... is predominantly abstract and devilish, with words such as plague', monstrous' and Divinity of hell' permeating his speech, suggesting a more one-dimensional villain who is used as a "dramatic mechanism- to help advance the progression of the play. This external image of Iago as a Vice figure is cemented within his first two sentences, which use the words abhor' and despise' to immediately ... existing images of Italy as an immoral state as a basis for the intended reaction to Iago's character. This is further capitalised upon by the fact that his name is of Spanish origin, a subtle det...

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