quotes about GENDER

Question 1

Foul thief… thou stowed my daughter - (Babrantio)

Answer 1

act 1 scene 2
analysis : describes Desdemona like a possession who has been stolen, objectifies her

Question 2

a maiden never bold … so still and quiet … blushed at herself - (Babrantio)

Answer 2

act 1 scene 3
analysis : describes Desdemona as helpless, passive and weak - obviously this is not an accurate representation of such an outspoken woman

Question 3

let her speak - (Othello)

Answer 3

act 1 scene 3
analysis : Othello provides Desdemona with her voice, giving her power and significance, but he also is the one who takes it away

Question 4

Use desdemona well - (Babrantio)

Answer 4

act 1 scene 3
analysis : once again, Desdemona is objectified, she is stripped of her power

Question 5

our captain’s captain - (Cassio)

Answer 5

act 2 scene 1
analysis : describes Desdemona as having power and strength - she is capable of overpowering her husband

Question 6

would she give you so much of her lips as of her tongue she oft bestows on me, you’d have enough - (Iago)

Answer 6

act 2 scene 1
analysis : mysoginistic view of his wife, he hates women holding any power + publicly mocks his wife

Question 7

devils being offended … you rise to play, and go to bed to work - (Iago)

Answer 7

act 2 scene 1
analysis : suggests women are objects of pleasure, who hold no power

Question 8

these delicate creatures ours - (Othello)

Answer 8

act 3 scene 3
analysis : Iago’s influence and power of Othello begins to seep through, Othello’s views on women begin to shift

Question 9

I, nothing, but to please his fantasy - (Emilia)

Answer 9

act 3 scene 3
analysis : reveals how she is truly powerless - she has nothing, she is nothing

Question 10

they are all but stomachs and we are all but food … when they are full, they belch us - (Emilia)

Answer 10

act 3 scene 4
analysis : reveals the mistreatment of women - how they have no power. perhaps Shakespeare presents how these women never stood a chance

Question 11

she’s a simple bawd … a subtle whore - (Othello)

Answer 11

act 4 scene 2
analysis : othello’s language surrounding his wife changes - he is changing

Question 12

I will speak as liberal as the North … speaking as I think, alas, I die - (Emilia)

Answer 12

act 5 scene 2
analysis : Emilia finally uses her voice, she finally speaks up but it kills her. reiterates that women truly have no power in society - none at all.

Question 13

there be women that do abuse their husbands in such gross kind ? - (Desdemona)

Answer 13

act 4 scene 3
analysis : depicts Desdemona’s innocence, she cannot believes infidelity would be such a thing, reiterates her purity