Iago quotes

Question 1

what is Iago’s first word in the play?

Answer 1

“Sblood”
- act 1.1
- first word is a curse reflecting his moral darkness and villainy
- religious Shakespearean audience

Question 2

“I _____ him to ____ my _____ upon him”

Answer 2

“I follow him to serve my turn upon him”
- act 1.1
- Iago’s establishment as a villain as he seeks vengeance from the beginning

Question 3

I A N W I A

Answer 3

“I am not what i am”
- act 1.1
- Iago’s duplicity established

Question 4

“I know my ______, I am _____ no worse a ______”

Answer 4

“I know my price, i am worth no worse a place”
- 1.1
- Iago’s own concern with reputation
- sense of self worth
- sense of injustice

Question 5

H E H S T P…A R… A C

Answer 5

“His eyes had seen the proof.. at Rhodes.. at Cyprus”
- 1.1
- Iago’s arguable motivation for vengeance is due to the great sense of injustice he feels

Question 6

P G B L A A A N T O G

Answer 6

“preferment goes by letter and affection and not the old gradation”
- 1.1
- sense of injustice
- feels wronged, motivation for villainy

Question 7

I L I S T D M S

Answer 7

“i lack iniquity sometimes to do me service”
- 1.2
- Iago saying he’s too nice for his own good

Question 8

M P W P

Answer 8

“mere prattle without practice”
- 1.1
- Iago criticising Cassio’s promotion to lieutenant when he knows little of the battlefield/ has little experience

Question 9

‘It _______ against her with other ______”

Answer 9

“It speaks against her with other proofs”
- act 3.3
- Iago after claiming he saw Cassio wipe his beard with Desdemona’ handkerchief