Othello- Relationship Quotes

Question 1

give 6 examples of racial prejudice in othello

Answer 1

Act 1 Scene 1, ‘the thick lips’- Roderigo about Othello

Act 1 Scene 1, ‘an old black ram/ is tupping your white ewe’- Iago about Othello and Desdemona

Act 1 Scene 2, ‘Damned as thou art, thou hast enchanted her!’- Brabantio about Othello

Act 1 Scene 2, ‘practised on her with foul charms’- Brabantio about Othello

Act 1 Scene 3, ‘to fall in love with what she feared to look on?- Brabantio about Desdemona and Othello

Act 3 Scene 3, ‘haply for I am black/ and have not those soft parts of conversation

Question 2

give 8 examples of jealousy in Othello

Answer 2

Act 1 Scene 1, ‘my daughter is not for thee’- Brabantio

Act 1 Scene 3, ‘I will incontinently drown myself’- Roderigo

Act 2 Scene 3, ‘I’ll pour this pestilence into his ear’- Iago

Act 3 Scene 3, ‘it is the green-eyed monster which doth mocks the meat it feeds on’- Iago

Act 3 Scene 3, ‘give me ocular proof’- Othello

Act 3 Scene 3, ‘you are eaten up with passion’- Iago to Othello

Act 3 Scene 4, ‘you are jealous now’- Cassio to Bianca

Act 5, Scene 2, ‘Yet she must die, else she’ll betray more men.’ -Othello

Question 3

give 6 examples of manhood, honour and reputation

acts 1, 2, 3, 4

Answer 3

Act 1 Scene 3, ‘Rude am I in my speech’- Othello

Act 1 Scene 3, ‘Valiant Othello.’ ‘Valiant moor’

Act 2 Scene 3, ‘Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial.’- Cassio

Act 3 Scene 3, ‘Good name in man and woman, dear my lord,
Is the immediate jewel of their souls.’- Iago

Act 3 Scene 3, ‘Farewell the tranquil mind! Farewell content!’- Othello

Act 4, Scene 1, ‘A horned man’s a monster and a beast.’ -Othello

Question 4

give 6 examples of appearance vs reality in othello

Answer 4

Act 1, Scene 1, ‘But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
For daws to peck at. I am not what I am.’ -Iago

Act 1, Scene 2, ‘Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom/ Of such a thing as thou—to fear, not to delight’ -Brabantio

Act 1, Scene 3, ‘The Moor is of a free and open nature/ That thinks men honest that but seem to be so;/ And will as tenderly be led by th’ nose/ As asses are.” -Iago

Act 2, Scene 1, ‘Oh heavy ignorance! Thou praisest the worst best.’ -Desdemona

Act 3, Scene 3, ‘Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul/ But I do love thee! -Othello

Act 5, Scene 2, ‘”I told him what I thought, and told no more/ Than what he found himself was apt and true.” -Iago

Question 5

give 7 examples of womandhood and sexuality in othello

Answer 5

Act 1, Scene 1, ‘Your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs.’ - Iago

Act 1, Scene 2, ‘Damned as thou art, thou hast enchanted her!’ -Brabantio

Act 1, Scene 3, ‘I do perceive here a divided duty.’ – Desdemona

Act 1, Scene 3, ‘She’d come again, and with a greedy ear/ Devour up my discourse.’ -Othello

Act 2, Scene 1, ‘You rise to play, and go to bed to work.’ -Iago

Act 3, Scene 4, ‘Give me your hand: this hand is moist, my lady.’ Othello

Act 4. Scene 3, ‘Her honor is an essence that’s not seen;/ They have it very oft that have it not’ -Iago

Question 6

describe desdemona and Othello’s relationship at the start of the play and 2 quotes to show this

Answer 6

 Strong relationship:
 Act 1, Scene 3, ‘She loved me for the dangers I had passed, / And I loved her that she did pity them.’ -Othello
 Act 1, Scene 3, ‘to his honours and his valiant parts / Did I my soul and fortunes consecrate’ -Desdemona

Question 7

describe desdemona and othello’s relationship at the middle of the play and 1 quote to back it up

