Sagar Sood

IB English A1 Yr.1

Block B

Due: May 13, 09

Othello Quotations

1. Iago is saying this to Brabantio, using the ‘ram’ and the ‘ewe’ as metaphors
Othello and Desdemona. He uses the connection to animals as an insult.

2. Iago is again insulting Othello, making a connection between him and animals.
He also insults Othello’s future children by saying that they will also have
animalistic characters.

3. Iago is making another connection between Othello and animals where he insults
him.

4. Iago here starts telling Cassio of Othello’s good fortune of having gotten married.
It is a metaphor and he hints that Othello might not have be able to keep the
marriage going for long.

5. This shows Iago’s surprise that the group of people was not Brabantio and his
men, but Cassio. It shows that he is unhappy because he wanted to get Othello
into trouble, yet the duke is looking for him for advice.

6. Brabantio is saying that this when he finds out that his daughter, although she
seemed honest has betrayed him and is warning other fathers not to trust their
daughters. This topic can be shown throughout the play, since Iago tells Othello
that he should not trust anyone, even his wife, as people are not what they seem
to be.
7. Brabantio explains Othello that Desdemona has rejected many men who have
asked her hand for marriage and the only way that he had got her to go with him
was through force. Brabantio insults Othello and blames him for ‘kidnapping’ his
daughter.

8. Othello explains to the council how he won Desdemona’s love for him. He gives
his testimony that he has not used any kind of magic to attract Desdemona to
him.

9. The duke here praises Othello and tells Brabantio that his son in law is beautiful,
and the fact that he is black does not matter, it is personality that matters

10. Brabantio tries to convince Othello that Desdemona is not good for him. Since if
she already deceived her father, what can keep her from deceiving her husband?
This is ironic, since Othello says that he has faith in her, but in the end, kills her
himself.

11. Iago tells Roderigo that he is acting in a pathetic manner and dismisses his love
for Desdemona for lust. But later on in the play, Iago uses his love to convince
Roderigo as a ‘tool’ for his deception.

12. Iago tries to convince Roderigo in a way that he can make Desdemona cheat on
Othello, and that this can be good for both of them. Later, he finally convinces
Roderigo to join forces with him.

13. This is Iago’s soliloquy, saying that he uses Roderigo’s stupidity to get gain
money.

14. This is Iago’s soliloquy where he tells the readers that there is rumor that Othello
has slept with his wife, Emilia.
15. Iago has finally figured out his evil plan against Othello and he makes it official to
himself at the end of his soliloquy, now the readers know what his evil plan is.

16. Iago insults women and tells Emilia that women are useless, and don’t take their
housewifery seriously. This shows us insight to Iago’s marriage, that it is not a
happy one.

17. Othello is talking to Desdemona about their marriage and saying; now that the
wedding is over, they can consummate their marriage.

18. Cassio is telling Iago that he is not a good drinker, in the sense that he gets
drunk very quickly. This actually makes Iago happily because now he can use
Cassio’s weakness as a way to get him fired from his position.

19. Iago is talking about his plan, saying that if the future goes as planned he will
strive and succeed easily.

20. Iago is talking to himself, talking about the his plans and how he will use
Desdemona’s innocence to make the trap for Othello

21. Iago again is manipulating Othello, hinting that someone that Othello trusts is not
truly who they seem to be.

22. Iago is talking to Othello about reputations and how important it is to men. He
tries to explain clearly by saying that reputation is also about a man’s wealth (the
wealth is Desdemona in this case).

23. Iago is talking to Othello, indirectly hinting that someone close to him that is
jealous and desires his downfall is Cassio.
24. Othello is talking to himself, considering why Desdemona might not love him. He
thinks that it’s probably because he is black and doesn’t have the manners of a
courtier.

25. Cassio is talking to Iago, laughing at the idea of marrying a prostitute (Bianca),
hence using the phrase, ‘the perfumed one’. This scene is significant since Iago
told Othello to hide and to watch Cassio mock him behind his back.

26. He refers Desdemona to a crocodile as it is known to shed false tears and says
that Desdemona is shedding false tears, tears that don’t mean anything.

27. Othello describes Desdemona’s deception, of seeming sweet but bringing to

28. Othello is asking Desdemona if she has been doing acts of adultery.
Desdemona denied this but Othello does not believe her and scolds her for this.

29. Desdemona is telling Iago and Emilia about blaming her for adultery. She asks
Iago what could possibly make Othello think in suck a manner, but Iago just
blames it on his business matters.

30. Emilia is talking to Desdemona after she tells her and Iago that Othello suspects
her of being unfaithful. She curses the person who has put such an idea in
Othello’s head. This is ironic since that person is her own husband who she loves
so much that she could die and go to purgatory for.

31. Desdemona is requesting Emilia to bury her wrapped in her wedding sheets on
which she is lying if she dies before Emilia. This request acts as a foreshadow in
the play that Desdemona will die.
32. Emilia is talking to Desdemona about cheating on her husband and claims that
she would be willing to cheat on her husband and go to purgatory for it even if it
benefits her husband in any way.

33. Emilia is talking to Desdemona about wives cheating on husbands. She believes
that women who do this are ‘taught’ to do so by their husbands and hence it is
not their fault.

34. Othello is talking about killing Desdemona; by putting out the light, as in the
candle, one puts out the light it emits. In other words, as by killing Desdemona,
the source of his pain can be removed.

35. Othello is talking to Desdemona before he kills her, telling her that he is giving
her the chance to confess her sins before he kills her.

36. Othello says this to Gratanio, Cassio and Lodovico before he stabs and kills
himself. This is how he wants Lodovico to explain what happened, how and why
it happened to the council in Venice. He claims that his wife was not wise but
admits that he was stupid and naïve himself.