Monday, October 25, 2010

"I am not what I am"

In Act I, Scene i, line 65, Iago makes the statement:

I am not what I am

Whilst said in front of a single person, Roderigo, it becomes an ongoing motif that affect the outcomes of the entire play.

Discuss...


Definition for motif:
- noun
1. A recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic or musical work
2. A distinctive and recurring form, shape, figure, etc., in a design, as in a painting or on wallpaper
3. A dominant idea or feature: the profit motif of free enterprise

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