Answer 7

 Desdemona and Othello grow further apart as Othello starts to suspect she is in love with Cassio. She doesn’t understand what’s happening and keeps talking to him about Cassio, which makes it worse. Othello wants to see proof that she has been unfaithful.
 Act 3, Scene 3, ‘‘I’ll see before I doubt; when I doubt, prove; / And, on the proof, there is no more but this: / Away at one with love or jealousy!’ -Othello

Question 8

describe othello and desdemona’s relationship towards the end of the play and a quote to show this

Answer 8

 Desdemona and Othello’s relationship is strained by the end of Act 3. Othello believes she is in love with Cassio and when she lies about her handkerchief he thinks it’s evidence against her. Desdemona doesn’t understand why he’s acting so strangely and Othello starts to talk to Iago about her death.
 Act 3, Scene 3, ‘‘I will withdraw / To furnish me with some swift means of death / For the fair devil’ -Othello

Question 9

describe othello and desdemona’s relationship at the end of the play and 2 quotes to show this

Answer 9

 Desdemona and Othello’s relationship breaks down completely. In Act 4 he hits her in front of everybody and in Act 5 kills her in their bedroom.
 Act 5, Scene 2, ‘she must die, else she’ll betray more men’ -Othello
 Act 5, Scene 2, ‘Why I should fear I know not, / Since guiltiness I know not; but yet I feel fear.’ -Othello

Question 10

describe iago and emilia’s relationship at the start of the play and 1 quote to show this

Answer 10

 Iago and Emilia don’t appear to have a very strong relationship at the start of the play. He talks very negatively about her and their relationship.
 Act 2, Scene 1, ‘She puts her tongue a little in her heart, / And chides with thinking.’

Question 11

describe iago and emilia’s relationship in the middle of the play and 2 quotes to show this

Answer 11

 Iago and Emilia’s relationship seems slightly stronger in Act 3 when Emilia takes Desdemona’s handkerchief to help Iago. She doesn’t know why he wants it, but she knows it will make him happy.
 Act 3, Scene 3, ‘I’ll have the work ta’en out, / And give’t Iago; what he will do with it / Heaven knows, not I - / I nothing, but to please his fantasy.’
 Act 3, Scene 3, ‘A good wench! Give it me

Question 12

describe iago and emilia’s relationship at the end of the play and 1 quote to show thsi

Answer 12

 Iago and Emilia’s relationship ends when he kills her to silence her and stop her telling everyone what she has done. Emilia is the first character to realise Desdemona has died for no reason and to accuse Iago.
 Act 5, Scene 2, Emilia: ‘She did give it Cassio? No, alas, I found it, / And I did give’t my husband.’ Iago: ‘Filth, thou liest!’

Question 13

describe desdemona and emilia’s relationship at the start of the play

Answer 13

 Emilia is appointed as maid to Desdemona by Othello at the end of Act 1.

Question 14

describe emilia and desdemona’s relationship in the middle of the play and 2 quotes to show this

Answer 14

 When Desdemona drops her handkerchief, Emilia picks it up and gives it to Iago. When Desdemona later asks:
 Act 3, Scene 4, ‘Where should I lose that handkerchief, Emilia?’
 Emilia replies
 ‘I know not, madam’ (3:4)
 Even though she knows how upset Desdemona is about the handkerchief, Emilia lies.

Question 15

describe emilia and desdemona’s relationship towards the end of the play and 1 quote to show this

Answer 15

 Desdemona has learned to trust Emilia and they have a quite open discussion about
 Act 4, Scene 1‘these men, these men’

Question 16

describe emilia and desdemona’s relationship at the end of the play and 1 quote to show this

Answer 16

 Emilia’s last words are defending Desdemona:
 Act 5, Scene 2, ‘Moor, she was chaste, she loved thee, cruel Moor’

Question 17

describe othello and iago’s relationship at the start of the play and 2 quotes to show this

Answer 17

 In Act 1, Othello believes Iago is honest and trustworthy.
 At the end of Act 1, when he sets off to fight the Turks, he entrusts his new wife to Iago’s care:
 Act 1, Scene 3, ‘Honest Iago / My Desdemona must I leave to thee’
 Iago makes it very clear to the audience, however that he will use Othello’s trust against him:
 Act 1, Scene 3, ‘He holds me well / The better shall my purpose work on him’

Question 18

describe othello and iago’s relationship just before the middle of the play and 1 quote to show this

Answer 18

 In Act 2, Othello trusts that Iago is loyal both to him and to Cassio and has no idea Iago caused the fight Cassio gets into with Montano.
 Act 2, Scene 3, ‘I know Iago / Thy honesty and love doth mince this matter, / Making it light to Cassio.’

