello acts as if he is being 'heroic', protecting other men from her infidelity in order to convince himself what he's about to do is the right thing.