| QUOTE FOR JEALOUSY: Foreshadowing and irony is used to the future pretense of Iago and how Iago warns Othollo of how jealousy can destroy a man | “It is the green eyed monster” – Act 3 |
| QUOTE FOR JEALOUSY: Metaphor describing his loss of feelings for Desdemona. Foreshadowing how he will eventually murder his wife | “My heart is turned to stone” – Act 4 |
| QUOTE FOR RACE and ‘otherness’: The central paradox of the play, Othello is fair whereas “honest Iago” his white ensign is a devilish villain | “Your son in law is far more fair than black” – Act 1 |
| QUOTE FOR RACE and ‘otherness’: Metaphorical how degrading animalistic imagery that debases the relationship between Othello and Desdemona. | “An old black ram is tupping your white ewe” – Act 1 |
| WOMEN AS POSSESSIONS: The word “use” seems to connote the phrase ‘look after, but also supports the Venetian expectation of women | “Use desdemona well” – Act 1 |
| WOMEN AS POSSESSIONS: Marriage is described as an act of ‘purchase’; a woman is bought by her husband effectively as a favour, and is expected to fulfil his sexual desires in return for the privilege. | “The purchase made, the fruits to ensue” – Act 2 |
| WOMEN AS POSSESSIONS: Iago believes that Othello has used the possession (Emilia) that wasnt his. Iago refers to his wife metaphorically in as ‘seat’ she is objectified and deprived of her humanity | “The lusty Moor, hath leaped into my seat” – Act 2 |
QUOTES AND ANALYSIS OTHELLO
August 29, 2019