Othello: Act 1 Flashcards
I know my price, I am worth no worse a place
Iago to Roderigo
Forsooth, a great arithmetician,
One Michael Cassio, a Florentine
Iago to Roderigo
By heaven, I rather would have been his hangman
Roderigo to Iago
Why, there’s no remedy. ‘Tis the curse of service.
Iago to Roderigo
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation
Iago to Roderigo
I follow him to serve my turn upon him.
We cannot all be masters, nor all masters
Cannot be truly followed
Iago to Roderigo
Others there are
Who, trimmed in forms and visages of duty,
Keep yet their hearts attending on themselves
Iago to Roderigo
The native act and figure of my heart
65In compliment extern, ’tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
Iago to Roderigo
What a full fortune does the Thick-lips owe
Roderigo to Iago
Signior, is all your family within?
Roderigo to Brabatiano
My daughter is not for thee
Brabatiano to Roderigo
you’ll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse
Iago to Brabatiano
I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs
Iago to Brabantio
Fathers, from hence trust not your daughters’ minds
170By what you see them act. Is there not charms
Brabatiano to Roderigo
Let him do his spite.
My services which I have done the signiory
Shall out-tongue his complaints
Othello to Iago
Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them
Othello to Brabatiano
Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom
Of such a thing as thou
Brabatiano to Othello
That thou hast practiced on her with foul charms,
Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals
Brabatiano to Othello
Were it my cue to fight, I should have known it
Without a prompter.
Othello to Brabatiano
Valiant Othello, we must straight employ you
Against the general enemy Ottoman
Duke to Othello
