Marriage Quotes Flashcards
Brabantio confronts Othello for eloping with Desdemona, he accuses Othello of stealing Desdemona, as if she is a piece of property that has been unlawfully taken away from him.
“O, thou foul thief, where has thou stowed my daughter?”
Brabantio insists that Othello must have enchanted Desdemona. Brabantio’s objection to his daughters marriage to a black man gives voices to fears of miscegenation
“Thou hast enchanted her!”
When Iago wants to make Othello suspect Desdemona’s been unfaithful, he suggests a woman who disobeys and deceives her father is likely to indulge in adultery.
Othello sees Desdemona’s willingness to elope as a prelude to her infidelity.
Othello’s sexist assumption leave him vulnerable to Iago’s plotting.
“She did deceive her father, marrying you”