I've heard him compared to Edmund in King Lear, but it's been too long since I've read Lear, so I don't know about that.
No way. Edmund is ruthless, but he just kind of sucks. And he has total reasons for what he does, which are made very clear. Iago's reasons are more mysterious/debateable. Edmund's just an angst-suck. "Boo-hoo! My father doesn't love me better, just because I'm the bastard! I have a complex! Now I'm going to take over the world!" Shut up, yo.
However, I think Edmund, at the end of Lear, admits that he was wrong
Yeah, he begs forgiveness before he dies and so on. Then blames the women. *snork* Wuss.
and Iago makes no such admission.
Nope. ;)
...Iago swears to Janus? HOW DID I MISS THAT? What act?
Oh yeah. I vaguely remember that... *looks it up* Act I, Scene 2. I thought I remembered it toward the beginning. It's:
IAGO By Janus, I think no.
He's totally fucking with Othello about who it is coming toward them in the night.
*loves this play to itty bitty pieces; can you tell?*
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Date: 2005-04-11 03:34 pm (UTC)Or the worst, depending on how you put it. ;)
I've heard him compared to Edmund in King Lear, but it's been too long since I've read Lear, so I don't know about that.
No way. Edmund is ruthless, but he just kind of sucks. And he has total reasons for what he does, which are made very clear. Iago's reasons are more mysterious/debateable. Edmund's just an angst-suck. "Boo-hoo! My father doesn't love me better, just because I'm the bastard! I have a complex! Now I'm going to take over the world!" Shut up, yo.
However, I think Edmund, at the end of Lear, admits that he was wrong
Yeah, he begs forgiveness before he dies and so on. Then blames the women. *snork* Wuss.
and Iago makes no such admission.
Nope. ;)
...Iago swears to Janus? HOW DID I MISS THAT? What act?
Oh yeah. I vaguely remember that...
*looks it up* Act I, Scene 2. I thought I remembered it toward the beginning. It's:
IAGO
By Janus, I think no.
He's totally fucking with Othello about who it is coming toward them in the night.
*loves this play to itty bitty pieces; can you tell?*
^^ *squishes teh bunneh*