Othello

Act 1 - Scene 1

What do lines 60-66 state about a possible theme for the play?

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The theme of wearing masks, particularly Iago, is at play here. Iago relishes in his powers of duplicity and manipulation which enables him to cause chaos and ruin Othello, I follow but myself. Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty, But seeming so, for my peculiar end. For when my outward action doth demonstrate The native act and figure of my heart 65In compliment extern, ’tis not long after But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at. I am not what I am.
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