Othello - love through the ages quotes

Desdemona - Act 5 Sc 2

a guiltless death i die

lord have mercy on me/ i will say one prayer

nobody i myself

Lodovico - Act 5 sc2

‘ fallen in the practice of a damned slave’ - tragedy play

Emilia - Act 5 Sc2

speaking as i think i die

I’ll kill myself for grief

thou art a devil/ you the blacker devil

villiany villiany villiany

lay me by my mistress side

Iago - Act 5 Sc2

Villianous whore - to Emilia after betrayl

‘be wise’ - to Emilia

Othello - Act 5 Sc2

( he stabs himself)

not easily jealous but being wrought perplexed in the extreme

(he smothers her) - stage directions

nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow

put out the light and then

I, that am cruel, am yet merciful

Iago - Act 1 Sc1

“I follow but myself heaven is my judge.”

Iago - Act 1 Sc1

I am not what I am.

Iago - Act 1 Sc1

“ an old black ram is tupping your white ewe.”

Iago - Act 1 Sc1 - reason for actions

preferment goes by letter and affection not by gradation.”

Iago - Act 1 Sc1

must show out a flag and sign of love

Roderigo - Act 1 Sc1

“ thick lips”

“ A knave of common hire, a gondolier.”

Brabantio - Act 1 Sc1 to Roderigo

“ my daughter is not for thee.”

Othello - Act 1 Sc2 - about Desdemona

“ I love thee gentle desdemona.”

Iago - Act1 Sc2

I lack iniquity

Brabantio - Act 1 Sc2

a maid so tender, fair and happy.”

“ practised on her with foul charms.”

“ abused her with delicate youth with drugs or minerals that weaken motion.”

Brabantio - Act 1 Sc3

“ jewel.”

“she deceived her father and may thee.”

“ she is abused stolen from me.”

Othello - Act 1 Sc3 - insecuirty

“ rude am i in my speech.”

Othello - Act 1 Sc3

“let her speak of me before her father.”

Othello - Act 1 Sc3 - love to desdemona

“ how i did thrive in this fair ladys love and she did in mine.”

Othello - Act 1 Sc3

she loved me for the dangers I had passed, And I love that she did pity them

Desdemona - Act 1 Sc3 - about love to Othello

“ But heres my husband.”

Race - about Othello

“ your son in law is more fair than black.”

Iago - Act 1 Sc3

“Our bodies are our gardens to which our wills are gardeners.”

Iago - ACT 1 SC3 - to rodergio

“ Come be a man.”

“ Put money in thy purse.”

“ when she is sated with his body she’ll find error in her choice.”

“ Moors are changeable in their wills.”

Iago - ACT 1 SC3 - about emilia and othello

twixt my sheets.” - othello and emilia

Iago - ACT 1 SC3

“ I know if not be true but for mere suspicion in that kind will do as if for surety.”

Cassio - Act 2 Sc1 ( stage directions)

he kisses emilia

Othello - Act 2 Sc1- (to Desdemona)

“O my fair warrior.”

Desdemona - Act 2 Sc1 (to Othello)

“ My dear Othello.”

Iago

“As honest I am.”

Iago immasculating Roderigo

“ Lechery by this hand.”

Iago - Act 2 Sc1 - about emilia and othello

“The lusty Moor hath leaped into my seat.”

Othello - Act 2 Sc3

“ Iago is most honest.”

Cassio - Act 2 Sc 3 (about Desdemona)

“ most exquisite creature.”

“fresh and delicate creature.”

“ indeed perfection.”

Iago - Act 2 Sc 3 (about Desdemona)

“ warrant her full of game.”
“ sport for jove.”

CYPRUS

“warlike isle.”

Cassio - Act 2 Sc 3

“ reputation, reputation, reputation…I have lost the immortal part of myself and what remains is bestial.”

Iago - Act 2 Sc3 (to Cassio about Desdemona)

“ She is so free, so kind.”

“ She is framed as fruitful as free as the elements.”

Cassio - Act 2 Sc3

“ Honest Iago.”

Iago - Act 2 Sc3

“ I play the villian.”

Desdemona - Act 3 Sc 3

“ Why then, tommorow night or Tuesday morn, On Tuesday noon, or night.”

Iago - Act 3 Sc3

“ It is the green- eyed monster, which doth mock the meat it feeds on.”

Othello - Act 3 Sc3 (to Iago)

“ Tis not make me jealous to say my wife is fair.”

“For she had eyes and chose me…I’ll see before I doubt.”

Iago - Act 3 Sc 3 ( perception)

“ Look to your wife, observe her well with Cassio.”

Othello - Act 3 Sc 3

“ I am bound to thee forever.”

Othello - Act 3 Sc3

“Haply, for I am black And have not those parts of conversation.”

Emilia - Act 3 Sc3

“ My wayward husband.”

“Wooed me to steal it.”

“ But she loves the token.” - about D

“ I nothing but to please his fantasy.”

Iago - Act 3 Sc3 (to Emilia)

“foolish wife.”

“Good wench.”

Othello - Act 3 Sc3 (about Desdemona)

“ I think my wife be honest, and think she is not.”

“ Her name that was once as fresh as Dians visage is now begrimed black as mine own face.”

Iago - Act 3 Sc 3 ( about Cassio)

“ As if he plucked up kisses by the roots, that grew on my lips.”

Othello - Act 3 Sc3 - Othello’s turning point

“ All my fond love thus I blow to heaven

Tis gone.”

Othello & Iago - Act 3 Sc3

( He kneels)

Cassio - Act 3 Sc 4

“ This hand is moist my lady.”

Emilia - Act 3 Sc4

“ They eat us hungerly and when they are full they belch us.”

Bianca - Act 3 Sc4 (to Cassio)

“ I must be circumstanced.”

Cassio - Act 4 Sc1 ( about Bianca)

“ I marry her! What a customer!”

“ She haunts me in every place.”

“ my sweet Bianca” - to Bianca

Othello - Act 4 Sc1 ( stage directions)

( He strikes her)

Emilia - Act 4 Sc 2 - about desdemona

“she is honest.”

Othello - Act 4 Sc2 - about Desdemona

“ bawd”
“subtle whore”

Emilia - Act 4 Sc2 ( to Desdemona)

“ Moor is abused by the most villainous knave.”

Roderigo - Act 4 Sc2

“ I do not find thou deal’st justly with me.”

Iago - Act 4 Sc2 ( to Roderigo)

“ Give me thy hand Roderigo.”

Emilia - Act 4 Sc3

“ But I do think it is their husbands fault if their wives do fall.”

“ The ills we do, their ills instruct us so.”

Roderigo - Act 5 Sc1

“ Be near at hand; I may miscarry in’t.”

Bianca - Act 5 Sc1

“ my sweet Cassio, cassio, cassio, cassio.”

Iago - Act 5 Sc1 (to Bianca)

“ fruit of whoring.”

“ I charge you come with me.”

Emilia - Act 5 Sc1 - to Bianca

“ strumpet.”