Othello 4.2 Flashcards
“to wager
she is honest, lay down my soul at stake.”-Emilia
- Othello wont listen to anything good about Desdemona, only the bad
- By this point his head is filled with way too many jealous thoughts to see sense
“If any wretch
have put this in your head, let heaven requite it with the serpent’s curse!”-Emilia
-Emilia knows that these thoughts come from no evidence and that the logical explanation is that they have been planted there by someone
“This is
a subtle whore”-Othello
-he is finding any way to not believe the good things about Desdemona as his jealousy is rooted firm in his head
“Impudent
strumpet”-Othello
-This insult shows the lack of respect Othello has for his wife and how he has no regard for her feelings of opinions in this matter, no matter how many times she pleaded innocent
“How have I
been behav’d that he might stick the smallest opinion on my least misuse?”-Desdemona
-Desdemona is sure of her innocence, and is blinded by her innocence to see what might have caused Othello’s change in behaviour
Beshrew him
for’t! How comes this trick upon him?”-Iago
-Shows Iago’s two faced nature and the fluidity with which he can lie and have people believe him
“Hath she
forsook so many noble matches, her father, and her country, and her friends, to be call’d whore?”-Emilia
- characterisation of Emilia, shows how much she cares fro Desdemona
- leading to Emilia risking her life to out the truth in act 5 scene 2
“I will be
hang’d if some eternal villain”-Emilia
“to get some office, have not devis’d this slander”-Emilia
-Exactly correct
-dramatic irony as all that needs to be figured out is who
-shows Iago’s ability to cover his tracks and remain indiscoverable in his plan
“there is no
such man; it is impossible”-Iago
- dramatic irony
- shows how much of a convincing liar Iago is and
- builds tension and you know it is going to be hard to find out that it is Iago before something bad has happened
“The Moor’s abus’d
by some most villainous knave”-Emilia
- shows Iago’s composure to remain unnoticed
- Iago may be enjoying this showing the true nature of his wickedness
“You are
a fool, go to.”-Iago
-Iago is trying to quieten Emilia before she says to much or before she works out Iago’s involvement here
“It is
but so, I warrant”-Iago
- reassure Desdemona that Othello is only upset about “the business of the state”
- Shows Iago’s ability to keep all the elements of his plan under control and maintain unsuspicious as he does so
“If thou the next
night following enjoy not Desdemona, take me from this world of treachery, and devise engines for my life.”-Iago
- He manages to regain control of his plan for a little longer
- He now still has Roderigo to do his dirty work for him later on
- this shows the true nature of their relationship as Iago uses Roderigo
“I will show you
such a necessity in his death that you shall think yourself bound to put it on him.”-Iago
-Shows how good Iago is at manipulating peoples perceptions as he gets Roderigo to agree to something that he originally didn’t want to do
