Quote
Iago. I told him what I thought, and told no more. (5.2.173)
Significance
I TOLD YOU!! I knew as soon as everyone started blaming Iago he was gonna be like "hey, I just said what I thought! He's the one that got all jealous." Grr!!! Damn him for being so damn meticulous....*curse, curse, curse*
Words
pernicious (adj)-deadly;causing insidious harm or ruin
iterance (n)- iteration->the act of repeating
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Othello Act 4,2-3
Quote
Desdemona. If I do die before,prithee shroud me/In one of these same sheets.[her wedding sheets] (4.3.23-24)
Significance
This is very clearly a foreshadow to what is to come in the final act. Desdemona, when she dies, wish to be buried in her wedding sheets, little does she know Othello plans to kill her in their bed that he believes she 'defiled' with Cassio. \
Words
hie (v)-hurry
incontinent (adv)-at once
Desdemona. If I do die before,prithee shroud me/In one of these same sheets.[her wedding sheets] (4.3.23-24)
Significance
This is very clearly a foreshadow to what is to come in the final act. Desdemona, when she dies, wish to be buried in her wedding sheets, little does she know Othello plans to kill her in their bed that he believes she 'defiled' with Cassio. \
Words
hie (v)-hurry
incontinent (adv)-at once
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Othello Act 4,1
Quote
Othello. Ay, let her rot, and perish, and be damned/tonight; for she shall not live. No, my heart is turned/ to stone; I strike it, and it hurts my hand. O, the/world hath not a sweeter creature!
Significance
Here, we see the two sides of Othello conflicting. On the one side, he want to kill Desdemona and leave her to rot. But on the other hand, he loves her and sees her as the sweet woman he married and fell in love with. As the conversation with Iago continues, we see both sides conflict even more.
Words
venial (adj)- able to be forgiven or pardoned
'twixt (prep.,adv)- [contraction of 'betwixt'] in a middle or unresolved position
Othello. Ay, let her rot, and perish, and be damned/tonight; for she shall not live. No, my heart is turned/ to stone; I strike it, and it hurts my hand. O, the/world hath not a sweeter creature!
Significance
Here, we see the two sides of Othello conflicting. On the one side, he want to kill Desdemona and leave her to rot. But on the other hand, he loves her and sees her as the sweet woman he married and fell in love with. As the conversation with Iago continues, we see both sides conflict even more.
Words
venial (adj)- able to be forgiven or pardoned
'twixt (prep.,adv)- [contraction of 'betwixt'] in a middle or unresolved position
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Othello Act 3,4
Quote
Othello. let me see't!
Desdemona. Why, so I can; but I will not now....
Othello. Fetch me the handkerchief! ...
Desdemona. ...You'll never meet a more sufficient man--
Othello. The handkerchief! (78)
Signifiance
This shows where Othello's patience with Desdemona runs thin. The pestilance Iago whispered into his ear begins to flow through his brain. He begins to see how close Desdemona is to Cassio and the fact that Desdemona 'cannot find' her handkerchief that he gave her so long ago that had such sentimental meaning really pisses him off.
Words
castigation (v)-to criticize
catechize (v)-to instruct orally by means of questions and answers
Othello. let me see't!
Desdemona. Why, so I can; but I will not now....
Othello. Fetch me the handkerchief! ...
Desdemona. ...You'll never meet a more sufficient man--
Othello. The handkerchief! (78)
Signifiance
This shows where Othello's patience with Desdemona runs thin. The pestilance Iago whispered into his ear begins to flow through his brain. He begins to see how close Desdemona is to Cassio and the fact that Desdemona 'cannot find' her handkerchief that he gave her so long ago that had such sentimental meaning really pisses him off.
Words
castigation (v)-to criticize
catechize (v)-to instruct orally by means of questions and answers
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Othello Act 3, Scene 1-3
Quote
Othello. When I love thee not, Chaos is come again.(60)
Significance
I strongly believe that Shakespeare was foreshadowing the ending here for those who didn't have cover artwork. He is saying that when Othello and Desdemona are in love, everthing is in balance, light and dark. But when one side no longer loves the other (Othello does not love Desdemona), the balance is offset and Chaos settles in.
2 Words
procure (verb)- to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means
prithee (interjection)- I pray thee
Othello. When I love thee not, Chaos is come again.(60)
Significance
I strongly believe that Shakespeare was foreshadowing the ending here for those who didn't have cover artwork. He is saying that when Othello and Desdemona are in love, everthing is in balance, light and dark. But when one side no longer loves the other (Othello does not love Desdemona), the balance is offset and Chaos settles in.
