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What does Othello say in his soliloquy he will do if Desdemona is having an affair?
‘If I do prove her haggard, though that her jesses were my dear heart strings, I’d whistle her off down the wind to prey at fortune.’
What does Iago say about women of Venice?
‘In Venice they do let God see the pranks they dare not show their husbands.’
How does Othello foreshadow his own fall from sanity in his conversation with Desdemona?
‘And when I love thee not, chaos is come again.’
What does Brabantio say in protest to Othello marrying Desdemona?
‘For if such actions have passages free, bond slaves and pagans shall our statesmen be.’
Give an example of Iago’s manipulation of Othello
Othello: A fine woman, a fair woman, a sweet woman!
Iago: Nay, you must forget that.
Othello: Ay, let her rot and perish.
When talking with Emilia what does Iago say about the handkerchief?
‘Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.’
After Othello murders Desdemona, what does Emilia say of him?
‘O, the more angel she, and you the blacker devil!’
What discussion occurs between Othello and Desdemona to show her obedience and submission despite how she’s treated?
Othello: ‘Mistress!’
Desdemona: ‘My lord?’
What does Desdemona say to Othello to prove her submission?
‘Whate’er you be, I am obedient.’
What terms does Iago use against Othello?
‘Lascivious Moor’
‘Erring barbarian’
How does Emilia swear loyalty to Iago?
‘Who would not make her husband a cuckold to make him a monarch?’
What does Othello say when he finds out about Desdemona’s relationship?
Her name, that was as fresh as Dian’s visage, now black and begrimmed as mine own
What does Emilia say that reflects women’s desires?
Let husbands know their wives have sense like them: They see and smell and have their palates for both sweet and sour as husbands have.
what does Iago say about Emilia in front of Desdemona and Cassio?
Sir, would she give you so much of her lips as of her tongue she oft bestows on me, you’ll have enough
What does Iago say of women
You rise to play and go to bed to work
