Cassio Flashcards

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Cassio prays for Othello’s safety

A

‘O, let the heavens give him defence against the elements’

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2
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alliterative polite term for Desdemona

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‘The divine Desdemona’

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3
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Cassio’s breeding

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‘Tis my breeding that gives me this bold show of courtesy’

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4
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Cassio criticises Iago’s way of speaking

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‘you may relish him more in the soldier than in the scholar’

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5
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Cassio blindly trusts Iago’s ‘direction’

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‘Iago hath direction what to do’

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6
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perfection

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‘She is indeed perfection’

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7
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Cassio admits that he does not react well to alcohol

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‘I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking’

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Cassio speaks about religion and being saved

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‘there be souls must be saved, and there be souls must not be saved’

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9
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triad

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‘reputation, reputation, reputation!’

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10
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Cassio loses all respect and self-respect and feels dehumanised by his actions

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‘I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial’

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Cassio speaks harshly to Bianca, unhappy at her allegations

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‘Throw your vile guesses in the devil’s teeth, from whence you have them.’’

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12
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Alas poor….

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‘Alas, poor caitiff!’

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13
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Cassio speaks degradingly about Bianca

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‘I marry her! what? a customer!’

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14
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Cassio mocks Bianca

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‘So hangs, and lolls, and weeps upon me’

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Cassio infantilises Bianca and speaks to her in a patronising tone

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‘my sweet Bianca! how now! how now!’

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