| Iago’s jealousy- is he double-bluffing Othello here? Remember he is jealous of Othello | oft my jealousy shapes faults that are not |
| Imperative- Othello is getting frustrated | I prithee speak to me |
| Iago talking about Cassio | Men should be what they seem |
| Key jealousy quote by Iago | O beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock the meat it feeds on |
| Othello is denying that he is jealous after Iago has given his first false proof | ‘For she had eyes and chose me’ ‘Away at once with love or jealousy!’ |
| Iago’s elaboration of his false proof against Cassio- sight motif | Look to your wife, observe her well with Cassio/ Wear your eyes thus, not jealous nor secure |
| Iago’s second proof that Venetian women keep dirty secrets | their best conscience is not to leav’t undone, but keep’t unknown |
| Othello denies he suspects Desdemona after Iago has presented his false proof | I do not think but Desdemona’s honest |
| Othello and Desdemona’s relationship is unnatural | one may smell in such a will most rank/ Foul disproportion, thoughts unnatural |
| Othello gives in and asks Iago’s wife to spy on Desdemona | If more thou dost perceive, let me know more: Set on thy wife to observe |
| Key quote on marriage from Othello | O curse of marriage/ That we can call these delicate creatures ours/ And not their appetites! |
| Othello’s inner turmoil about Desdemona’s supposed infidelity | If she be false, O then heaven mocks itself |
| Othello’s speech becomes fragmented as he gets more jealous | Ha! Ha! false to me? |
| Othello’s mental deterioration | Farewell the tranquil mind, farewell content! |
| Derogatory term that Othello uses to describe Desdemona- language is changing. He also grabs hold of Iago | ***** |
| Critic Traub’s view | Othello has subconsciously absorbed all the racism towards him and it has affected his self-esteem |
| Iago crudely describes sex between Cassio and Desdemona- bestial, primal, animalistic, explicit | Were they as prime as goats, as hot as monkeys, as salt as wolves in pride |
| Othello has decided to take revenge on Desdemona- more violent language, reference to race | Arise, black vengeance, from the hollow hell |
| Othello’s regard for Desdemona now; it has much changed since the beginning of play | Damn her, lewd minx: O damn her, damn her! |
Othello, Act 3, Scene 3
July 12, 2019