Villainous
Whore!
-Iago
Othello Act
V, Scene ii, Line 230
Yes, this is our buddy Iago. And he’s talking to/about his
wife, no less. This is very near the end of the play. His wife has just told
Othello that it was Iago who gave the damn hanky to Cassio, and the whole plot
is unraveling as everyone is realizing (finally!) that Iago is the rat. Iago
will follow this line up by stabbing his wife and then taking off. Oh, he’s a
beaut all right. What else is there to say about this line and this guy?
Iago's line today got me to realizing that it's just about always the less virtuous of us who are the ones to be calling other people names. And I was tempted to put the picture of the Name Caller in Chief. But then I realized that would make me no better. So I give you a blank pallet, and I leave today's picture up to you.
No comments:
Post a Comment