Othello Act 3 Scene 3 Flashcards
(12 cards)
Summarise what happens in this scene
Desdemona pleads for Cassio and othello listens, but Iago plants doubt in Othello’s mind,
Desdemona loses the handkerchief and Emilia gives it to Iago,
Iago claims to have seen Cassio with the handkerchief
What does the handkerchief symbolise?
A traditional love token, symbolises othello and Desdemona’s passion and their loyalty to one another,
Was an heirloom, suggesting Desdemona’s acceptance to othello’s differing background
Becomes a symbol of othello’s jealousy, believed to have represented Desdemona’s body
Also reflects the fragility of their relationship
“Whatever you be…”
“…i am obedient”
“Beware my lord…”
“…of jealousy! It is green-eyed monster,which dock moth/ The meat it feeds on”
“When i love thee..”
“…not/chaos is come again”
“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”
“I’ll tear…”
“…her all to pieces”
Define credulous
Unquestioning
Define myopic
Blind to the truth
Define conciliatory
Trying to reduce someone’s anger
Define misconstructed
A misinterpretation
Define disorder
Distruption of a system
State of confusion
