Othello Act 5 scene 1-3

1/13/09

"Then must you speak/ Of one that loved not wisely but too well;/ of one not easily jealous, but being wrought/ perplexed in the extreme..."(5.2.348-351)

This quote is significant because here we see Othello sort of return to the calm person whom everyone loved in Venice. Despite all of the bloodshed that just occurred, after discovering that Iago tricked him into all of this we see Othello bring the tone down a bit. Here he tells Cassio to write about who i truly was and what i did, and not to exaggerate any of it. At this point it seems that Othello has accepted without anger what he has done, and is trying to do one last service or duty for the people (by killing himself) before he goes.

Chrysolite: Olivine (green mineral).

Hies: approaching swiftly.

Othello Act 4 scene 2-3

1/12/09

"Fie, there is no such man. It is impossible/"(4.2.135).

I think this quote is significant simply because it exemplifies the irony from what Iago has said. Before Iago says this Emilia, Desdemona and himself are talking about Othello and that somebody must be fooling his mind into the madness he has become. This leads into this line where Iago says that "there is no such man as this." This is ironic because he is that man who has been fooling Othello and everyone else all along.

Chide: to rebuke a person harshly.

Beshrew: to curse.

Othello Act 4 scene 1

1/11/09

"Ay, let her not 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..."(4.1.173-175).

I think this quote is significant because it can be interpreted a couple of ways. when Othello says, "No, my heart is turned to stone. I strike it and it hurts my hand," instead of the literal meaning he could be saying that when he strikes his stone heart his love for Desdemona hurts. This relates back to when Othello said that people used to love with their hearts but they now only give each other their hands. I believe this symbolizes Othello hurting or breaking his love for Desdemona.

Bauble(n): A fool.

Caitiff(n): a cowardly and despicable person.

Othello Act 3 scene 4

1/8/09

"But our new heraldry is hands, not hearts./"(3.3.39)

This quote is significant because here we see an instance where Othello begins to question Desdemona's love for him. He is sort of hinting here that now people give their hands instead of exchanging true love from the heart. We also see Othello beginning to follow the path Iago set for him in slowly turning against Desdemona and letting jealousy take place.

Perdition: hell, an unspeakable loss.

Sirrah: man or body.

Othello Act 3 scenes 1-3

1/7/09

"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy!/It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock/ The meat it feeds on."(3.3.165-167).

This quote is significant because it relates back to the theme of jealousy, and how jealousy and envy can lead to the physical and emotional destruction in people. In my opinion this seems some what ironic that Iago is warning Othello about jealousy and its dangers when he is the one who seems to be somewhat jealous of Cassio. I also believe that this quote and or warning foreshadows Othello becoming too jealous and destroying himself.

Haggard: A partly trained hawk which has gone wild again.

Owedst: possessed.

Othello Act 2 scene 2-3

1/6/09

"Not tonight, good Iago. I have very poor and/ unhappy brains for drinking; I could well wish/ courtesy would invent some other custom of entertainment/"(2.3.31-34).

I believe this quote is important because it foreshadows early on that Cassio cant really handle drinking. Here we get this sense that if Iago or Rodrigo can get him to drink they can pretty much make him do anything. Also this explains how Iago can sneakily retrieve information such as the fact that beer/drinks one of Cassio's weak points.

Ingraft: To be ingrained.
Collied: Darkened.