Othello- Relationship and Theme Quotes Flashcards
give 3 examples of racial prejudice in othello
Act 1 Scene 1, ‘an old black ram/ is tupping your white ewe’-
Act 1 Scene 3, ‘to fall in love with what she feared to look on?’
Act 3 Scene 3, ‘haply for I am black/ and have not those soft parts of conversation
give 4 examples of jealousy in Othello
acts 1, 2, 3, 5
Act 1 Scene 1, ‘my daughter is not for thee’- Brabantio
Act 2 Scene 3, ‘I’ll pour this pestilence into his ear’- Iago
Act 3 Scene 3, ‘it is the green-eyed monster which doth mocks the meat it feeds on’- Iago
Act 5, Scene 2, ‘Yet she must die, else she’ll betray more men.’
give 4 examples of manhood, honour and reputation
acts 1, 2, 3, 4
Act 1 Scene 3, ‘Rude am I in my speech’- Othello
Act 2 Scene 3, ‘Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial.’- Cassio
Act 3 Scene 3, ‘Good name in man and woman, dear my lord,
Is the immediate jewel of their souls.’- Iago
Act 4, Scene 1, ‘A horned man’s a monster and a beast.’ -Othello
give 4 examples of appearance vs reality in othello
acts 1, 2, 3, 5
Act 1, Scene 1, ‘But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
For daws to peck at. I am not what I am.’ -Iago
Act 2, Scene 1, ‘Oh heavy ignorance! Thou praisest the worst best.’ -Desdemona
Act 3, Scene 3, ‘Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul/ But I do love thee! -Othello
Act 5, Scene 2, ‘”I told him what I thought, and told no more/ Than what he found himself was apt and true.” -Iago
give 4 examples of womandhood and sexuality in othello
acts 1, 2, 3, 4
Act 1, Scene 1, ‘Your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs.’ - Iago
Act 2, Scene 1, ‘You rise to play, and go to bed to work.’ -Iago
Act 3, Scene 4, ‘Give me your hand: this hand is moist, my lady.’ Othello
Act 4. Scene 3, ‘Her honor is an essence that’s not seen;/ They have it very oft that have it not’ -Iago
describe desdemona and Othello’s relationship at the start of the play and 2 quotes to show this
Strong relationship:
Act 1, Scene 3, ‘She loved me for the dangers I had passed, / And I loved her that she did pity them.’ -Othello
Act 1, Scene 3, ‘to his honours and his valiant parts / Did I my soul and fortunes consecrate’ -Desdemona
describe desdemona and othello’s relationship at the middle of the play and 1 quote to back it up
Desdemona and Othello grow further apart as Othello starts to suspect she is in love with Cassio. She doesn’t understand what’s happening and keeps talking to him about Cassio, which makes it worse. Othello wants to see proof that she has been unfaithful.
Act 3, Scene 3, ‘‘I’ll see before I doubt; when I doubt, prove; / And, on the proof, there is no more but this: / Away at one with love or jealousy!’ -Othello
describe othello and desdemona’s relationship towards the end of the play and a quote to show this
Desdemona and Othello’s relationship is strained by the end of Act 3. Othello believes she is in love with Cassio and when she lies about her handkerchief he thinks it’s evidence against her. Desdemona doesn’t understand why he’s acting so strangely and Othello starts to talk to Iago about her death.
Act 3, Scene 3, ‘‘I will withdraw / To furnish me with some swift means of death / For the fair devil’ -Othello
describe othello and desdemona’s relationship at the end of the play and 2 quotes to show this
Desdemona and Othello’s relationship breaks down completely. In Act 4 he hits her in front of everybody and in Act 5 kills her in their bedroom.
Act 5, Scene 2, ‘she must die, else she’ll betray more men’ -Othello
Act 5, Scene 2, ‘Why I should fear I know not, / Since guiltiness I know not; but yet I feel fear.’ -Othello
describe iago and emilia’s relationship at the start of the play and 1 quote to show this
Iago and Emilia don’t appear to have a very strong relationship at the start of the play. He talks very negatively about her and their relationship.
Act 2, Scene 1, ‘She puts her tongue a little in her heart, / And chides with thinking.’
describe iago and emilia’s relationship in the middle of the play and 2 quotes to show this
Iago and Emilia’s relationship seems slightly stronger in Act 3 when Emilia takes Desdemona’s handkerchief to help Iago. She doesn’t know why he wants it, but she knows it will make him happy.
Act 3, Scene 3, ‘I’ll have the work ta’en out, / And give’t Iago; what he will do with it / Heaven knows, not I - / I nothing, but to please his fantasy.’
Act 3, Scene 3, ‘A good wench! Give it me
describe iago and emilia’s relationship at the end of the play and 1 quote to show thsi
Iago and Emilia’s relationship ends when he kills her to silence her and stop her telling everyone what she has done. Emilia is the first character to realise Desdemona has died for no reason and to accuse Iago.
