Act 1 Flashcards
(40 cards)
“I follow him to serve my turn upon him”
IAGO: Has been plotting his revenge .evil intent. bold confession. Resents those above him
“Whip me such honest knaves”
IAGO: Does not like honesty, honest ppl should be punished. Exposes his dishonesty. Red Flag
“In following him, I follow but myself”
IAGO: Self-serving
“I am not what I am”
IAGO: A vs R. Bible reference “I am what I am”. Opposite of god. Evil, corrupted, fake, wears a mask
“Look to your house, your daughter, and your bags”
IAGO: Within the list, she is an object he owns. Insight to views on women/their positions
“For shame put on your gown”
IAGO: Honour+Manhood. Carries responsibility for her family name
“An old black ram is tupping your white ewe”
IAGO: Animalistic imagery. black/old-negative, white-pure. Shameful, distasteful
“Most grave Brabantio”
RODERIGO: Foreshadows death
“To the grave clasps of the lascivious Moor”
RODERIGO: Questions his parenting. questions manhood-embarrassing
“gross revolt”
RODERIGO: Idea of going against the natural order
“I must show out a flag and sign of love, which indeed is but sign”
IAGO: A vs R. reveals false intentions. Wears facade around Othello.
“ She deceives me”
BRABANTIO: Idea of women being deceptive.
“Trade of war”
IAGO: sees the world through money and profit. Reveals one of his true desires. Money root of evil.
“My parts, my title, and my perfect soul”
OTHELLO: Arrogance. hubris=flaw that leads to downfall.
“thief”
BRABANTIO: refers to Othello. Desdemona property that’s stolen.
“enchanted her”, “ chains of magic”, “foul charms”, “drugs or minerals”, “ a practiser of arts inhibited”
BRABANTIO: semantic field of magic. Sees him as pagan and evil. Influenced by his racial prejudice
“feel this wrong”
BRABANTIO: Against natural order.
“Tis a pageant to keep us in false gaze”
1st SENATOR: A vs R. deception. humour/dramatic irony- more like Iago.
“the valiant moor”
1st SENATOR: Positive view. reliable. good reputation. contrasting to prior statement.
“I won his daughter”
OTHELLO: Suggests his charisma/charm. An educated man using words-challenges stereotype. objectification again.
“to fall in love with what she feared to look on”
BRABANTIO: racist views. No way she could love him without some evil force
“Against all rules of nature”
BRABANTIO: interracial couples= unnatural/unacceptable
“of my redemption thence”
OTHELLO: Saved by Christianity. Proudly declares faith, denounces any witchcraft.
“with a greedy ear devour up my discourse”
OTHELLO: idea-Appetite of a woman. His words satisfied her.
