roderigo Flashcards

1
Q

be his hang man

A

rather be othello’s executioner

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2
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drown myself

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like women cant control emotions - resort to death
cant control love n
not heroic death

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3
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live is torment

death is our physician

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torture of life = cant win love of desdemona

suffering is like disease. illness - love as cruel force

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4
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love of guinea hen

change human ith baboon

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tells rod better be baboon than drown himsel for love of women he cant have
guinea hen= showy bird fine feathers/ prostitute
end life over woman love - be no more than man but ape

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5
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thick lips/ full of fortune

lascivious moor

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stereotype of othello - negro

double meaning of fortune; chance/luck or money & assets

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6
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our bodies are gardens, our wills are gardeners (iaho)

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whatwe do is up to us - our willpower is gardener
cant believe rod thins he can’t help his sadness
anything grows where we plant it = like plant suspicion & jealousy in othello’s minds

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7
Q

make money

be hanged in compassing joy (IAGO)

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advices roderigo by risking death by doing crime to win desdemona than drown & kill self without her
money cant buy love

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8
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[ aside to r] go out & cry a mutiny (iago)

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