Othello quotes

Question 1

3 quotes to show othello being easily manipulated

Answer 1

1. “The Moor is of free and open nature / That thinks men honest that but seem to be so” - iago
2. “Will as tenderly be led by th’ nose/ as asses are” - iago

3.”A man he is of honesty and trust”

Question 2

2 quotes to show Othello and desdemona’s unsupported marriage

Answer 2

1.”if it were now to die/ ‘Twere now to be most happy” - O to Des

2. “she loved me for the dangers i had passed / And i loved her that she did pity them”

Question 3

3 quotes to show Othellos otherness

Answer 3

1.”An old black ram is tupping your white ewe” - iago

2. “Your son-in-law is more fair than black” - duke

3.”Not to affect many proposed matches/ of her own clime, complexion and degree”

Question 4

2 Quotes to show Iagos distaste for job ranks

Answer 4

1.”we cannot all be masters, nor all masters/ cannot truly be followed”

2.”preferment goes. y letter and affection/ And not by that old gradation”

Question 5

2 quotes to show iagos manipulative tendencies

Answer 5

1.” i am not what i am”

2.”But I, for mere suspicion in that kind,/ Will do as if for surety”

Question 6

2 quotes showing iagos hatred for othello

Answer 6

1. ” I hate the moor”
2. “I do suspect the lusty Moor/ Hath leapt into my seat”.

Question 7

2 Quotes to show Othello’s military nature

Answer 7

1.“Horribly stuffed with epithets of war.” - iago

2. “she must die else shell betray more men”

Question 8

language techniques + analysis of
“Horribly stuffed with epithets of war.”

Answer 8

Epithet – phrase (adjective, noun). (about Othello) use of Horribly (adverb) shows that Iago is mocking of Othello’s war like nature.

immediately leads the audience to believe that Othello is arrogant, boastful, and brimming with exaggerated tales of his heroic battles (act 1 scene 1)

Question 9

language techniques + analysis of “Even now, now, very now, an old black ram/ is tupping your white ewe.”

Answer 9

Repetition of now, creates urgency he is trying to get Brabantio out of bed. Both animal and color imagery. Debasing Othello, bringing him down / disrespecting by comparing him to an animal. Color imagery accentuates Othello’s otherness.

Question 10

language techniques + analysis of
“I do suspect the lusty Moor/ Hath leapt into my seat”.

Answer 10

In these lines, Iago uses a euphemism (“leaped into my seat”) to express his suspicion that Othello has slept with his wife, Emilia

Question 11

language techniques + analysis of
“the Moor Is of free and open nature/ That thinks men honest that but seems so”.

Answer 11

Another of his evil characteristics – is able to see positive qualities as signs of weakness or as flaws.

Question 12

language techniques + analysis of
Iago’s willingness to act on “suspicion… as if for surety”.

Answer 12

Suggests there is an inherent evil nature to his character. Ironically this is exactly what Iago is able to convince Othello to do.

Question 13

language techniques + analysis of
“Preferment goes by letter and affection / And not by that old gradation”

Answer 13

motive for disliking Othello and Cassio. Thinks that Cassio has been promoted unfairly and based on bias

Question 14

fancy word to describe iago

Answer 14

Machiavellian

Question 15

language techniques + analysis of
I am not what I am.”

Answer 15

Allusion is words of God (I am that I am), turned into a negative, meaning he is deceptive.
This directly juxtaposes Iago against God, enforcing him as a Satan-like figure

Question 16

language techniques + analysis of
“We cannot all be masters, nor all masters / cannot be truly followed.”

Answer 16

repetition.
The contrasting syntax of “masters” and “cannot” emphasizes the idea betrayal and makes the line memorable for the audience.

Question 17

language techniques + analysis of
“She loved me for the dangers I had passed/ And I loved her that she did pity them”

Answer 17

– Othello summing up why they fell in love, the basis of their relationship, it’s not founded on long deep connection, it has begun very quickly. Maybe she is falling in love with the idea of Othello rather than the real him.
Shakespeare’s use of parallelism in the grammatical structures of these two lines, as well as perfect iambic pentameter, accentuates the harmony and togetherness of Othello and Desdemona’s love.

Question 18

language techniques + analysis of
“ If it were now to die,/ ‘Twere now to be most happy”

Answer 18

He would be happy to die now that he is with Desdemona, looking at how Othello is very fickle with his emotions, in a few scenes time he is plotting to kill her.
ironic

Question 19

language techniques + analysis of
“And will as tenderly be led by th’ nose/ as assess are.”

Answer 19

metaphor
Connotation: Othello is gullible, stupid because he will be dumbly misled by Iago.
Iago will subtly mislead Othello, so Othello will feel convinced of his wife’s
infidelity and will not be suspicious of Iago

Question 20

cant find a language technique what to do

Answer 20

word choice, name word class, connotations, tone