Sunday, August 22, 2010

What does Iago's advice to the lovesick Roderigo reveal about what he thinks of Desdemona's love for Othello? ?

We have to answer questions on a study guide for a book called Othello by William Shakespeare and I am not able to find this one, it would be located in section 2.1. Thanks : )What does Iago's advice to the lovesick Roderigo reveal about what he thinks of Desdemona's love for Othello? ?
Here, let me help....





I'm guessing this is text that you meant...?





IAGO


Lay thy finger thus, and let thy soul be instructed.


Mark me with what violence she first loved the Moor,


but for bragging and telling her fantastical lies:


and will she love him still for prating? let not


thy discreet heart think it. Her eye must be fed;


and what delight shall she have to look on the


devil? When the blood is made dull with the act of


sport, there should be, again to inflame it and to


give satiety a fresh appetite, loveliness in favour,


sympathy in years, manners and beauties; all which


the Moor is defective in: now, for want of these


required conveniences, her delicate tenderness will


find itself abused, begin to heave the gorge,


disrelish and abhor the Moor; very nature will


instruct her in it and compel her to some second


choice. Now, sir, this granted,--as it is a most


pregnant and unforced position--who stands so


eminent in the degree of this fortune as Cassio


does? a knave very voluble; no further


conscionable than in putting on the mere form of


civil and humane seeming, for the better compassing


of his salt and most hidden loose affection? why,


none; why, none: a slipper and subtle knave, a


finder of occasions, that has an eye can stamp and


counterfeit advantages, though true advantage never


present itself; a devilish knave. Besides, the


knave is handsome, young, and hath all those


requisites in him that folly and green minds look


after: a pestilent complete knave; and the woman


hath found him already.





Next time, you'll want to translate each sentence into a modern language sentence. Don't over complicate it, it's very easy to do, actually. Then, you'll want to connect everything so it flows like today's dialogue would. Next, you'll want to summarize. When your done totally 'translating' the text, then you'll want to infer. For today, I've done it for you.





IAGO


Let me help you see the situation clearly. She did, at first, greatly admire Othello, only because he bragged often. But true, virtuous love is not wholly based on the deeds of the admired! Don鈥檛 be foolish and say otherwise. She, being virtuous, must be given some other reason to bestow her entire love onto him besides this silly prattling. When the act of wooing drags on too long {or it can be said that he is saying the wooing is being done wrong being done wrong, or for social reasons should not be done at all鈥攚hich could even suggest racism against Othello}, there must be some qualities鈥攂e it shared experiences, attractive virtues, or even looks鈥攖o provoke a deeper love. The Moor has none of these! She will be insulted that he even thought he deserved her, when she finally notices his lack of these things {this may also infer more racism, that she put aside what was considered propriety to give Othello a chance, and that in the end she just made herself look to be a fool by doing so since he supposedly has nothing she could possibly want}. She cannot force herself to love him, so she will begin to favor somebody new. And certainly, she will look to Cassio as this 鈥榥ew somebody鈥?





I hope you'll find it easier to infer from this...I can't help with the answer because it really is what YOU think is going on. Good luck!



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