In fact, he's certain his record as a general and his service to Venice will stand up against any of Brabantio's complaints in Venice's eyes. May speak unbonneted to as proud a fortuneĪs this that I have reached. I shall promulgate) I fetch my life and beingįrom men of royal siege, and my demerits 25 (Which, when I know that boasting is an honor, My services which I have done the signiory Iago is sure that Brabantio will try to have his daughter and Othello divorced, or otherwise raise hell for poor Othello. Iago is wagging in the Moor's ear that Brabantio is a Senator, and one who is so powerfully persuasive that he's almost twice as influential as the Duke of Venice. Iago prattles on, asking if Othello's marriage is "fast" and "secure." It seems Iago is asking whether Othello's had sex with Desdemona yet, as marriages that had yet to be consummated (or sealed by having sex) could still be annulled. Othello is calm, and says it's a good thing Iago didn't kill his father-in-law. The law (with all his might to enforce it on) Or put upon you what restraint or grievance But I pray you, sir,Īre you fast married? Be assured of this,Īnd hath in his effect a voice potential 15Īs double as the Duke’s. Oh, the treachery!)Īnd spoke such scurvy and provoking terms (Iago conveniently leaves out that he's the one who inspired Brabantio to trash-talk Othello in the first place. Still, he tells Othello, he had a hard time not killing Brabantio, mostly because of the awful things he was saying about Othello. Iago is going on about how he's murdered a lot of people, but he really doesn't like to do it, because he's such an upstanding guy. Othello, the Moor, is with Iago on another street in Venice. I had thought t’ have yerked him here under the 5 Yet do I hold it very stuff o’ th’ conscience Though in the trade of war I have slain men, Othello’s isolation in talking to only Iago transforms him into soft clay, waiting to be sculpted by Iago’s most ready and crafty hands.Enter Othello, Iago, Attendants, with Torches. In addition to this, Iago later uses reverse psychology on Othello by rarely suggesting Desdemona’s innocence. Iago tells Othello in several instances throughout the play that he does not understand the culture of Venice, leading him to believe that Desdemona could actually be having an affair with Cassio. Iago’s lies to Othello lead to the tragedy of Act V all because of Othello’s isolation. Because Othello is a sort of misfit among the other Venetians, he isolates himself in believing the closest person to him- Iago. “Were it my cue to fight,” says Othello, “I should have known it without a prompter” (1.2.102-104). He is also isolated because his experience on the battlefield is greater than his experience with women. Because Othello is isolated to only Iago’s word, Othello believes it may truly be custom for the wife to cheat on the husband without telling them. In Venice they do let see the pranks they dare not show their husbands” (3.3.232-234). In Act III, Iago tells Othello, “I know our country disposition well. Othello, being a black male among all white Venetians is isolated because he does not fully understand the culture. Emilia spends most of her time with Desdemona, who just happens to be just as isolated as Emilia. “I nothing but to please his fancy,” she says (3.3.343). Emilia’s ignorance in not realizing that Iago is using her as part of his plot is fueled by her love for Iago. Because Iago is so jealous, he tries to keep Emilia away from other men in the play, while treating her as plaything. Iago states in Act II, Scene 1: “I do suspect the lusty Moor hath leaped into my seat” (2.1.317-318). Emilia is isolated not only by her own ignorance, but by the jealousy of her husband as well. In the next scene, however, Emilia is ignorant and does not realize that Othello is angry with Desdemona for losing the same handkerchief. In Act III, Scene 3, Emilia gives Iago Desdemona’s handkerchief. Her job as Desdemona’s servant requires her to almost never leave Desdemona’s side making it impossible for her to see her husband, Iago, manipulating the other characters of the play.
Emilia, a very worldly yet foolish woman, contributes to the outcome of the tragedy because of her own isolation as well as ignorance.
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