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Othello Quotes Flashcards

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Nigerian critic Ben Orki testifies that Othello is a play that revolves around race he states that…

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‘If it did not begin as a play about race then its history has made it one’

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From the very beginning racist slurs are used to refer to Othello. His name is not even used for the first scene – he is only referred to as ……… branding him by his race

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‘his moorship’ or ‘thick lips’

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When he is found with Desdemona it is referred to as a ……….. - very derogatory and compares black Othello to an animal or beast dehumanising him

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‘black ram tupping a white ewe’ or ‘beast with two backs’

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Iago refers to the love between Othello and Desdemona as ………… showing the way that interracial relationships were frowned upon

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‘against all rules of nature’

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There are also running motifs of black imagery compared with the purer white imagery…

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‘fair angel’ ‘black devil’

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Blackness throughout the play is linked with sin…..

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‘when devils will the blackest sin put on’

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Pathetic fallacy used to illustrate blackness and darkness with sin – last scene in the dark – murder…

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“enter Othello with a light’

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Juxtapositions in Act 5 Scene 2 ………… imagery draws emphasis to a true contrast of good and bad and suggests, from Emelia, the most open and forward-thinking character in the play that black is worse than white showing the extent of racism in the play

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‘water and fire’ ‘false and true’ ‘black and white’

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In the same way racist slurs are used sexist slurs are thrown at the women in the play with even husbands calling their wives ……… meaning prostitutes

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‘strumpets’ and ‘Guinea-hens’

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Emelia, who comes across as a ‘feminist’ kind of characters even states she wants nothing but …………. which illustrates the ‘duty’ for women to live for their man

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‘to please Iago’s fantasy’

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Fully before its time – feminist monologue standing up for the rights of women…..

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‘Let husbands know their wives have sense like them’

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She speaks for what she believes in and stands up for herself ……..

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‘I will not charm my tongue, I am bound to speak’

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Emilia blames any women’s unfaithfulness on the way men set an example ……..

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‘the ills we do, their ills instruct us so’

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Othello uses affectionate language towards Desdemona ……

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“O my soul’s joy”

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Othello states that in another life no one would be able to make him as happy as Desdemona …….

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“If I were to die now, not another comfort like this succeeds in unknown fate”

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Even Iago who hates Othello recognises the love between Desdemona and Othello love …..

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“I dare say he’ll prove to Desdemona a most dear husband”

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Othello foreshadows the destruction to come when he begins to hate Desdemona …..

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“when I love thee not, chaos is come again”

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Iago’s lies begin to make Othello confused and not know whether to believe that Desdemona has been unfaithful or not ………

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“I think my wife be honest and think she is not”

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Violet thoughts as Othello deteriorates …..

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“I’ll tear her to pieces”

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Violent thoughts turn to murderous thoughts ….

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“some swift means of death for the fair devil”

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In Act 4 Scene 1 Othello reaches his nadir in deterioration when he …..

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“falls in a trance”

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In Act 4 Scene 1 ……. when losing his temper

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“He strikes her”

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He uses profanity and offences language towards Desdemona (contrast to his affectionate language in Act 1) …….

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“Strumpet” “Cunning whore of Venice”

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His internal conflict builds up while he decides whether to kill her or not in a soliloquy in Act 4 Scene 2 …..

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“Yet I’ll not shed her blood, yet she must die”

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His anger builds up as he breaks into tears and in Act 5 Scene 2 he ……..

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“he smothers her”

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Even after killing her he insults her ……

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“she was a whore, she was as false as water”

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Desdemona is asleep in a dark bedchamber …..

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“enter Othello with a light and Desdemona in bed”

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Desdemona being in bed highlights her vulnerable position and also contrasts the opening that the two were found in bed together carrying out acts of love when this time they are about to carry out acts of pure hate ……

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“strangle her in bed”

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The darkness reflects evil and also illustrates the black and white imagery throughout the play with Othello and Desdemona referred to as ……

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a black ram” and “a white ewe”

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As she prepares for bed in Act V, Desdemona sings a song about a woman who is betrayed by her lover. ….

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“I called my love false love but what said he then”

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The song’s lyrics suggest that both men and women are unfaithful to one another …..

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“If I court moe women, you’ll couch with moe men”

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To Desdemona, the song seems to represent a melancholy and resigned acceptance of Othello’s actions ……

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“Let nobody blame him, his scorn I approve”

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The women he once loved he now wants her killed brutally

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“hand her ill chop her to messes”

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His internal conflict builds up while he decides whether to kill her or not in a soliloquy in Act 4 Scene 2 …….

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“Yet I’ll not shed her blood, yet she must die”

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Othello seems intent upon dwelling in beautiful images and poetic metaphors to hide the ugliness and wrongness of his actions and focussing on her pureness and whiteness despite his black and evil deed ……

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“that whiter skin of hers than snow”

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His anger builds up as he breaks into tears and in Act 5 Scene 2 he ……..

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“he smothers her”

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Even after killing her he insults her

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“she was a whore, she was as false as water”

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In Othello’s last speech we still see his internal conflict and corrupted mind he states he is ……….. although we see that jealousy is undoubtably his hamartia.

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“not easily jealous”

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He also says he is one who ………… however, Othello found it difficult to be sorry for killing his wife, until he found out that his motives were wrong

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“drops tears as fast as the Arabian trees their med’cinable gum”

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Iago’s façade of being ‘honest’ throughout the play is torn down
Emelia’s real honesty wins over Iago’s lies ………

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“I will speak as Liberal as the North”

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Iago goes from ……… to …….

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‘honest Iago’ to ‘Villainous Iago’

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Lodovico tells Iago to look upon the consequences of his evil acts and sentences him to a life of torture but not to death as living with his guilt was deemed much worse ……..

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“the torture, o enforce it”

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At the beginning Othello speaks with authority and a in a calm, level-headed nature ……..

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“keep up your bright swords for the dew will rust them”

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Othello is measured when responding to Brabantio’s He is honoured and respected ……

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“my services which I have done the Signory shall out-tongue his complaints”

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Othello is looked upon highly by other characters

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“the valiant moor”

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Othello shows his weaknesses to Iago ……

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“passion, having my best judgement collied, assays to lead the way”

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Othello begins to get provoked by Iago’s manipulation ……..

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“by heaven I know thy thoughts”

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Othello still remains noble in spite of what Iago tells him…….

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“I’ll see before I doubt; when I doubt, prove”

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Iago gets him exactly where he wants him; conflicted and confused ……

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“I think my wife be honest, and think she is not”

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Violent thoughts begin to corrupt Othello’s mind ………

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“my bloody thoughts, with violent pace”

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In Act 4 Scene 1 Othello reaches his nadir in deterioration when he ……..

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“falls in a trance”

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Even Othello sees his own deterioration …….

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“that demi-devil hath ensnared my soul and body”

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Lodovico who has been with Othello since the beginning is used as a narrative device to show how much he has changed from ………. to ………..

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“worthy general” to “most unfortunate man”

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