Othello quotes Flashcards
Iago
theme of revenge
Key words: follow, serve
I follow him to serve my turn against him
Iago
Theme of deception
Key words: I, not
I am not what I am
Iago
Theme of race, love, role of women
Key words: Old, tupping
An old black ram is tupping your white ewe
Othello
Theme of nobility, valiance
Key words: found, manifest
I much be found. My parts, my title, and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly
Desdemona
Theme of role of women
Key words: Perceive, divided
I do perceive here a divided duty
Desdemona
theme of the role of women
Key words: Downright, fortunes, trumpet
That I did love the moor to live with him, my downright violence and storm of fortunes may trumpet to the world
Othello
theme of duplicity
Key words: ancient, trust
My ancient, a man he is of honesty and trust
Iago
Duplicity, deception, revenge
key words: web, ensnare
With as little web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio
Iago
Manipulation
Key words: reputation, deserving
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; often got without merit and lost without deserving
Othello
Foreshadowing
Love, chaos
But I do love thee! And when I love thee not, chaos is come again
Othello
Jealousy, manipulation
Key words: jealousy, monster, meat
O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green eyed monster that doth mock the meat it feeds on
Emilia
Role of women
Nothing, fantasy
I nothing but to please his fantasy
Othello
tragic downfall, uncertainty
Key words: Wife, not, thou
I think my wife be honest, and think she is not; I think that thou art just, and think that thou art not
Emilia
Role of women, love
Stomachs, food, hungerly
They are all but stomachs and we all but food; they eat us hungerly and when they are full they belch us
Othello
tragic downfall, race
Chop, into
I will chop her into messes
