Act Three, Scene Three pt.1 Flashcards
D: I will do all my abilities in thy behalf
> he will do everything in her power to have him reinstated
she will walk into Iago’s trap - certain
vehemence and persistence
I: Ha, I like not that
I: I cannot think it
I: So guiltylike
> remarks and insinuations
first ploys of his plot
particular interpretation
planting seed for alter suggestions
O: Perdition catch my soul but I do love thee
> totality of his love
Act Two - her beauty calms the storm
O: And when I love thee not chaos is come again
> dramatically powerful
placed just before his love is destroyed
cosmic dimension, reversal of the creation process
love links to the divine force
opposition of light and darkness
Iago is devilish - reverses God’s work
I: Know of your love
> tentative
implicit connection to earlier remarks
emotionally stir up Othello - not being forthright
O: These stops of thine afright me
> confirms Othello already disturbed by hesitation
O: Monster in thy thought
O: Shut up in thy brain some horrible conceit
> reference to ‘monstrous birth’
dangerous creature pent up about to be released
ambiguous entity
characters always on the cusp of discovery
I: My lord, you know I love you
> confirms Othello’s trust
O: And weigh’st thy words
> Iago typically careful with words
I: Men should be what they seem
> generalised statement
Imply Cassio may not be
dramatic irony
characters deceived by outward appearances
I: I think Cassio’s an honest man
> apprehensive dialogue
feigning his own concern
I: Honest, my lord?
> violating adjacency pairs
Iago has more power
repetition creates reverberating effect
I: Good name [..] is the immediate jewel of their souls
> AO3 - Jacobean monetary value in jewels
without a good name you are nothing
speaks of importance of reputation after mocking Cassio
Othello insecurity as a ‘Moor’
all Othello has to make him respected
I: Beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on
> monster - reoccurring concept; abstract
strong warning
I: That cuckold lives in bliss
> explicitly brings up cheating
Jacobean fear - if you were cuckolded, horns grew out of your head
I: I speak not yet of proof
> honest, plants suspicion
cautions Othello of manipulation
Machiavellian
I: In Venice [..] they dare not show their husbands
> typical of Venetians
weaponizing Othello’s outsider status
engineered
O: Dost thou say so
> insecurity
ploy is working
indicates vulnerability
I: She did deceive her father marrying you
> critical fact
obscures Othello’s perspective - gives him proof
I: For too much loving you
O: I am bound to thee forever
> Iago flattery
intense bond
Othello complete trust
O: And yet how nature erring from itself-
> questions out loud
pauses
assertion of Desdemona’s honesty juxtaposed
I: Matches of her own clime, complexion and degree
> Iago immediately latches onto the point
mentions skin colour
rhetorical power - triadic structure
O: Let me know more
> active participant in scheme
complicit in own downfall
I: Note if your lady strain his entertainment
> knows she will help Cassio
suggests there is more to be revealed
as if shielding O from something
O: Exchange me for a goat
> animal imagery
jealousy makes a man irrational like an animal
I: Ay, there’s the point
> bolsters the doubt
I: A will most rank
> D’s lascivious inclinations
still doesn’t receive angered response - how far he succeeded in unsettling O’s faith
I: Oft my jealousy shapes faults that are not
> mirroring Othello’s tendencies
element of truth (O+E)
vulnerable to gain trust
O: Not a jot
I: I fear it has
> emotional needling
manipulating O’s thoughts
Iago characterisation
> takes up more dialogue vs O’s short direct responses
uses flattery
speaks on inner workings of Venice - Othello’s insecurity
O: I’ll see before I doubt; when I doubt prove
> routine approach
pragmatic mentality
