OTHELLO- POOR USE OF LANGUAGE Flashcards
1
Q
Répétition, short lines, exclamation in one
A
»O, monstrous, monstrous!»
«Zounds!»
O misery!
2
Q
dark imagery
A
»death and damnation!»
« i will chop her into messes!»
3
Q
Mimic Iago (x3)
A
«Arise black vengeance, from thy hollow cell» - intention
« O love, thy crown and hearted «throne to tyrannous hate!»- hatred
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«O curse of marriage, that we can call these delicate creatures ours and not their appetites» - view of women
«This is a subtle whore, a closet of lock and key of villainous secrets»
4
Q
View of desdemona
A
«Damn her, lewd minx!»
«Fair devil»
«My love à whore»
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5
Q
refusal to investigate/ obsession with justice
A
»I’ll not expostulate with her, lest her body and beauty unprovide my mind again»
