At the end of scene 1 of Act 2, Iago talks about how Cassio is in love with Desdemona. Then he says "Now, I do love her too." Is he talking about his wife or Desdemona? If he is talking about Desdemona, does he actually love her or does he love that he helps his evil plan?
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ReplyDeleteI think because Iago saw Cassio grab Desdemona's hand, he thinks of his revenge plan right then and there. We know that Iago hates Othello, but we have no idea of his plan until then because he had no plan to begin with. So, I think Iago will use Desdemona even though he might have lustful thoughts about her..? I hope that somewhat helped.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Iago claims he loves her mainly because he can use her for his master plan. However, he does say that he does love her "not out of absolute lust", with the "absolute" implying that he does have some lustful feelings for her. He focuses more on his ability to use her for revenge on Othello, which I assume we will completely learn about later.
ReplyDeleteI agree with evan. Iago's love for Desdemona is "not out of lust...but partly led to diet [his] revenge". Iago is not blind to Desdemona's beauty but he sees her more as a object he can manipulate then one he truely cares about. Desdemona is just a pawn on his chess board.
ReplyDeleteSo what I get from your answers and Coach Crook talking in class is that Iago does not have any good feelings for others (he does not appear to love his wife very much). The only thing he enjoys or loves is being a sadist?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on that Anna because he finds no enjoyment in anything else. Maybe we'll find out later if he actually has a hobby other than causing pain..
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