Othello Analysis: Act 2 Scene 1 + Iago Soliloquy "That Cassio loves, I do well believe it"

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SOLILOQUY (Iago): "That Cassio loves, I do well believe it" 22:04

Nutshell Overview: 00:24

Characters Discussed:
(for more information on Character see:    • Othello: Character Analysis  )

- C2 Desdemona
- C4 Cassio
- C3 Iago

Themes Discussed:
(for more information on Theme see:    • Othello: Theme Analysis  )

- T3 Resentment: desire to bring friends down (Cain and Abel)
- T10 Gullibility/naivete (sheep vs wolf)
- T5 We see what we expect/want to see (projection)
- T17 Nobility vs baseness
- T6 We are the agents of our own destruction, tragic flaw
- T4 Sexual Jealousy, "the green-eyed monster"
- T9 Appearance vs reality
- T7 Psychopathology:
- T8 Manipulation, "Inception"
- T1 Alienation from self, annihilation of self
- T11 Peripeteia
- T18 Language reveals character
- T17 Nobility vs baseness
- T13 Love as mere crude sex
- T15 Passion vs reason
- T16 Excess vs moderation
- T11 Reputation and peripeteia
- T2 The Other, internalized racism, self-hate
- Unholy union/marriage of Iago and Othello

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