quote that shows O believes all men are destined to be cheated on | “o curse of marriage” |
quote of Iago suggesting that as D has lied before she will again | “she did deceive her father, marrying you” |
quote that shows Emilia desperate for I’s approval | “and give’t Iago. What he will do with it I knows not. I nothing but to please his fantasy” |
Quote where Desdemona takes the blame for Othello | Emilia: “O, who hath done this deed?”Desdemona: “”Nobody, I myself” |
Quote saying O must’ve cast a spell on D | Brabantio: “damned as thou art, thou hast enchanted her” |
quote suggesting B sees D as property | “O, foul thief, where hast thou stowed my daughter” |
Emilia saying she thinks it’s the husband’s fault if wives cheat | “But I do think it’s their husband’s fault if wives do fall” |
Quote where O also appears to see D as property | “I found not Cassio’s kisses on her lips. He that is stol’n” |
Quote that shows O is mad about what D has “done” | “I will chop her into messes! Cuckold me?” |
Quote where B perpetuates an unfair stereotype that since D has “deceived” her father she’ll deceive him too | “look at her Moor, if thou hast eyes to see. She deceived her father and may thee too” |
Quote that shows Othello knows D fell in love w him | “she loved me for the dangers I had passed and I loved her for she did pity them” |
Quote that reminds us that D is the true victim of the play | “I have not deserved this” |
Quote that presents D as B’s property? | Iago: “Awake! What ho, Brabantio! Thieves, thieves! Look at your house, your daughter and your bags” |
othello quotes on gender/marriage/control
September 12, 2019