EMILIA quotes

Question 1

“I nothing but […]

Answer 1

to please his fantasy.”

(III.iii)

Question 2

“They are all but stomachs, and […]

Answer 2

we all but food.”

(III.iv)

Question 3

“Why, we have galls, and though […]

Answer 3

we have some grace, yet we have some revenge.”

(IV.iii)

Question 4

“Tis proper I obey him, but […]

Answer 4

not now. Perchance, Iago, I will ne’er go home.”

(V.ii)

Question 5

“Let heaven and men and devils, […]

Answer 5

let them all, all, all, cry shame against me, yet I’ll speak.”

(V.ii)

Question 6

“But I do think it is their husbands’

Answer 6

faults if wives do fall.”

(IV.ii)

Question 7

“My wayward husband hath a […]

Answer 7

hundred times woo’d me to steal it.”

(III.iii)

Question 8

“She was too fond […]

Answer 8

of her most filthy bargain.”

(V.ii)

Question 9

“Is not this […]

Answer 9

man jealous?”

(III.iv)

Question 10

“I care not for thy sword - […]

Answer 10

I’ll make thee known, though I lost twenty lives.”

Question 11

“I nothing but to please his fantasy”
(III.iii)

Pg 133

Answer 11

• Very transactional
• Fantastical
• Will do everything to please him
• Shows women’s role
• At this point there is an innocence to Emilia – she doesn’t know his plan
• Aside
• Dramatic irony?
• She’s alone – her true thoughts?
  -Implied direction (we assume she bends down and picks it up etc)
• Symbolism of props (handkerchief becomes very important!)

Question 12

“They are all but stomachs, and we all but food.”
(III.iv)

Pg 153

Answer 12

• This is evidenced by Iago with his obsession w/ lust
• Shows a very troubled relationship between E and I. we can assume this has happened in their relationship and it explains why she’s so eager to please him
• E and I are equally cynical
• Shows malcontent?

Question 13

“Why, we have galls, and though we have some grace, Yet we have some revenge.”
(IV.iii)

Pg 209

Answer 13

• Powerful feminist statement about wives and the way they should be treated
• Definitely feelings of vengeance and calling out double standards
• Argument for equality. Feels quite motherly from Emilia. Trying to protect Des.
• Monologue
• Emilia dominates this scene with her almost motherly actions

Question 14

“‘Tis proper I obey him, but not now. Perchance, Iago, I will ne’er go home.” (V.ii)

Pg 243

Answer 14

• Higher moral imperative than obedience
• Their marriage has been destroyed
• She’s aware of what she’s supposed to do but goes against it
• catharsis

Question 15

“Let heaven and men and devils, let them all, All, all, cry shame against me, yet I’ll speak. (V.ii)

Pg 245

Answer 15

• Hyperbolic language
• Importance of showing the truth + emotion
• She is not to be deterred
• Catharsis

Question 16

“But I do think it is their husbands’ faults If wives do fall.” (IV.ii)

Pg 209

Answer 16

• Poetic
• Evident this is what has happened for her
• Famous monologue about women. Powerful feminist statement about wives and the way they should be treated
• malcontent
• Monologue
• Emilia dominates this scene with her almost motherly actions

Question 17

“My wayward husband hath a hundred times Woo’d me to steal it”
(III.iii)

Answer 17

• Presumably flirtatious
• Iago obviously resorts to manipulation within his marriage. Shows his lack of understanding of love
• Tragic waste – she’s trying to do what’s best for her marriage
• Aside
• Dramatic irony
• Symbolism of props- handkerchief is later the only ocular proof of Des’s “affair”

Question 18

“She was too fond of her most filthy bargain.”
(V.ii)

Pg 241

Answer 18

• Marriage to Othello
• She’s telling Othello off here.
• A cathartic vessel for the audience as she calls him out
• Othello is a physical threat – he will be stronger than her and yet she holds her own.
• Socially breaking expectations.
• Catharsis
• Tragic waste
• Helps lead to anagnorisis.

Question 19

“Is not this man jealous?” (III.iv)

Pg 153

Answer 19

• For Emilia and Des to relate to each other in this way, shows parallels between Othello and Iago
• It’s the first support Des is shown from another woman and first sign of friendship which is really important later. Des is incredibly isolated in this military world.
• Shows malcontent?

Question 20

“I care not for thy sword – I’ll make the known, Though I lost twenty lives.”

Pg 241

Answer 20

• He’s threatening her with his sword but she holds her own
• A very real threat. He’s just killed his wife.
• Shows a real strength with Emilia. The quieter Des gets, the more outspoken Emilia gets as she fights the injustice.
• She’s drawing attention to Othello’s murder.
• Language
• Those dominating – Emilia dominates despite the threat posed to her
• Implied directions – he’s pointing a sword at her