Monday, August 27, 2012

Blog 18 Quote-Response, Othello 1


 Iago [aside]: He takes her by the palm. Ay, well said, whisper.  With as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly a Cassio.  Ay, smile upon her, do; I will gyve thee in thine own courtship.  You say true; ‘tis so indeed.  If such tricks as these strip you out of your lieutenantry , it had been better you had not kissed your three fingers so oft, which again you are most apt to play the sir in.” (Shakespeare , 164-169)

Here we see Iago’s virulent hatred of Cassio.  He is so cruelly mocking of Cassio’s mannerisms.  He sees them as a way to get Cassio demoted.  I like Iago’s character because he is so sneaky and corrupt.  No misunderstood villain here, he is pure evil and uses manipulation and duplicity to get his goals accomplished.

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