2 Words
procure (verb)- to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means
prithee (interjection)- I pray thee
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Othello Act 2, 2-3
Quote
Cassio. I'll beat the naive into a twiggen bottle. ...[Strikes him.(Roderigo)]...
Montano. Come,com, you're drunk!...[They fight.] (46)
Significance
I I believe this is significant because this passage shows that Iago's plan worked. This is really the first time we see Iago's pla work correctly.This passage leads into Othello being summoned, very pissed off. Is a pattern forming? Is this some how foreshadowing?
Words
peevish(adj)-showing annoyance, irritation, or bad mood (47)
affined (adj)-closely related or connected;obligated;bound (48)
Cassio. I'll beat the naive into a twiggen bottle. ...[Strikes him.(Roderigo)]...
Montano. Come,com, you're drunk!...[They fight.] (46)
Significance
I I believe this is significant because this passage shows that Iago's plan worked. This is really the first time we see Iago's pla work correctly.This passage leads into Othello being summoned, very pissed off. Is a pattern forming? Is this some how foreshadowing?
Words
peevish(adj)-showing annoyance, irritation, or bad mood (47)
affined (adj)-closely related or connected;obligated;bound (48)
Friday, January 2, 2009
Othello Act 1
Quote
Iago"She that was ever fair, and never proud;/Had tongue at will, and yet was never loud;/Never lacked gold, and yet went never gay;/Fled from her wish, and yet said 'Now I may';/She that being angered, her revenge being nigh,/Bade her wrong stay, and her displeasure fly;/She that in wisdom never was so frail/To change the cod's head for the salmon's tail;/She that could think, and nev'r disclose her mind;/See suitors following, and not look behind:/She was a wright (if ever such wights were)-"(35)
Significance
This is an important passage because ...well...it rhymes. This obviously is a red flag to Iago's ego (heh, 'Iago's ego'...) because he is cutting down his wife because he feels that he deserves better. This shows that he has the audacity to talk about his own wife, behind her back, to the woman that he thinks would better suit him.
Question
On the outsides, it seems that Iago is helping Roderigo, acting against Othello and Desdemona for Roderigo, but is he just using Roderigo as a pawn? Someone to just doing all his dirty work and keep his own hands clean?
Iago"She that was ever fair, and never proud;/Had tongue at will, and yet was never loud;/Never lacked gold, and yet went never gay;/Fled from her wish, and yet said 'Now I may';/She that being angered, her revenge being nigh,/Bade her wrong stay, and her displeasure fly;/She that in wisdom never was so frail/To change the cod's head for the salmon's tail;/She that could think, and nev'r disclose her mind;/See suitors following, and not look behind:/She was a wright (if ever such wights were)-"(35)
Significance
This is an important passage because ...well...it rhymes. This obviously is a red flag to Iago's ego (heh, 'Iago's ego'...) because he is cutting down his wife because he feels that he deserves better. This shows that he has the audacity to talk about his own wife, behind her back, to the woman that he thinks would better suit him.
Question
On the outsides, it seems that Iago is helping Roderigo, acting against Othello and Desdemona for Roderigo, but is he just using Roderigo as a pawn? Someone to just doing all his dirty work and keep his own hands clean?
Othello Act 2,1
Quote
"That Cassio loves her, I do well believe 't;/...But partly led to diet my revenged,/...Till I am evened with him wife for wife./...Knavery's plain face is never seen till used."(39-40)
[These lines were not highlighted for any specific reason, I just chose them to show that I meant the entire speech.]
Significance
This lengthy monologue by Iago shows how passionate he is about playing to ruin Othello; he rebels him with every fiber of his being. I think it is because everyone loves Othello so much and Iago puts himself on such a high pillar that he believes that Othello is no where close to better than him (although strangely he wants to be 'equal' not better.) Iago feels that he should be the one to marry Desdemona because he is the better person (which bring about the question "Why marry your wife in the first place?")
Question
It seems that Iago wants more than revenge; how could have those other motives come about?
"That Cassio loves her, I do well believe 't;/...But partly led to diet my revenged,/...Till I am evened with him wife for wife./...Knavery's plain face is never seen till used."(39-40)
[These lines were not highlighted for any specific reason, I just chose them to show that I meant the entire speech.]
Significance
This lengthy monologue by Iago shows how passionate he is about playing to ruin Othello; he rebels him with every fiber of his being. I think it is because everyone loves Othello so much and Iago puts himself on such a high pillar that he believes that Othello is no where close to better than him (although strangely he wants to be 'equal' not better.) Iago feels that he should be the one to marry Desdemona because he is the better person (which bring about the question "Why marry your wife in the first place?")
Question
It seems that Iago wants more than revenge; how could have those other motives come about?
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