"She is honest,/Lay down my soul at stake. If you think other,/Remove your thought. It doth abuse your bosom./If any wretch have put this in your head,/Let heaven requite it with the serpent's curse,/For if she be not honest ... The purest of their wives/Is foul as slander" (Emilia 4.2.12-19)
Emilia is the contrasting character to her husband Iago. While Iago continues to poison Othello's mind with false information, Emilia attempts to make him believe that Desdemona is faithful. I've taken notice to Emilia & I believe she is a very loyal person. Even if she was aware of Iago's plan, I believe she would still stick up for Desdemona. However, I do think her advice to Othello is a downfall for her. She is kind of a hindrance to Iago's plan & I think Iago will become enraged when he finds out.
Why doesn't Iago try & convince Othello not to kill Desdemona?
chid: to express disapproval of; scold; reproach
Monday, January 12, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Othello - 4.1
"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! She might lie by/an emperor's side and command him tasks" (Othello 4.1.183-187).
Primarily, Othello is portrayed as this level-headed guy but as Iago continues to provoke him, his darker side begins to evolve. However, it is natural for anyone to act as he did after constantly being lead to believe your spouse is cheating on you. The fact that he is an honorable man is still supported by this quote because it took a while before he finally snapped. There is just so much one can take and I dont blame Othello at all. I think things are only about to get worse from here. This is just a sign of the terrible things to come.
Is Iago bothered by the fact that Othello wants Desdemona dead also?
Primarily, Othello is portrayed as this level-headed guy but as Iago continues to provoke him, his darker side begins to evolve. However, it is natural for anyone to act as he did after constantly being lead to believe your spouse is cheating on you. The fact that he is an honorable man is still supported by this quote because it took a while before he finally snapped. There is just so much one can take and I dont blame Othello at all. I think things are only about to get worse from here. This is just a sign of the terrible things to come.
Is Iago bothered by the fact that Othello wants Desdemona dead also?
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Othello - 3.4
"I do attend here on the general/And think it no addition, nor my wish,/To have him see me womaned" (Cassio. 3.4.190-193).
Like we discussed earlier, we see more & more of Cassio's loyal personality. Here, instead of going with his girlfriend (who he loves) he'd rather make things right with Othello. He even says he doesn't want Othello to see him with his woman & though that sounds like a good idea, it's actually not. Just like Desdemona, his timing is horrible! Given the fabricated relationship Othello has established between the two, Cassio being with a girl would make things better.
Is there a reason why Cassio's love affair with Bianca is a secret?
catechize: to instruct orally by means of questions and answers. (3.4.16)
Like we discussed earlier, we see more & more of Cassio's loyal personality. Here, instead of going with his girlfriend (who he loves) he'd rather make things right with Othello. He even says he doesn't want Othello to see him with his woman & though that sounds like a good idea, it's actually not. Just like Desdemona, his timing is horrible! Given the fabricated relationship Othello has established between the two, Cassio being with a girl would make things better.
Is there a reason why Cassio's love affair with Bianca is a secret?
catechize: to instruct orally by means of questions and answers. (3.4.16)
Othello - 3.1 - 3.1
"Why, your lieutenant, Cassio ... If I have any grace or power to move you,/His present reconciliation take./For if he be not one that truly loves you,/That errs in ignorance, and not in cunning,/I have no judgment in an honest face./I prithee call him back" (Desdemona 3.3.44-50.)
I strongly believe Desdemona has enough grace & power to move Othello, enough to change his mind but her timing could not be any wrong. Desdemona represents the soft side of Othello; he'll give into anything she says out or pure love for her. However, Othello has just seen Cassio & his wife together & when he arrived Cassio left. Before Iago's deceiving plan, Othello would have not thought anything of it. Her plea for him to forgive him is ironically not doing anything but making the situation worse.
penitent: feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment;
I strongly believe Desdemona has enough grace & power to move Othello, enough to change his mind but her timing could not be any wrong. Desdemona represents the soft side of Othello; he'll give into anything she says out or pure love for her. However, Othello has just seen Cassio & his wife together & when he arrived Cassio left. Before Iago's deceiving plan, Othello would have not thought anything of it. Her plea for him to forgive him is ironically not doing anything but making the situation worse.
penitent: feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment;
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Othello - Act 2.3
"`Tis pity of him./I fear the trust Othello puts him in,/On some odd time of his infirmity,/Will shake this island" (Iago 2.3.121-124).
Either the man Iago is talking to is extremely dumb & gullible or Iago is the sheistiest person. I'd say he is a pretty sheisty con artist & I respect him for his asset, as immoral as that sounds. He's already been able to convince Roderigo that Desdemona and Cassio are more than friends and now he convinces Montano that Cassio is suffering from a weakness for alcohol which will cause a casualty. His ability to mislead people is admirable; it's almost as if every character are his puppets. It shows that Iago is meticulous with his choice of words and when he chooses to execute his plots. His persuasiveness is foreshadowing, because when he falsely tells Othello about Desdemona and Cassio's affair he will succeed. In the end, it will only bring more drama.
Roderigo is hopeful that Iago will set him up with Desdemona but is Iago's only objective to corrupt Othello?
infirmity: physical or moral weakness (2.3.123).
knave: an unprincipled, untrustworthy or dishonest person (2.3.144).
peevish: as from vexation or discontent (2.3.183).
Either the man Iago is talking to is extremely dumb & gullible or Iago is the sheistiest person. I'd say he is a pretty sheisty con artist & I respect him for his asset, as immoral as that sounds. He's already been able to convince Roderigo that Desdemona and Cassio are more than friends and now he convinces Montano that Cassio is suffering from a weakness for alcohol which will cause a casualty. His ability to mislead people is admirable; it's almost as if every character are his puppets. It shows that Iago is meticulous with his choice of words and when he chooses to execute his plots. His persuasiveness is foreshadowing, because when he falsely tells Othello about Desdemona and Cassio's affair he will succeed. In the end, it will only bring more drama.
Roderigo is hopeful that Iago will set him up with Desdemona but is Iago's only objective to corrupt Othello?
infirmity: physical or moral weakness (2.3.123).
knave: an unprincipled, untrustworthy or dishonest person (2.3.144).
peevish: as from vexation or discontent (2.3.183).
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Othello (2.1)
"If after every tempest came such calms,/May the winds blow till they have wakened death" (Othello, 2.1.183-184).
I can only imagine what Othello went through out there on the seas during the storm but he handles it well especially around Desdemona. I can definitely see why she is smitten by Othello. He does not even make her worry by telling her what happened more than she had been worried before he arrived. He tries to make it seem like nothing ever happened. To me he is basicly saying he could not have ever asked for a better time to be in his wife's arms.
Could Cassio really be attracted to Desdemona?
I can only imagine what Othello went through out there on the seas during the storm but he handles it well especially around Desdemona. I can definitely see why she is smitten by Othello. He does not even make her worry by telling her what happened more than she had been worried before he arrived. He tries to make it seem like nothing ever happened. To me he is basicly saying he could not have ever asked for a better time to be in his wife's arms.
Could Cassio really be attracted to Desdemona?
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