othello

He hath achieved a maidthat paragons description and wild fame,One that excels the quirks of blazoning pens,And in th’ essential vesture of creationDoes tire the ingener. Cassio says this to ___. The context is ____. It is significant because it’s showing how fond he is of Desdemona which will make Othello jealous.
You are pictures out of door,bells in your parlor, wildcats in your kitchen,saints in your injuries, devils being offended, play-ers in your huswifery, and huswives in your bed. Iago says this to Emilia and Desdemona. The context is they are joking about how chatty Emilia is but then Iago takes it too far and starts bashing “shrews”. It is significant because Iago’s insecurities that he will be cheated on.
If she be fair and wise, fairness and witThe one’s for use, the other useth it.If she be black, and thereto have a witShe’ll find a white that shall her blackness hitShe never yet was foolish that was fair,For even her folly helped her to an heir.There’s none so foul and foolish thereunto,But does foul pranks which fair and wise ones do Iago says this to Desdemona and Emilia. The context is they are joking about how chatty Emilia is but then Iago takes it too far and starts bashing “shrews”. It is significant because pretty and smart girls are whores, as well as ugly but smart, and dumb but pretty. All women manipulate men into having sex.
Chaos is come again. Othello says this to Iago. The context is they are talking about the possibility of Desdemona cheating with Cassio. This is significant because it is foreshadowing of how when Iago’s plans take off, chaos will ensue with accusations flying left and right.
Who steals my purse steals trash. ‘Tis something,/ Nothing; / Twas mine, Tis his, and has been slave to thousands./ But he who filches from me my good name/ Robs me of that which not enriches him/ And makes me poor indeed. Iago says this to Othello. The context is they are talking about the possibility of Desdemona cheating with Cassio. This is significant because it contradicts what Iago says before: reputation is nothing. Also, Desdemona will cost Othello his reputation.
Not to affect many proposed matches/ Of her own clime, complexion, and degree. Iago says this to Othello. The context is they are talking about Desdemona and Cassio. This is significant because it is Iago playing with Othello’s insecurity: his skin color. He is saying Desdemona would leave Othello for a white man.
O, Beware, my lord, of Jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on Iago says this to Othello. The context is they are talking about Desdemona and Cassio. This is significant because green represents envy, which if Othello gives in to, will lose his reputation.
[The handkerchief falls unnoticed]…/… I am glad I have found this napkin. / This was her first remembrance from the Moor ok obviously handkerchief=virginity. we know.
Tis not a year or two shows us a man. / They are all but stomachs; and we all but food. / They eat us hungerly, and when they are full, / They belch us This is Emilia talking to Desdemona about how unfair it is that women can just be used for sex and if a man cheats it is fine but it is not ok for a woman to cheat or have sexual desires.
September 5, 2019