Othello quotes Act 3 Scene 4

Question 1

Desdemona’s thoughts on Othello’s jealousy

Answer 1

made of no such baseness as jealous creatures
I think the sun where he was born drew all such humours from him

Question 2

O confronts D about handkerchief

Answer 2

egyptian= ethos= exotic token
(she) could almost read the thoughts of people= she cant hide = threat?
subdue my father= animal, I’s lexis, victimises men
if she lost it… gifted it= virginity? hint at C
fathers eye …spirits should hunt= I’s lexis
should hold her loathed = said this before= modal verb= duty, its fate/hate
she, dying= gaslighting
s.f. of magic= magic, sibyl, prophetic… = manipulation? = irony A1S3 denies this stereotype
structure= dramatic narrative= parallels A1S3

Question 3

The aftermath of the handkerchief fight

Answer 3

they are all but stomachs, and we all but food: they eat us hungerly, and when they are full they belch us
heaven keep that monster from Othello’s mind!
it is a monster begot upon itself, born of itself

Question 4

Cassio’s interaction with Bianca

Answer 4

my most fair Bianca
I’faith, sweet love…
O weary reckoning! (B) = atypical
take me this work out
throw your vile guesses in the devils teeth
you are jealous now
no, by my faith, Bianca
why, whose is it? (B)= unlike D questions Cassio directly