Lago is presented as deceitful and multifarious. a manipulative villain who creates a plan to ruin cassio, desdemona, and othello’s lives.
The purpose was to pursue a matter latter or further with someone. The American decided to learn Italian to be able to speak with the major. There were some things that the American wanted to ask the Major which was the reason for learning the language.
This would be considered a simile. Simile's use "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things.
A lot of the women from back in the day didn’t have any freedom to do what they wanted un like now women can go to college and start a career and they have the right to vote now