| “the valiant Moor” | the first senator’s description of the Moor, gives him height to fall from |
| “How I did thrive in this fair lady’s love/ And she in mine” | Shows Othello and Desdemona’s equal relationship |
| “Let me go with him.” | Desdemona is very strong-willed and unafraid to demand that she be allowed to go with Othello to Cyprus (her strength and fall?) |
| “She has deceived her father and may thee” | Brabantio to Othello who replies ‘My life upon her faith!’ Iago uses Brabantio’s argument later on and this foreshadows Iago’s plot |
| “I hate the Moor” | Iago’s first soliloquy he reveals his true feelings towards Othello |
| “free and open nature” | ‘The Moor is of a…’ Iago acknowledges Othello’s good qualities and so how he will use them against him |
| “will as tenderly be led by the nose/ As asses are” | Iago’s first soliloquy, again uses animal imagery to describe how he will manipulate Othello with ease |
| “loved me for the dangers I had passed/ And I loved her that she did pity them” | Othello says this of Desdemona- did they just fall in love with the image or idea of each other? |
| “Far more fair than black” | The Duke seeks to reassure Brabantio “your son in law is…” |
| “Framed to make women false” | Due to Cassio’s charms and looks, Iago is able to make Cassio look as if he is “…” |
| “Jewel” | Brabantio is materialistic, he calls Desdemona his “…” suggesting he sees his daughter as a possession |
| “done my office” | Iago believes Othello has slept with his wife- possible motive |
| “money in thy purse” | Shows how Iago is going to exploit Roderigo for his own benefit “Thus do I ever make my fool my purse” |
Othello Act 1, Scene 3 Quotes
July 1, 2019