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Grade 11 IEB Shakespeare's Othello Quotations
Quotations from Shakespeare's Othello. All the quotations have explanations.
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Act 1, Scene 1E, I follow him to serve my turn upon him.
- Thinks that if he builds a trust to Othello and seems loyal, he can easily
acquire revenge.
[: In following him, I follow only but myself.
- only loyal to benefit himself. Machiavelli idea
[' I am not what I am.
- Machiavelli idea.
W, Thicklips
Racial terms
flf,: Baror.r, no.i.. when referring
Nephews neigh.
to Othello.
The Moor.
W' Lascivious moor.
- sexual predator who destroys Desdemona's sexuality.
ffi6: For I do know the State, however this may gall him with some chech cannot
with safety cast him.
- The State needs Othello to defend them.
ffi:Another of his fathom they have none.
- Othello is not well liked in the social realm but is the best general.
re: o, she deceives me.
O treason of the bloodl
Is there not charms. L Refers to the marriage of Desdemona and Othello.
Claims Othello used drugs with win her.
Scene 2
E' 'Tis better as it is.
- Othello says to Iago it is good he does not plot against people. [Dramatic irony)
r luve Llre Be,Lre rJesuerrrora.
- Othello is in love with her and did not use 'charms', as mentioned in scene i_.
-,
@, My parts, my title, and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly.
He is calm and rational whilst defending himself because he has not hurt
Desdemona.
, Scene 3
E,Valiant Othello.
- Respected by the duke. .\
ru: She is abused, stolen from me and corrupted.
- Desdemona is not who she used to be to him. She is dead to him.
E' Rude am I in my speech and little blessed with the set phrase of peace.
- This is ironic as Othello has dignified speech but claims to not be good at
public speaking.
m;Inspiteofnature,ofyears,ofcountry,credit,everything,tofallinlove
witl: r,t,hat she feared to look on?
L. He is black
2. Older than her
3. Lower status
4. Different nationality
Barbantio claims Desdemona feared a man whom looks like Othello
and now she is in love with him.
W, Her fathered loved me, oft invited me, still questioned me the story of
my life from year to year.
- Barbantio loves him and his stories.
W, She loved me for the dangers I has passed, and I loved her that she did
pity them.
- He won her with his story telling and otherness.
W, So, please your grace, my ancient - a man he is of honest and trust.
- Othello trusts Iago with his wife.
M, If virtue no delighted beauty lack, your son-in-law is far more fair than black.
- Sees goodness in Othello.
E' Honest Iago
- Ironic. Appearance vs. reality
[: Virtue? A figl 'Tis in ourselves that we are thus, or thus. Our bodies are our
gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners.
- Iago uses a metaphor to explain the irrelevance of morals.
ffi: Make money. Iago manipulated Roderigo into paying him
Put money in thy purse. for "assisting" Roderigo in winning
Go, provide thy money. Desdemona.
[: After some time, to abuse Othe]lo's ear.
- Change Othello's narrative by poisoning his year with an affair
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