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This is a Quote bank for the A-level english literature text Othello. It includes quotes for multiple key themes in the play

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gender ●​ “You rise to play and ●​ Misogynistic. Iago says this to his wife.
go to bed to go to Demoralising. Says women's only job is
work” to have children for men.
●​ “Men are men” ●​ They will never change and should just
●​ “He strikes her” accept it
●​ “If i do prove her ●​ Stage directions. In front of venetian
haggard” generals. Demoralising. Othello has
become violent and assaults his wife.
●​ ‘Haggard’ is dehumanising as it is a wild
untamed female falcon. Compares her
to an animal-dehumanisation

class/race ●​ “Thick lips” ●​ Racial slur
●​ “Moor” ●​ Racist term for Africans and muslims.
●​ “old black ram tupping Degrading. Othello is referred to as a
your white ewe” moor first before his name. His race
●​ “The devil will make a comes first
grandsire of you” ●​ Metaphor. Calvinism. Plays on his
●​ “Barbary horse” insecurities. Degrading and vulgar
●​ “Fair daughter”​ language. Trying to provoke brabantio
“Lascivious moor” ●​ Religious imagery links to race to say
●​ “Charms” blacks are evuil and immoral. Unnatural
●​ “Against all rules of relationships. Plays on racial fears
nature” ●​ Horse from north africa. Slave trade.
●​ “I have lost my Racist
reputation” ●​ Fair links to race. White and innocent.
●​ “These moors are ●​ Moors and muslims said to be sexually
changeable in their promiscuous and immoral. In venice as
wills” well.
●​ Charms links to witchcraft jame I. cant
believe Desdemona would actually fall
for him.
●​ Othello and Desdemona’s marriage
goes against nature so is doomed to fail
●​ Importance of reputation and status
exclamatives repeated. Emphasises
●​ Moors stereotypes. Iago ironic


manipulatio ●​ “I will wear my heart ●​ Ao3-
n upon my sleeve”
●​ “Hate the moor”
●​ “He holds me well”
●​ “Good iago”
●​ “I will ensnare”
●​ “I play the villain”
●​ “Her appetite shall
play God”
●​ “Monstruous birth to

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