Othello Act 3 Scene 4

my noble Moor Is true of mind, and made of no such baseness As jealous creatures are

D talking about how virtuous her husband is and how he is not at all jealous. Dramatic irony, esp given structurally, follows the scene where O renounces her and I talks about the green-eyed monster

“There’s magic in the web of it”, “sibyl”, “prophetic fury”, “sun”

O talking about the supernatural origins of the handkerchief when talking to D. Semantic field of supernatural, therefore perhaps succumbing to racial stereotypes. Also mirroring I’s lang in “web”

They are all but stomachs, and we are all but food

Emelia commenting on the dynamics of marriage. Metaphor, presenting women as consumables, making marriage seem one-sided, unemotive and unpleasant

(unhandsome warrior as I am)

D when talking to E and C and questioning what she has done to cause O such pain and turmoil. GIVEN AS AN ASIDE. Reference to earlier quote that O uses to describe D, reflects how she perceives it to be her fault

[He gives her Desdemona’s handkerchief]

Stage direction where C gives B D’s handkerchief