Othello Themes

'I know, Iago. Thy honesty and love doth mince this matter'

Othello Quote, Appearance vs reality, A2 S3 (honesty and love)

 ‘And out of her own goodness make the net / That shall enmesh them all’

Iago, A2 S3, Iago’s manipulation

‘I took you for that cunning whore of Venice / That married with Othello.’

Othello, A4 S2, Descent to chaos

'No, Iago, I'll see before I doubt'

Othello, Appearance vs reality, A3 S3 (See, doubt)

'For the fair devil'

Othello, Appearance vs reality, A3 S3 (devil)

'I will chop her into messes. Cuckhold me!'

Othello, Women + ownership, A4 S1 (messes)

'an honourable murderer'

Othello, Women + ownership, A5 S2 (honourable)

'an honourable murderer'

Othello, Reputation, A5 S2 (honourable)

'I am bound to thee for ever'

Othello, Ownership, A3 S3 (bound)

'And when I love thee not, Chaos is come again'

Othello, Love, A3 S3 (chaos)

'She loved me for the dangers I had passed, and I loved her that she did pity them'

Othello, Love, A1 S3 (dangers)

'Sweet Desdemon'

Othello, Love, A3 S3 (sweet)

''I will deny thee nothing'

Othello, Love, A3 S3 (deny)

I love the gentle Desdemona.

Othello, Love, A1 S2 (gentle)

'Who can control his fate?'

Othello, Reputation, A5 S2 (fate)

‘Then must you speak of one that loved not wisely but too well’

Othello, Reputation, A5 S2 (loved)

'but nevermore be officer of mine'

Othello, War, A2 S3 (officer)

'I shall not dine at home. I meet the captains at the citadel'

Othello, War, A3 S3 (citadel)

'I lack inquity/ sometimes to do me service'

Iago, Manipulation, A1 S2 (inquity)

'Thus do I make my fool my purse'

Iago, Manipulation, A1 S3 (purse)

'I humbly do beseech you of your pardon/ for too much loving you'

Iago, Manipulation, A3 S3 (pardon)

'Every way makes my gain'

Iago, Manipulation, A5 S1 (gain)

'I told him what I thought, and told no more. Than what he found himself was apt and true.'

Iago, Manipulation, A5 S2 (told him)

'I am not what I am'

Iago, Manipulation, A1 S1 (i am)

'Demand me nothing. What you know, you know, / from this time forth I never will speak word.'

Iago, Machiavellian, A5 S2 (demand me)

'An old black ram is tupping your white ewe'

Iago, Sex, A1 S1 (tupping)

'he tonight hath boarded a land carrack.'

Iago, Sex + Love, A1 S2 (carrack)

'One may smell in such a will most rank, foul disproportion thoughts unnatural'

Iago, Sex, A3 S3 (foul disproportion)

'O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock The meat it feeds on.'

Iago, Jealousy, A3 S3 (monster)

'What he will do with it, Heaven knows, not I'

Emilia, Marriage Loyalty, A3 S4 (he will do)

'Poor lady, shell run mad when she lack it'

Emilia, Marriage Loyalty, A3 S3 (run mad)

'Tis proper I obey him, but not now'

Emilia, Marriage Loyalty, A5 S2 (obey him)

'They are all but stomachs, and we all but food; / They eat us hungerly, and when they are full, they belch us'

Emilia, Gender roles, A3 S4 (stomachs)

'Do not doubt, Cassio, But I will have my lord and you again. As friendly as you were'

Desdemona, Ignorance, A3 S3 (friendly)

'I do not think there is any such woman'

Desdemona, Ignorance, A4 S3 (Any such)

'Alas, he is betrayed, and I undone'

Desdemona, Loyalty, A5 S2 (betrayed)

'I will not stay to offend you'

Desdemona, Loyalty, A4 S1 (offend)

'Kill me tomorrow: let me live tonight!'

Desdemona, Loyalty, A5 S2 (tomorrow)

'His unkindness may defeat my life, But never taint my love'

Desdemona, Loyalty, A4 S2 (defeat)

'But shall' t be shortly?' 'Shall't it be tonight at supper?' 'Tomorrow dinner then?'

Desdemona, Conflict, A3 S3 (shall't)

'keep that monster from Othello's mind.'

Desdemona, Jealousy, A3 S4 (monster)

'I care not for thy sword'

Emilia, Gender Roles, A5 S2 (sword)

'stol'n from me'

Brabantio, Ownership of Women, A1 S3 (stol'n)

'Thou hast practics'd on her with foul charms, Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals'

Brabantio, Racism, A1 S2 (foul charms)

'O damned Iago! O inhuman dog!'

Roderigo, Betrayal, A5 S1 (inhuman)

'Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see. She has deceived her father, and may thee'

Brabantio, Ownership of Women, A1 S3 (eyes)

'I am glad on't; It's a worthy governor'

Montano, War, A2 S1 (governor)

'I am no strumpet'

Bianca, Women, A5 S1 (stumpet)

'Reputation, reputation, reputation! Oh, I have lost my reputation!'

Cassio, reputation, A2 S3 (lost)

'O thou Othello, thou wert once so good, Fall'n in the practice of a damned slave'

Lodovico, Reputation, A5 S2 (slave)