Othello Quotes

Question 1

Who says, ‘I am not what I am.’?

Answer 1

Iago, Act 1, Scene 1

Question 2

Who warns Othello about Desdemona’s deceit?

Answer 2

‘Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see: She has deceived her father, and may thee.’

Brabantio, Act 1, Scene 3

Question 3

What does Desdemona say about her duty?

Answer 3

‘My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty.’

Desdemona, Act 1, Scene 3

Question 4

What does the Duke of Venice say about Othello?

Answer 4

‘If virtue no delighted beauty lack, your son-in-law is far more fair than black.’

Duke of Venice, Act 1, Scene 3

Question 5

What does Iago say about his feelings towards Othello?

Answer 5

‘I hate the Moor, and it is thought abroad that ’twixt my sheets he has done my office.’

Iago, Act 1, Scene 3

Question 6

What metaphor does Iago use regarding will and bodies?

Answer 6

‘Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners.’

Iago, Act 1, Scene 3

Question 7

What exclamation does Iago make?

Answer 7

‘Blessed fig’s-end!’

Iago, Act 1, Scene 3

Question 8

What does Iago say about playing and working?

Answer 8

‘You rise to play and go to bed to work.’

Iago, Act 2, Scene 1

Question 9

What does Iago plan to do with Cassio?

Answer 9

‘With as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio.’

Iago, Act 2, Scene 1

Question 10

What does Iago say about Desdemona’s love for Othello?

Answer 10

‘The wine she drinks is made of grapes: if she had been blessed, she would never have loved the Moor.’

Iago, Act 2, Scene 1

Question 11

What does Iago say about tuning and music?

Answer 11

‘O, you are well tuned now! But I’ll set down the pegs that make this music.’

Iago, Act 2, Scene 1

Question 12

What does Iago say he will do to Othello?

Answer 12

‘I’ll pour this pestilence into his ear.’

Iago, Act 2, Scene 3

Question 13

What does Cassio lament about his reputation?

Answer 13

‘Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation!’

Cassio, Act 2, Scene 3

Question 14

What does Iago say he will do to Desdemona’s virtue?

Answer 14

‘So will I turn her virtue into pitch, and out of her own goodness make the net that shall enmesh them all.’

Iago, Act 2, Scene 3

Question 15

What warning does Iago give about jealousy?

Answer 15

‘O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.’

Iago, Act 3, Scene 3

Question 16

What does Iago say about trifles and jealousy?

Answer 16

‘Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.’

Iago, Act 3, Scene 3

Question 17

What internal conflict does Othello express?

Answer 17

‘I think my wife be honest, and think she is not; I think that thou art just, and think thou art not.’

Othello, Act 3, Scene 3

Question 18

What does Iago say about Desdemona’s past?

Answer 18

‘She did deceive her father, marrying you.’

Iago, Act 3, Scene 3

Question 19

What does Othello say about his state of mind?

Answer 19

‘Farewell the tranquil mind! Farewell content!’

Othello, Act 3, Scene 3

Question 20

What does Othello demand from Iago?

Answer 20

‘Villain, be sure thou prove my love a whore, be sure of it, give me the ocular proof.’

Othello, Act 3, Scene 3

Question 21

What curse does Othello mention about marriage?

Answer 21

‘O curse of marriage, that we can call these delicate creatures ours, and not their appetites!’

Othello, Act 3, Scene 3

Question 22

What does Iago say about Othello’s change?

Answer 22

‘The Moor already changes with my poison.’

Iago, Act 3, Scene 3

Question 23

What does Othello demand from Iago regarding Desdemona?

Answer 23

‘Give me a living reason she’s disloyal.’

Othello, Act 3, Scene 3

Question 24

What does Othello call for in his rage?

Answer 24

‘Arise, black vengeance, from the hollow hell!’

Othello, Act 3, Scene 3

Question 25

What does Othello say about his hand?