Act 5, Scene 2, Emilia: ‘She did give it Cassio? No, alas, I found it, / And I did give’t my husband.’ Iago: ‘Filth, thou liest!’
describe desdemona and emilia’s relationship at the start of the play
Emilia is appointed as maid to Desdemona by Othello at the end of Act 1.
describe emilia and desdemona’s relationship in the middle of the play and 2 quotes to show this
When Desdemona drops her handkerchief, Emilia picks it up and gives it to Iago. When Desdemona later asks:
Act 3, Scene 4, ‘Where should I lose that handkerchief, Emilia?’
Emilia replies
‘I know not, madam’ (3:4)
Even though she knows how upset Desdemona is about the handkerchief, Emilia lies.
describe emilia and desdemona’s relationship towards the end of the play and 1 quote to show this
Desdemona has learned to trust Emilia and they have a quite open discussion about
Act 4, Scene 1‘these men, these men’
describe emilia and desdemona’s relationship at the end of the play and 1 quote to show this
Emilia’s last words are defending Desdemona:
Act 5, Scene 2, ‘Moor, she was chaste, she loved thee, cruel Moor’
describe othello and iago’s relationship at the start of the play and 2 quotes to show this
In Act 1, Othello believes Iago is honest and trustworthy.
At the end of Act 1, when he sets off to fight the Turks, he entrusts his new wife to Iago’s care:
Act 1, Scene 3, ‘Honest Iago / My Desdemona must I leave to thee’
Iago makes it very clear to the audience, however that he will use Othello’s trust against him:
Act 1, Scene 3, ‘He holds me well / The better shall my purpose work on him’
describe othello and iago’s relationship just before the middle of the play and 1 quote to show this
In Act 2, Othello trusts that Iago is loyal both to him and to Cassio and has no idea Iago caused the fight Cassio gets into with Montano.
Act 2, Scene 3, ‘I know Iago / Thy honesty and love doth mince this matter, / Making it light to Cassio.’
describe othello and iago’s relationship in the middle of the play and 1 quote to show this
Othello places so much trust in Iago’s honesty and loyalty that he believes Iago’s suggestions that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair rather than trust in the loyalty of his wife and his lieutenant.
Act 3, Scene 3, ‘This fellow’s of exceeding honesty’
describe othello and iago’s relationship towards the end of the play and 1 quote to show this
Othello is shocked that Iago betrayed his trust so badly and calls him a:
Act 5, Scene 2, ‘demi-devil’ that ‘hath thus ensnared my soul and body’
describe othello and cassio’s relationship at the start of the play and 1 quote to show this
As the play begins, we learn that Othello has recently promoted Cassio to be his lieutenant. We also later learn that Othello trusted Cassio to carry messages between him and Desdemona before they were married and Cassio was loyal to Othello when talking to Desdemona. Desdemona says:
Act 3, Scene 3, ‘Michael Cassio / That came a-wooing with you and so many a time / When I have spoke of you dispraisingly / Hath ta’en your part’
describe othello and cassio’s relationship just before the middle of the play and 1 quote to show this
Othello is so disappointed that Cassio has betrayed his trust, ending up in a drunken fight, that he fires him from the position of lieutenant:
Act 2, Scene 3, ‘never more be officer of mine’
describe othello and cassio’s relationship at the middle of the play and 1 quote to show this
Othello begins to lose trust in Cassio and instead believe that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair when Iago tells him:
Act 3, Scene 3, ‘Look to your wife, observe her well with Cassio’
describe othello and cassio’s relationship towards the end of the play and 1 quote to show this
Othello is so convinced by Iago that Cassio is sleeping with his wife that he has no trust left and wants him dead:
Act 4, Scene 1, ‘How shall I murder him, Iago?’
describe othello and cassio’s relationship at the end of the play and 1quote to show this
At the end of the play, Othello realises he was wrong to mistrust Cassio. Cassio says:
Act 5, Scene 2, ‘Dear general, I never gave you cause’
and Othello replies:
‘I do believe it and I ask your pardon’
describe iago and roderigo’s relationship at the start of the playand 2 quotes to show this
In the first lines of the play, Roderigo says:
Act 1, Scene 1, ‘thou, Iago, who hast had my purse / As if the strings were thine’
which sets up for the audience that Roderigo trusts Iago. At the end of Act 1, however, Iago tells the audience he only spends time with Roderigo
Act 1, Scene 3, ‘for my sport and profit’
letting us know that he intends to use Roderigo for his own ends.
describe iago and roderigo’s relationship in the middle of the play and 2 quotes to show this
Roderigo begins to lose trust in Iago. He says
Act 4, Scene 2, ‘I do not find that thou deal’st justly with me’
but Iago talks him round and Roderigo reluctantly agrees to go along with Iago’s plans to kill Cassio. He says:
Act 5, Scene 1 ‘I have no great devotion to the deed / And yet he hath given me satisfying reasons’
describe iago and roderigo’s relationship at the end of the play and 1 quote to show this
Iago murders Roderigo in Act 5 and Roderigo finally realises how untrustworthy Iago is:
Act 5, Scene 1, ‘O damned Iago! O inhuman dog!’
