Iago

We see how evil Iago is when he goes to wake up Brabantio and we sense that for Iago this is all a game that he takes extreme pleasure from. While Roderigo can only manage a polite: « What, ho, Brabantio! Signior Brabantio, ho! » Iago uses animalistic and explicit images of his daughter Desdemona and her new but secret husband Othello: «an old black ram Is tupping your white ewe», « your daughter and the Moor are making the beast with two backs.» and can imagine Brabantio, a respectful and wealthy merchant shuddering at the filth in Iago’s language. Iago manages to convince Brabantio and again it’s the strength of the language that is most useful and effective in his manipulation. Iago then leaves the scene because he does not want Othello to know it is he that is starting this whole affair.

In scene 2 we see Othello and Iago together and clearly Othello is the master in their relationship, Iago admires and respects him and it clearly shows in his speech that is a bit hu...