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Imagery as a
defining element in
the play.
Language and
Imagery
Responding to the
imagery
On a linguistic level we respond to the
play in two distinguishable ways:
Metaphorical Imagery
Honest imagery
Appearance versus
Reality
The word honest is also linked to words and
There are two poles of truth and deception, between which the play moves,
though neither is what it seems.
Othello is wrong to think that everything in our natures can be simply
manifested.
Iago is wrong to believe that we can completely conceal our true intentions.
Both reveal aspects of their nature that they themselves do not understand:
Othello is seduced by his jealous frenzy,
Iago is carried away by the exhiliration of his plotting and scheming.
All ways of seeming are shown up for what they are by the light of truth
at the end of the play.
Emotive imagery
Othello in opposition
Imagery through
Oxymoron