Othello quotes

themes: jealousy, insecurity, mysogyny/gender, loyalty/lack of

Jealousy

Act 1 scene 1

‘ but as loving as….’

but as loving as his own pride…horribly stuffed with the epithets of war

Jealousy

Act 1 scene 1

‘never set'…’

never set a squadron in a feild

Jealousy

Act 1 scene 1

‘ as masterly as he…’

as masterly as he…mere prattle without practise

Jealousy

Act 1 scene 3

‘ it is merely…’

it is merely a lust of the blood and permission of the will

Jealousy

Act 1 scene 3

‘ i say…’

i say put money in thy purse. it can not be that desdemona should long continue her love for the moor

Jealousy

Act 1 scene 3

‘ i hate…’

i hate the moor

Jealousy

Act 1 scene 3

‘ …. him’

cuckold him

Jealousy

Act 1 scene 3

‘ i have it….’

i have it, it is engendered. hell and night must bring this monstrous birth to the worlds light'

Jealousy

Act 2 scene 1

‘with as little…’

with as little as a web as this i will ensnare as great a fly as cassio

Jealousy.

Insecurity

Act 2 scene 1

‘ o, you…’

o, you are well tuned now; but ill set down the pegs that make this music, as ‘honest’ as i am

Jealousy

Act 2 scene 1

‘so, yet that i…’

so, yet that i put the Moor at least into a jealousy so strong

Jealousy

Act 2 scene 3

‘ i am to put…’

i am to put our cassio in some action that may offend the isle

Jealousy

Act 2 scene 3

‘ his soul…’

his soul is enfettered to her love

Jealousy

Act 2 scene 3

‘ ill pour…’

ill pour this pestilince into his ear

Jealousy

Act 2 scene 3

‘make the net…’

make the net that shall emesh them all

Jealousy

Act 2 scene 3

‘ draw the moor…’

draw the moor apart

Jealousy

Act 3 Scene 3

‘o beware my lord…’

o, beware my lord of jealousy. it is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on

Jealousy

Insecurity

Act 3 Scene 3

‘i had rather be a toad…’

i had rather be a toad and live upon the vapour of a dungeon than keep a corner in the thing i love for others uses

Jealousy

Act 3 Scene 3

‘ jealous…’

jealous, confirmations strong…this may do something

Jealousy

Act 3 Scene 3

‘ the moor already…’

the moor already changes with my poison

Jealousy

Act 3 Scene 3

‘ ha ha…’

ha ha false to me?

Jealousy

Insecurity

Act 3 Scene 3

‘if the general camp…’

if the general camp, pioneers and all had tasted her sweet body

Jealousy

Act 3 Scene 3

‘farewell…’

farewell tranquil mind, farewell content

Jealousy

Act 3 Scene 3

‘ be sure…’

be sure thou prove my love a whore

Jealousy

Act 3 Scene 3

‘i see sir…’

i see sir, you are eaten up with passion

Jealousy

Misogyny and Gender

Act 3 Scene 3

‘ill tear…’

ill tear her all to pieces

Jealousy

Act 3 Scene 3

‘arise…’

arise black vengeance

Jealousy

Act 3 Scene 4

‘i had rather…’

i had rather lose my purse… as jealous creatures are, it were enough to put him to ill thinking'

Jealousy

Act 3 Scene 4

‘ is this man…’

is this man not jealous

Jealousy

Act 3 Scene 4

‘they are not ever…’

they are not ever jealous for the cause, but jealousy for they’re jealousy, tis a monster begot upon itself, born on itself

Jealousy

Act 4 scene 1

‘lie…’

lie with her! lie on her!

Jealousy

Act 4 scene 1

‘work on…’

work on my magic, work!

Jealousy

Act 4 scene 1

‘othello shall go…’

othello shall go mad and his unbookish jealousy must conster

Jealousy

Act 4 scene 1

‘now he tells…’

now he tells how she plucked him to my chamber

Jealousy

Act 4 scene 1

‘by heaven…’

by heaven, that should be my handkercheif

Jealousy

Act 4 scene 1

‘no, my heart…’

no, my heart is turned to stone

Jealousy

Act 4 scene 2

‘the moor is abused…’

the moor is abused by some most villanous knave

Jealousy

Act 4 scene 3

‘but i do think..’

but i do think it is their husbands faults if the wives do fall. Say they slack… or break out in peevish jealousies

Jealousy

Insecurity

Act 5 scene 1

‘ he hath..’

he hath a daily beauty in his life that makes me ugly

Jealousy

Act 5 scene 2

‘i saw it in his hand…’

i saw it in his hand: it was a handkerchief, an antique token

Jealousy

Act 5 scene 2

‘then must you speak…’

then must you speak of the one that loved not wisley… of one not easily jealous

Jealousy

Act 3 Scene 3

‘and oft my..’

and oft my jealousy shapes faults that are not

Insecurity

Act 1 Scene 1

‘ i know my…’

i know my price i am worth no worse a place

Insecurity

Act 1 Scene 1

‘nine or ten times…’

nine or ten times i had thought to have yerked him here…tis better as it is…

Insecurity

Act 1 Scene 3

‘she loved me for…’

she loved me for the dangers i had passed, and i loved her that she did pity them

Insecurity

Misogyny and Gender

Loyalty/Lack of Loyalty

Act 1 Scene 3

‘i do percieve…’

i do percieve here a divided duty

Insecurity

Act 1 Scene 3

‘i saw othellos…’

i saw othellos visage in his mind

Insecurity

Act 2 scene 1

‘i prattle…’

i prattle out of fashion and dote

Insecurity

Act 2 scene 3

‘reputation is an….’

reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit

Insecurity

Act 3 scene 2

‘…iago’

give iago

Insecurity

Act 3 scene 3

‘look to your wife…’

look to your wife, observe her well with cassio

Insecurity

Act 3 scene 3

‘for i am…’

for i am black, and i have not those soft parts of conversation that chamberers have

Insecurity

Act 3 scene 3

‘give me…’

give me a living reason shes disloyal

Insecurity

Act 3 scene 3

‘ill tear…’

ill tear her all to pieces !