Question 19

describe othello and iago’s relationship in the middle of the play and 1 quote to show this

Answer 19

 Othello places so much trust in Iago’s honesty and loyalty that he believes Iago’s suggestions that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair rather than trust in the loyalty of his wife and his lieutenant.
 Act 3, Scene 3, ‘This fellow’s of exceeding honesty’

Question 20

describe othello and iago’s relationship towards the end of the play and 1 quote to show this

Answer 20

 Othello is shocked that Iago betrayed his trust so badly and calls him a:
 Act 5, Scene 2, ‘demi-devil’ that ‘hath thus ensnared my soul and body’

Question 21

describe othello and cassio’s relationship at the start of the play and 1 quote to show this

Answer 21

 As the play begins, we learn that Othello has recently promoted Cassio to be his lieutenant. We also later learn that Othello trusted Cassio to carry messages between him and Desdemona before they were married and Cassio was loyal to Othello when talking to Desdemona. Desdemona says:
 Act 3, Scene 3, ‘Michael Cassio / That came a-wooing with you and so many a time / When I have spoke of you dispraisingly / Hath ta’en your part’

Question 22

describe othello and cassio’s relationship just before the middle of the play and 1 quote to show this

Answer 22

 Othello is so disappointed that Cassio has betrayed his trust, ending up in a drunken fight, that he fires him from the position of lieutenant:
 Act 2, Scene 3, ‘never more be officer of mine’

Question 23

describe othello and cassio’s relationship at the middle of the play and 1 quote to show this

Answer 23

 Othello begins to lose trust in Cassio and instead believe that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair when Iago tells him:
 Act 3, Scene 3, ‘Look to your wife, observe her well with Cassio’

Question 24

describe othello and cassio’s relationship towards the end of the play and 1 quote to show this

Answer 24

 Othello is so convinced by Iago that Cassio is sleeping with his wife that he has no trust left and wants him dead:
 Act 4, Scene 1, ‘How shall I murder him, Iago?’

Question 25

describe othello and cassio's relationship at the end of the play and 1quote to show this

Answer 25

 At the end of the play, Othello realises he was wrong to mistrust Cassio. Cassio says:  Act 5, Scene 2, ‘Dear general, I never gave you cause’  and Othello replies:  ‘I do believe it and I ask your pardon’

Question 26

describe iago and roderigo's relationship at the start of the playand 2 quotes to show this

Answer 26

 In the first lines of the play, Roderigo says:  Act 1, Scene 1, ‘thou, Iago, who hast had my purse / As if the strings were thine’  which sets up for the audience that Roderigo trusts Iago. At the end of Act 1, however, Iago tells the audience he only spends time with Roderigo  Act 1, Scene 3, ‘for my sport and profit’  letting us know that he intends to use Roderigo for his own ends.

Question 27

describe iago and roderigo's relationship in the middle of the play and 2 quotes to show this

Answer 27

 Roderigo begins to lose trust in Iago. He says  Act 4, Scene 2, ‘I do not find that thou deal’st justly with me’  but Iago talks him round and Roderigo reluctantly agrees to go along with Iago’s plans to kill Cassio. He says:  Act 5, Scene 1 ‘I have no great devotion to the deed / And yet he hath given me satisfying reasons’

Question 28

describe iago and roderigo's relationship at the end of the play and 1 quote to show this

Answer 28

 Iago murders Roderigo in Act 5 and Roderigo finally realises how untrustworthy Iago is:  Act 5, Scene 1, ‘O damned Iago! O inhuman dog!’