Othello Act 1 PREP Flashcards
“Mere prattle without practice / Is all his soldiership.” (Quote) ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Speaker: Iago
Context: HE THOUGHT HE WAS QUALIFIED. But he didn’t get that job. The other job was given to Cassio. He is not happy about it.
Significance: Iago says Cassio is all knowledge, but not truly smart. Iago has both! He is making it clear that he has proven himself, he has experience in these matters.
In Act 1 Scene 1
“I follow him to serve my turn upon him.” (Moment) ⭐️⭐️
Speaker: Iago
Context:
Significance: Iago is telling us that he will pretend to be loyal to Othello and planning to do revenge in behind. It shows how calculated and cunning Iago is.
In Act 1 Scene 1
“I am not what I am.” (Quote) ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Speaker: Iago
Context: Iago is going to do some shocking things to destroy Othelllo without him noticing that.
Significance: DRAMATIC IRONY because we, as the audience, know more than the characters. However, the character literally warned us that he is not honest and not what he seems.
In Act 1 Scene 1
“Even now, now, very now, an old black ram / Is tupping your white ewe.” (Moment) ⭐️⭐️
Speaker: Iago
Context: Iago is dramatic and said Othello stole his daughter and had sex with her. He wants Brobantio to be irritated at Othello.
Significance: Iago refers to Othello as a black ram and Desdemona as a white lamb to slander Othello.This even further shows how Iago is racist.
In Act 1 Scene 1
2 things Brabantio is going to do in Act 1 Scene 2?
: 1. Force a divorce / 2. Punish Othello and Desdemona for going behind his back.
In Act 1 Scene 2
“Not I. I must be found.” (Moment) ⭐️
Speaker: Othello
Context: Iago advices Othello to hide because Brobantio organizes an army to search out.
Significance: Othello says he won’t go hide like how Iago tells him to do because he wants to be found. It shows how confident he is in this moment, which will bring them to tell Brobantio how good of a match he is for Desdemona.
In Act 1 Scene 2
How does Othello be admired from the duke in Act 1 Scene 2?
: The fact that he is given such a high position and that the Duke relies on him shows that his abilities far outweigh his race.
In Act 1 Scene 2
“Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom / Of such a thing as though–to fear, not to delight!” (2 things) ⭐️
Speaker: Brobantio
1) She would not have risked her reputation by running off with Othello. 2) Brabantio is opposed to interracial marriage.
In Act 1 Scene 2
“So much duty as my mother who’d / To you, preferring you before her father, / so much I challenge that I may profess / Due to the Moor, my lord.” (Moment) ⭐️⭐️
Speaker: Desdemona
Context: Desdemona says that as her mom picked her husband and was loyal to Brabentio, now she chose her husband like her mom.
Significance: Although Desdemona seems a good character in this play, she still used a term that she shouldn’t use.
In Act 1 Scene 3
What advice did Duke give and how did Brabantio respond in Act 1 Scene 3? (Questions) ⭐️⭐️⭐
**“He bears the sentence well, that nothing bears.” **
The duke said something bad happend, just move on.
In Act 1 Scene 3
“Nor I. I would not there reside / To put my father in impatient thoughts.” (Moment) ⭐️⭐️
Speaker: Desdemona
Context: The duke orders Othello immediately to Cyprus and Desdemona wants to follow Othello.
Significance: Desdemona says that she doesn’t want to be at her father’s house because she thinks it would just make him angry. This shows Desdemona is not a meek or quiet woman. She doesn’t fit the stereotypes of the time.
In Act 1 Scene 3
“So please your Grace, my ancient; / A man he is of honesty and trust. To his conveyance I assign my wife.” (Moment) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🔥
Speaker: Othello
Context: Othello gives Iago the duty of conveying Desdemona to Cyprus.
Significance: Othello says that honest and trustworthy, Iago, he can not only take care of Othello’s life, but he can be the person who attends the meeting and gives Othello all the important information. Iago is so good at manipulating. No one is really able to suspect that he is dishonest or that he is not trustworthy.
In Act 1 Scene 3
“Do you perceive in all this noble company / Where most you owe obedience?” (Quote) ⭐️⭐️
Speaker: Brabantio
Context: Brabantio is asking who Desdemona is going to choose here.
Significance: He has so much confidence in her daughter.
In Act 1 Scene 3
“Your son-in-law is far more fair than black.” (Moment) ⭐️⭐️🔥
Speaker: Duke
Context: The duke orders Othello immediately to Cyprus and Desdemona wants to follow Othello to Cyprus.
Significance: The duke is saying that Othello is just a better version among black people. You can see racial moments that we don’t necessarily need when they are talking about good moments about Othello.
In Act 1 Scene 3
“Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see; She has deceived her father, and may thee.” (Quote) ⭐️⭐️🔥
Speaker: Brobantio
Context: The duke orders Othello immediately to Cyprus and Desdemona wants to follow Othello, not listening to what her father says.
Significance: Since Desdemona wasn’t faithful to her father, Brobantio says she has the power to screw him over too.
In Act 1 Scene 3