Answer 25

'This hand is moist, my lady.' ## Footnote Othello, Act 3, Scene 4

Question 26

What metaphor does Emilia use about men and women?

Answer 26

'They are all but stomachs, and we all but food: they eat us hungerly, and when they are full, they belch us.' ## Footnote Emilia, Act 3, Scene 4

Question 27

What does Othello say he will do to Desdemona?

Answer 27

'I will chop her into messes! Cuckold me!' ## Footnote Othello, Act 4, Scene 1

Question 28

What does Othello say about Desdemona's tears?

Answer 28

'Each drop she falls would prove a crocodile.' ## Footnote Othello, Act 4, Scene 1

Question 29

What does Iago suggest Othello do to Desdemona?

Answer 29

'Strangle her in her bed, even the bed she hath contaminated.' ## Footnote Iago, Act 4, Scene 1

Question 30

What does Lodovico question about Othello?

Answer 30

'Is this the noble Moor whom our full senate call all-in-all sufficient?' ## Footnote Lodovico, Act 4, Scene 1

Question 31

What does Desdemona say about Othello's command?

Answer 31

'He hath commanded me to go to bed, and bade me to dismiss you.' ## Footnote Desdemona, Act 4, Scene 3

Question 32

What does Emilia say about wives and husbands?

Answer 32

'Let husbands know their wives have sense like them: they see, and smell, and have their palates both for sweet and sour, as husbands have.' ## Footnote Emilia, Act 4, Scene 3

Question 33

What curse does Emilia invoke?

Answer 33

'If any wretch have put this in your head, let heaven requite it with the serpent’s curse!' ## Footnote Emilia, Act 4, Scene 2

Question 34

What does Othello say about Desdemona's fate?

Answer 34

'Yet she must die, else she’ll betray more men.' ## Footnote Othello, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 35

What does Desdemona plead for?

Answer 35

'Have mercy on me!' ## Footnote Desdemona, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 36

What does Desdemona say before her death?

Answer 36

'Nobody; I myself. Farewell: Commend me to my kind lord.' ## Footnote Desdemona, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 37

What does Emilia say about Desdemona and Othello?

Answer 37

'O, the more angel she, and you the blacker devil!' ## Footnote Emilia, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 38

What does Emilia question about Othello's accusations?

Answer 38

'My husband say that she was false?' ## Footnote Emilia, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 39

What does Emilia exclaim about ignorance?

Answer 39

'O gull! O dolt! As ignorant as dirt!' ## Footnote Emilia, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 40

What does Emilia say about villainy?

Answer 40

'Villainy, villainy, villainy! I think upon’t, I think I smell’t: O villainy!' ## Footnote Emilia, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 41

What does Emilia declare about speaking the truth?

Answer 41

'I will not charm my tongue; I am bound to speak.' ## Footnote Emilia, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 42

What does Emilia say about Desdemona's love?

Answer 42

'Moor, she was chaste; she loved thee, cruel Moor.' ## Footnote Emilia, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 43

What does Othello lament at the end?

Answer 43

'O fool! fool! fool!' ## Footnote Othello, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 44

What does Othello say before his death?

Answer 44

'I kissed thee ere I killed thee: no way but this, killing myself, to die upon a kiss.' ## Footnote Othello, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 45

What does Lodovico say about the situation?

Answer 45

'This is thy work. The object poisons sight! Let it be hid.' ## Footnote Lodovico, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 46

What does Iago say about knowledge?

Answer 46

'Demand me nothing. What you know, you know. From this time forth I never will speak word.' ## Footnote Iago, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 47

What does Emilia say about foolish husbands?

Answer 47

'What should such a fool do with so good a wife?' ## Footnote Emilia, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 48

What does Iago say after being wounded?

Answer 48

'I bleed, sir, but not killed.' ## Footnote Iago, Act 5, Scene 2

Question 49

What does Othello say about his service to the state?

Answer 49

'I have done the state some service, and they know’t.' ## Footnote Othello, Act 5, Scene 2