![]() They eat us hungerly, and when they are full They are all but stomachs, and we all but food: (Othello, Act 3 Scene 3) ‘Tis not a year or two shows us a man: It is the green-eyed monster which doth mockįarewell the tranquil mind farewell content. Iago (Act 2, Scene 3) O, beware, my lord, of jealousy: (Cassio, Act 2 Scene 3) Reputation is an idle and most false imposition, oft got without merit and lost without deserving (Desdemona – Act 2, Scene 1) Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial. (Othello, Act 2 Scene 1) I am not merry but I do beguil May the winds blow till they have wakened death! The Duke (Act 1, Scene 3) If after every tempest come such calms, ![]() (Iago, Act 1 Scene 3) To mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on. (Iago, Act 1 Scene 3) Put money in thy purse. ( Desdemona, Act 1 Scene 3) Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners. To you I am bound for life and education: (Othello, Act 1 Scene 3) My noble father, (Iago – Act 1, Scene 1) She wished she had not heard it, yet she wished We cannot all be masters, nor all masters (Iago, Act 1 Scene 1) I follow to serve my turn upon him: ( Iago, Act 1 Scene 1) Even now, now, very now, an old black ram Along with each Othello quote the character speaking is listed, along with act and scene. Read our selection of the very best quotes from Othello below, spoken by a variety of primary and secondary characters in the play. As ever, Shakespeare brings new words and phrases into common usage – from describing jealousy as a “ green-eyed monster” to having Iagio say that he will wear his heart upon his sleeve. Looking for Othello quotes? Othello remains one of Shakespeare’s most enduring plays, full of memorable quotes from start to finish. Each Shakespeare’s play name links to a range of resources about each play: Character summaries, plot outlines, example essays and famous quotes, soliloquies and monologues: All’s Well That Ends Well Antony and Cleopatra As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Coriolanus Cymbeline Hamlet Henry IV Part 1 Henry IV Part 2 Henry VIII Henry VI Part 1 Henry VI Part 2 Henry VI Part 3 Henry V Julius Caesar King John King Lear Loves Labour’s Lost Macbeth Measure for Measure The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor A Midsummer Night’s Dream Much Ado About Nothing Othello Pericles Richard II Richard III Romeo & Juliet The Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus & Cressida Twelfth Night The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Winter’s Tale This list of Shakespeare plays brings together all 38 plays in alphabetical order. Plays It is believed that Shakespeare wrote 38 plays in total between 15.In other words, without his honor, he sees himself in the same terms that the prejudiced characters see him: as an animal. That is, in his view, to lose control of the woman in his life is to lose everything that makes him human. In despair over his suspicions about his wife's faithfulness, Othello laments of himself: "A horned man's a monster and a beast" (4.2.62). Later, Iago drives Othello to question his own manhood-indeed, his very humanity-by making him doubt whether he has power over his wife. In 1.1, Iago and Roderigo call Brabantio's honor into question because he hasn't been able to control the romantic or sexual impulses of his daughter, Desdemona. Though military exploits are one way for men to build their honor, when not in war the primary means by which men define their honor is their ability to command the faithfulness of their women. Iago asserts-however genuinely or disingenuously-that reputation is more valuable than anything in the world: "good name in man and woman is the immediate jewel of their souls" (3.3.156). The subplot in which Iago gets Cassio drunk and causes him to humiliate himself, also indicates the importance of "reputation, reputation, reputation." In fact, Cassio asserts that reputation is all that makes you human ("I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial" ). Based on the Duke's regard for him in 1.3, it is clear that Othello has attained political power through his military might. Throughout the play, various male figures seek to assert and protect their manhood and their honor.
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