Shakespeare
In this act, many metaphors are used, especially by Iago and Roderigo to describe Othello. Most of them are derogatory and portray him in a villainous light. For example, when telling Brabantio that his daughter has married Othello they tell him he has been robbed. "Awake! What ho, Brabantio! Thieves! Thieves! Thieves! Look to your house, your daughter and your bags! (I i 79-80) This statement does the job of waking Brabantio and getting him to look out the window but also functions as an accusation. Iago likens Othello to a thief and accuses him of stealing Brabantio's daughter away. It is a metaphor of a robber stealing something from Brabantio's house. In the metaphor Othello is the robber and Desdemona is what was taken. It insinuates that Othello took her by force and was intended to anger Brabantio. Later on in the scene robbery is mentioned again making this an extended metaphor.
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