Act 2 Scene 1 Quotes Flashcards
Gentleman: ‘Our wars__________!’
are done
Analyse ‘Our wars are done!’
Dramatic irony - a different type of war is begining, Othello and Iago may engage in a metaphorical war
Gentleman: ‘I cannot twixt ______________________’
the heaven and the main
Analyse ‘I cannot twixt the heaven and the main’
PATHETIC FALLACY - not being able to discern anything at sea foreshadows Iago’s own deceit clouding this vision of those around him
Cassio: ‘He hath achieved a maid that ________________ and wild _____ essential _______ of creation, one that excels the quirks of ___________’ ‘__________ Desdemona’
paragons description
fame
vesture
blazoning pens
divine
Analyse ‘He hath achieved a maid that paragons description and wild fame essential vesture of creation, one that excels the quirks of blazoning pens’ ‘Divine Desdemona’
RELIGIOUS HYPERBOLIC IMAGERY + ARTISTIC METAPHOR captures Cassio’s respect and interest in Desdemona recognising her beauty but he would never dream of being with her as this would disrespect Othello - indicative of his good character and nature
Cassio: ‘Hail to thee lady of ________________’
grace and heaven
Analyse ‘Hail to thee lady of grace and heaven’
Cassio is very open and honest when he is in her presence or not, suggests he is authentic and the opposite of Iago, Cassio is naturally charming
Iago: ‘Players in your __________ and _________- in your beds’
housewifery
hussies
Analyse ‘Players in your housewifery and hussies in your beds’
-illustrates Iago’s discriminatory undercurrents surfacing, holding prejudice attitudes towards race, gender, class - MACHIAVELLIAN
-suggests Iago think Emilia is not fulfilling her domestic duties to his standards
-introduces a sense of jealousy towards Othello and the real love and affection in his relationship
-DUAL MEANING of housewife to mean whore, suggests that Iago views Emilia and women in general as false and deceptive playing a facade. This creates a disconnect between men and women. Sense of dramatic irony as we know Iago is extremley deceptive and false himself
STAGE DIRECTIONS: Cassio taking _________ aside by __________
Desdemona
The hand
Iago: ‘With a __________ as this i will _________________ as Cassio’
little web
ensnare a great fly
Analyse ‘With a little web as this i will ensnare a great fly as Cassio’
-ASIDE, just to the audience - commenting on the narrative as it occurs creates the impression that Iago feels in control and is dictating the narrative and the fate of those around him showing that Iago is seemingly in control of the outcome - god like quality
-Iago’s intention to manipulate Cassio’s gentlemanly behaviour against him characterises him as a TRAGIC VILLAIN
-IMAGERY of Cassio falling into Iago’s web
Othello: ‘Oh my fair ________” (to ______________)
warrior
Desdemona
Analyse ‘oh my fair warrior’
-characterises the nature of their relationship as a complete opposition to that of Iago and Emilia’s, Othello and Desdemona’s connection appears genuine, loving and light hearted with a possible sense of niavety which foreshadows how the pair are unaware of the threat to their love, indicated by Othello’s casual tone TRAGIC
-love and conflict being intertwined - affectionate towards his ‘warrior’
Othello: ‘If it were now to_____, ‘twere now to __________’
die,
be most happy
Analyse ‘If it were now to die, twere now to be most happy’
-fatalistic moment illustrating how Othello is aware of his mortality
-Othello feels entirely fullfilled and content with Desdemona, link to the tragic themes of death
-suggests that the trajectory of their relationship is intertwined with death
Othello: ‘My ____ hath her _______ so absolute that not _________________ like to this succeeds in _____________-’
soul
content
another comfort
unknown fate
Analyse ‘My soul hath her content so absolute that not another comfort like to this succeeds in unknown fate’
-free will and self fufilling prophecy
-Othello is very aware of how perfect this moment is, and that their relationship is fated to decline as the best moments have already been lived
-Othello ALLUDING to his destiny being FATED yet he doesn’t know the reality of what is to come, aware of his mortality
Iago: ‘Oh, you are __________ now, but i’ll ______________ that make this_______ as _______ as i am’
well tuned
set down the pegs
music
honest
Analyse ‘Oh, you are well tuned now, but i’ll set down the pegs that make this music as honest as i am’
-SARCASTIC TONE, exploits the fact that people view him as honest - TRAGIC VILLAIN
-MUSICAL METAPHOR - describes their relationship as harmonious and beautiful to observe
Iago: ‘Her ___ must be ___, and what a ______ should she have to look on ________-’
eye
fed
delight
the devil
Analyse ‘Her eye must be fed, and what a delight should she have to look on the devil’
-SEMANTIC FIELD of food - portrays Desdemona as unsecure in her relationship almost saying that she has naively fell into it
Iago: ‘__________, by this hand, an index and ____________ to this history of __________?’
Letchery
Obscure prologue
foul thoughts
Analyse ‘Letchery, by this hand, an index and obscure prologue to this history of foul thoughts?’
-PERSUASIVE REHETORIC indicating that what they have just ‘witnessed’ is a glimpse into the lustful realtionship between the pair despite in reality Desdemona is loyal - persuading by stating it is almost a fact written in stone
Iago: ‘____________ not see her __________ with the _____ of his hand? ____________- not _____ that?’
Dist thou
Paddle
Palm
Dist thou
Mark
Analyse ‘Didst thou not see her paddle with the palm of his hand? Didst thou not mark that?’
RHETORICAL QUESTIONS
-foregrounding Iago’s ROLE AS A VILLAIN and his manipulation - Iago is taking the situation and reinterprets it for Roderigo to corner him into agreeing with him and alters what he has seen to manipulate those around him - MACHIAVELLIAN
Iago’s soliloquy: ‘But partly led to _____ my _________’
diet
revenge
Analyse ‘But partly led to diet my revenge’
SEMANTIC FIELD of food
Iago’s soliloquy: ‘Nothing ____ or _____ content my ____ till I _______– with him _____ for _____’
can
shall
soul
evened
wife
wife
Analyse ‘Nothing can or shall content my soul till I evened with him wife for wife’
-MOTIF OF SOUL → Iago and Othello are FOILS, Othello’s idea of contentment is to exist in a loving relationship and Iago’s idea of contentment is revenge - portrays them as the ANTITHISIS of each other
-The idea of Iago’s soul becoming content upon revenge would seem very paradoxical for a the Jacobean Christian CONTEMPORANEOUS AUDIENCE - Shakespeare characterises him as such a moral opposition to the norm in order to highlight his destructive, hateful and devilish character as a TRAGIC VILLAIN
-DIACOPE (wife—wife) makes his revenge sound measured and balanced which shows how skewed Iago’s perceptive is, as to the audience it seems blatantly disproportionate
Iago’s soliloquy: ‘At least into a __________ so strong that ____________ cannot ______-’
jealousy
judgement
cure
Analyse ‘At least into a jealousy so strong that judgement cannot cure’
-suggests that jealousy is an all consuming illness that corrupts a person → makes the audience fear the outcome of Iago becoming overun with jealousy
‘For i fear _____ with my _____________ too’
Cassio
night-cap
Analyse: ‘For i fear Cassio with my night-cap too’
-insecure and thinks Cassio will sleep with him too
‘Make the Moor ______ ,me, _________ me, and ______ me for making him __________ an ________’
thank
love
reward
egregiously
ass
Analyse ‘Make the Moor thank ,me, love me, and reward me for making him egregiously an ass’
-TRIADIC STRUCTURE showing that Iago craves Othello’s attention and praise - JUXTAPOSED by the second half of the line where Iago’s intentions are portrayed as sadistic
