ACT 1 SCENE 2
“Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them”
-The respect everyone has for him
-His self-control
-Before his tragic fall
ACT 1 SCENE 2
“But that I love the gentle Desdemona”
-His unconditional love for her
-His respect for her at the beginning
-Before his demise
ACT 1 SCENE 3
“Most potent, grave and reverend signiors”
-Still has respect and is well respected
ACT 1 SCENE 3
“It is most true; true, I have married her”
-Honesty and purity
-Values his relationship with Desdemona
ACT 1 SCENE 3
“She’d come again, and with a greedy ear”
-Her interest in him; rather than through enforcement as Brabantio believes
-Because of who he is, he feels the need to explain himself for their interest > perception in society
ACT 2 SCENE 3
“Iago is most honest”
-Dramatic irony
-Othello’s false trust
-Foolishness
-Blindness
ACT 3 SCENE 3
“Farewell, my Desdemona”
-Still respectful of Desdemona
-“My” could suggest possessiveness, but was also normal at the time
ACT 3 SCENE 3
“Think’st thou I’d make a life of jealousy”
-Believes he won’t ever be jealous
-Too self secure
-Ironic as future events suggest differently
ACT 3 SCENE 3
“I am bound to thee forever”
-Reversal of the normal relationship between a commander and their subordinate
-Loyalty at beginning > this is then reversed and becomes ironic
ACT 3 SCENE 3
“She’s gone, I am abused and my relief must be to loathe her”
-Fragmented speech
-Starting to believe Iago’s lies
-False trust and foolishness
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ACT 3 SCENE 3
“I have a pain upon my forehead, here”
-Internal conflict
-Change as a character as he was well-rounded
ACT 3 SCENE 3
“I found not Cassio’s kisses upon her lips”
-Part of him doesn’t believe what Iago has said but still lets it lead him to his demise
-State of denial
ACT 3 SCENE 3
“Farewell the tranquil mind, farewell content!”
-Repetition > fractured mindset
-Been manipulated by Iago
ACT 3 SCENE 3
“I’ll tear her all to pieces!”
-Saying he will kill her
-Fully manipulated and switched positions in his perspective
ACT 4 SCENE 1
“Lie with her? Lie on her?
Double meaning:
-Lie = he knows Iago is lying
-Sexual
ACT 4 SCENE 1
“A fine woman”
Next line…
“Let her rot and perish and be damned”
-Eratic nature
-Wants to stay loyal to her, but thinks he is being more rational with the second comment
ACT 4 SCENE 1
“She will sing the savageness out of a bear”
-Wants her to suffer a painful death
ACT 4 SCENE 1
“Devil!” striking her
-How far he has conformed to Iago’s lies
-Straight to physical violence > objectification
-Religious imagery
ACT 4 SCENE 2
“Young and rose lipped… grim as hell”
-Thinks she’s cute and innocent but is actually evil within
-Thinks he has seen her true hidden identity
ACT 5 SCENE 1
“Iago keeps his word”
“O brave Iago, honest and just”
-Dramatic irony
-Even this late in the play he still holds trust in Iago
-Blindness to his villainy
ACT 5 SCENE 2
“Put out the light, and then put out the light”
-Turn off the physical light, and then kill her
-Loss of self control and overly trusting in Iago
ACT 5 SCENE 2
“I that am cruel am yet merciful”
-Aware of his cruelty, yet thinks he is doing society a favour
ACT 5 SCENE 2
“She’s like a liar gone to burning hell”
“She was false as hall”
-Obedience
-No remorse for his actions
-Ironic because Iago is the liar
ACT 5 SCENE 2
“Honest Iago”
-Still praises Iago, even after killing her
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Othello character quotes25
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Iago13
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Desdemona26
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Emilia14
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Willy33
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Lamia33
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La Belle Dame Sans Merci11
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The Eve of St Agnes19
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Unseen6
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Social and political aspects6
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Paper 2 Section C structure- 2 text question2
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Atwood intentions- Handmaid's Tale6
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Crace intentions- Harvest7
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Blame/outsiders- Harvest4
