EL Othello Major Characters Quotation
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- Othello
- 'My parts, my title and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly' (1.2 to Iago)
- Othello defends his character. He feels that he is a worthy husband for Desdemona
- Othello's downfall could be caused by his hubris - pride is a sin
- Othello's descriptions of himself in his final speech contrast to these positive descriptions
- He compares himself with a 'base Indian' and a 'circumcised dog'
- 'My parts, my title and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly' (1.2 to Iago)
- Desdemona
- 'By heaven, you do me wrong' (4.2 to Othello)
- She defends her honour throughout
- She is brave and assertive, even when Othello attacks her verbally and physically
- Othello calls her a 'whore' and a 'strumpet'
- The reference to heaven reinforces Desdemona's honesty and morality
- An example of irony and foreshadowing - Othello refers to heaven just before he kills Dedemona
- 'By heaven, you do me wrong' (4.2 to Othello)
- Iago
- 'our of her (Desdemona) own goodness (he will) make the net that shall enmesh them all' (2.3 soliloquy)
- Highlights his Machiavellian ruthlessness
- Trap imagery emphasises the innocence of his prey (Desdemona)
- Iago has contempt for innocence and goodness - he is intrinsically evil
- 'our of her (Desdemona) own goodness (he will) make the net that shall enmesh them all' (2.3 soliloquy)
- Cassio
- 'O, I have lost my reputation, I have lost the immortal part of myself - and what remains is bestial' (2.3 to Iago)
- The loss of his immortal part foreshadows his vulnerability to Iago's stabbing in 5.1
- Overwhelming sense of shame
- Cassio's obsession with his reputation mirrors Othello's obsession
- Cassio's sorrow lover losing his profession foreshadows Othello's misery when he thinks he has lost Desdemona's love
- Reference to 'bestial' foreshadows Othello's downfall - Othello will become 'bestial' himself when he avenges his masculine honour
- 'O, I have lost my reputation, I have lost the immortal part of myself - and what remains is bestial' (2.3 to Iago)
- Othello
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