Insecurity

Act 3 scene 4

‘i never gave..’

i never gave him cause!

Insecurity

Act 4 scene 1

‘does thou…’

does thou mock me?

Insecurity

Misogyny and Gender

Act 5 scene 1

‘yet she must die…’

yet she must die, else shell betray more men

Insecurity

Act 5 scene 2

‘a guiltless…’

a guiltless death i die

Misogyny and Gender

Act 1 scene 1

‘an old black…’

an old black ram is tupping your white ewe!

Misogyny and Gender

Act 1 scene 3

‘she is abused…’

she is abused, stolen from me

Misogyny and Gender

Act 1 scene 3

‘shed come again…’

shed come again, and with a greedy ear devour up my discourse

Misogyny and Gender

Act 1 scene 3

‘she has decieved…’

she has decieved her father, and may thee

Misogyny and Gender

Act 1 scene 3

‘i never found…’

i never found a man that knew how to love himself

Misogyny and Gender

Act 2 scene 1

‘the divine…’

the divine desdemona

Misogyny and Gender

Act 2 scene 1

‘bells in your parlours..’

bells in your parlours, wild-cats in your kitchens…and housewives in your beds

Misogyny and Gender

Act 2 scene 1

‘o my…’

o my fair warrior!

Misogyny and Gender

insecurity

Act 2 scene 1

‘ i prattle…’

i prattle out of fashion and i dote

Misogyny and Gender

Act 2 scene 1

‘shes full…’

shes full of most blest condition

Misogyny and Gender

Act 2 scene 3

‘ r… r… r….’

reputation, reputation, reputation!

Misogyny and Gender

Act 3 scene 3

‘men should…’

men should be what they seem

Misogyny and Gender

Act 3 scene 3

‘to have…’

to have a foolish wife

Misogyny and Gender

Act 3 scene 3

‘a good …’

a good wench

Misogyny and Gender

Act 3 scene 4

‘they are all…’

they are all but stomachs, and we are all but food, they eat us hungerly and when they are full they blech us

Misogyny and Gender

Act 3 scene 4

‘go to…’

go to woman!

Misogyny and Gender

Act 3 scene 4

‘not that i…’

not that i love you not

Misogyny and Gender

Act 4 scene 1

‘i marry…’

i marry her? what, a customer?

Misogyny and Gender

Act 4 scene 1

‘i will marry her…’

i will marry her out of her own love and flattery, not out of my promise

Misogyny and Gender

Act 4 scene 1

‘im glad…’

im glad to see you mad

Misogyny and Gender

Act 4 scene 1

‘m…’

mistress!

Misogyny and Gender

Act 4 scene 1

‘i have not…’

i have not deserved this

Misogyny and Gender

Act 4 scene 2

‘to wager…’

to wager she is honest

Misogyny and Gender

Act 4 scene 2

‘she says…’

she says enough…this is a subtle whore

Misogyny and Gender

Act 4 scene 2

‘you…’

you , mistress

Misogyny and Gender

Loyalty/Lack of Loyalty

Act 4 scene 2

‘lay on my bed…’

lay on my bed my wedding sheets

Misogyny and Gender

Act 4 scene 2

‘you are a fool…’

you are a fool, go to

Misogyny and Gender

Act 4 scene 3

‘we must not now…’

we must not now displease him

Misogyny and Gender

Act 4 scene 3

‘if i do die…’

if i do die before thee, prithee shroud me in one of those same sheets

Misogyny and Gender

Act 4 scene 3

‘let husbands know…’

let husbands know their wives have sense like them

Misogyny and Gender

Act 5 scene 1

‘o notable…’

o notable strumpet

Misogyny and Gender

Act 5 scene 1

‘i do suspect…’

i do suspect this tash to be a party in this injury

Misogyny and Gender

Act 5 scene 1

‘look you..’

look you pale mistress

Misogyny and Gender

Loyalty/Lack of Loyalty

Act 5 scene 2

‘i never did…’

i never did offend you in my life, never loved cassio'

Misogyny and Gender

Act 5 scene 2

‘have mercy…’

have mercy on me

Misogyny and Gender

Act 5 scene 2

‘a guiltless..’

a guiltless death i die

Misogyny and Gender

Act 5 scene 2

‘i care not..’

i care not for thy sword, ill make thee known

Misogyny and Gender

Act 5 scene 2

‘go to…’

go to, charm your tongue…i will not charm my tongue, i am bound to speak

Misogyny and Gender

Act 5 scene 2

‘v…v…v’

villainy, villainy, villainy!

Misogyny and Gender

Act 5 scene 2

‘i charge you…’

i charge you, get you home

Misogyny and Gender

Act 5 scene 2

‘no i will..’

no i will speak as liberal as the north

Misogyny and Gender

Act 5 scene 2

‘your sword…?’

gratiano: your sword upon a woman?