Brabantio Flashcards
‘Thou hasn’t enchanted her’
What act and what scene?
Act 1 scene 2
‘Thou hasn’t enchanted her’
Analysis
Assumes because of Othello’s race that he’s bewitched Desdemona to fall in love with him, he’s in disbelief.
‘stolen me and corrupted by spells and medicines’
What act and what scene?
Act 1 scene 2
‘stolen me and corrupted by spells and medicines’
Analysis
Accuses Othello of witchcraft suggest just how much he disapproves of the interracial marriage. ‘stolen and corrupted’ specifically Suggests Othello has coerced Desdemona into a relationship.
‘She has deceived her father, and may thee’
What act and what scene?
Act 1 scene 3
‘She has deceived her father, and may thee’
Analysis
Brabantio warns Othello that Desdemona is deceiving because shes tricked him and to be careful. This subconsciously affects Othello as he’s so quick to act on the impulse that she’s cheated.
Racially motivated quotes
‘O unhappy girl , with the moor say’s thou?’
‘To fall in love with what she feared to look at’
‘O thou foul thief where hast thou stowed my daughter’