... to one of the acts, Venice as a place is one of the most significant themes in the play. It creates an atmosphere of scheming and deceit. Iago and Othello are both outsiders in their own ways, but Iago can turn the manners of Venice against Othello more effectively than any Venetian could. Comments ... already planted, Iago merely watered them. Here is how Iago tells him the dreadful news. I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your Daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with Two backs. (1.1, ln 129-131) Iago makes his daughters intimate consumation with Othello sound disgusting...

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