Critics have noted the prevalence of the theme of appearance versus reality in Othello. In his soliloquy near the end of Act II, Iago states, “When devils will their blackest sins put on, / They do suggest at first with heavenly shows, / As I do now” (2.3.351-53). In the first three acts of the play, what appearances (“heavenly shows”) does Iago use to disguise his real intentions in regards to Roderigo, Cassio, and Othello, and what are his actual plans (“blackest sins”) in connection with these men?
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(Please follow the rules for quoting poetry. Capitalize the first letter of the first word in every poetic line and use slash marks to indicate the ends of poetic lines. Also, be sure to list the Act, scene, and line numbers of any passage you quote in parenthesis after the quotation.)
(Please respond to this question on your own page ABOVE your response to question 2--NOT HERE.)