deception

• deception quotes

  i am not what i am - iago

  look at your wife observe her well with cassio - iago

  but such a handkerchief im sure it was your wife’s - iago

  what you know you know - iago
• i am not what i am - iago

  • iago’s duplicitous nature, pretends to be a loyal friend but intentions rooted in envy and malice
  • adverb ’not’ shows certainty
  • shakespear’s intentions to highlight appearance vs reality, iago pretends to be othello’s friend to plant seeds of doubt
  • states he’s the complete opposite of what he pretends to be
  • deception can distort reality
  • audience dislikes him as he uses duplicity to manipulate and benefit himself by climbing the great chain of being
• look at your wife observe her well with cassio - iago

  • subtly plants ideas that desdemona’s unfaithful advising him to keep a watchful eye
  • manipulates his perception without any solid proof
  • shakespeare’s intentions to emphasise his deceiving nature as he so easily influences othello’s thoughts
  • audience get a foreboding, iago’s plans begin to succeed
• but such a handkerchief im sure it was your wife’s - iago

  • othello’s misplaced trust in iago leads him to believe the falsehood of the evidence, causes othello to spiral into irrational jealousy and rage
  • lies slowy unravel othello’s trust in desdemona causing him to question her
  • shakespeares intentions to illustrate iago’s deceit as he continues to web his malicious web of plans without hesitation
  • audience detest iago for morally wrong and ungodly actions
• what you know you know - iago

  • admits his deceit revealing everything was for his own amusement and malicious intent
  • silence highlights complete manipulation and destruction of others
  • shakespeare’s intentions to emphasise tragic elements as not only did tragic hero fall and innocent victim die but no one other than audience will know what happened
  • audience is wretched iago got what he wanted and all innocent were defeated