Repetition In Othello

In this section that involves the protagonist Othello and the villain, Iago, we see many different ways in which Shakespeare uses structure and language to explore control.
In terms of language, Shakespeare uses repetition at the beginning of the passage between Othello and Iago. Everytime Othello poses a question, Iago retaliates by simply repeating the question back to Othello, for example, "Is he not honest?", "Honest my Lord?". By using this repetition, Iago asserts his control over not only the conversation but also Othello. This is cleverly done by Shakespeare as the authoritative roles are switched and Othello loses his control and position over Iago.
This is portrayed further in line 200 with Shakespeare's use of language as Iago begins to command Othello and use imperatives to tell him what to do, he tells Othello
In Act 1, we see the characters Brabantio and Iago refer to Othello as a "horse" in derogatory terms. This becomes meaningful as Othello himself, now deems himself as less of a person, therefore we can already see the control that Othello has not only over Iago but himself is now coming apart. He is slowly starting to lose control of his stature and his self worth which hence makes it easier for Iago to proceed with his desire to ruin Othello.
Structurally as a whole, Shakespeare shows the gradual manipulation of Othello by Iago and the progressing way in which Othello goes from having complete faith in his wife questioning why he even married her.
Linking back to how Iago uses a repetitive language on Othello, this is also structurally important on Shakespeare's part as there are shared lines in this short passage, highlighting Iago's dominance over the