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The quotation, “I saw Othello’s visage on his mind.” (Act 1, scene 3, line 252) comes from one of the most pivotal scenes in William Shakespeare’s play Othello. The quote is spoken by Desdemona while she is surrounded by The Duke of Venice, her father Brabanzio, and her husband Othello. She is trying to get permission to travel with Othello to Cyrus to fight against the Turks. This quote speaks volumes in two separate ways. One way it can be interpreted is Desdemona speaking about how much love she has for her husband and why she feels this deep attraction. The other way that this line is interpreted is as the shift in Desdemona’s life where her loyalty fully transitions from her father to her husband. When looking at this quote in the context of love the …show more content…

It is a known fact that in this play Barbanzio does not like Othello nor respects the marriage between Othello and his daughter. In this scene he is trying to persuade Desdemona to stay and not leave with Othello. Prior to her quote, “I saw Othello’s visage on his mind.” (Act 1, scene 3, line 252) Desdemona explains to her father when she decided to marry Othello that she was also deciding she would live with him and any battle he fought she now was apart of. When she says this to her father she is fully moving on from him to Othello. She hints at this transition earlier in this scene when she says, “My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty. To you I am bound for life and education. My life and education both do learn me How to respect you. You are the lord of duty. I am hitherto your daughter. But here’s my husband.” (Act 1, scene 3, lines 180-186) This is quote also follows into this transition for Desdemona and emphasizes the meaning of this transition in “I saw Othello’s visage on his mind.” (Act 1, scene 3, line

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In William Shakespeare's play Othello, Shakespeare portrays the complex relationship between the seemingly ideal couple of Othello, a noble, black war captain, and Desdemona, the daughter of the wealthy politician Brabantio. While the image of a strong, valiant soldier marrying a loyal and supporting wife seems to be the perfect scenario, their seemingly harmless expectations and views of each other soon impairs their judgments, thus launching the start of their demise. Their unattainable standards that they hold of each other distorts the reality of their situation and intensifies the devastation that results from their misjudgments, while their ignorance and innocence blinds them from the truth. Othello’s notable characteristics, such as his confidence and calm disposition, are what attract Desdemona, but they also cloud her view from seeing any of Othello’s flaws. As Desdemona listens intently to Othello’s heroic battle stories, she is wooed by the image of a brave and valiant soldier, so when she sees Othello respectfully and honorably defending their relationship to

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Othello had a talk with Desdemona about cheating and knowing she been doing. Othello says, “By heaven, I saw my handkerchief in’s hand! O perjured woman! Thou dust stone my heart.

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"I hate the Moor: And it is thought abroad, that 'twixt my sheets He has done my office: I know not if't be true; But I, for mere suspicion in that kind, Will do as if for surety." (Act 1, Scene 3) Iago's jealousy and hatred towards Othello drive him to manipulate and deceive him, leading to the tragic fate of Desdemona. "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on."

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In Act 3 of Shakespeare’s play Othello, Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to demonstrate the catastrophic results that will occur when Othello accumulates enough proof to believe Iago’s accusations, and the effect jealousy has on a person, like Othello, who will begin to abandon all morals and exact revenge. Iago makes an aggressive effort to persuade Othello that his wife has been unfaithful. As a result, Othello contemplates whether or not to believe him, but ultimately determines that “to be once in doubt/Is (-- removed HTML --) to be resolved” (III.iii.210-211). At first, Othello rejects this notion of jealousy as he believes he has nothing to be insecure about, “for [Desdemona] had eyes, and chose [him].” (III.iii.220).

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88). This quote directly tells the audience (and Iago) that Cassio trusts Desdemona a great deal to ask her to help him, making the two look suspicious to Othello once he hears of their friendship. And thus, Desdemona has lost her own husband's trust, and must cope with the

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ADD A BIT MORE Desdemona says this quote when talking to the Duke after the Duke orders Othello to leave for battle. In this quote, Desdemona talks about how if Othello were to leave for battle, that she would not truly love him if she were not to go with him. She then requests if she can go with

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At the beginning of Shakespeare’s play, Othello is portrayed as a man who is confident in himself and his position. He is deeply in love with his wife, Desdemona, and we can see their relationship was both strong and stable. However, while the play and its events start to unfold, with the help of Iago’s evil plans, these factors don’t stay the same. When Iago begins to plant the seeds of doubt in Othello's mind about Desdemona's unfaithfulness, his once strong faith in love quickly is replaced by suspicion and jealousy. “Othello displayed signs of a man no longer sane.

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Am I the motives of those tears, my lord?” (IV.ii.44-45). This quote shows Desdemona’s cluelessness and Othello’s feelings. Othello’s feelings are shown

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1. A famous line is found in Act V, Scene 2, line 7. The famous line is: "Put out the light, and then put out the light." What does line 7 mean? Othello gathered all his anguish and animosity focused on Desdemona's "betrayal" and channeled those ardent emotions towards Desdemona, thus building up the proper incentive to murder her towards the end of the scene.

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I never gave him token”. This quote shows how Desdemona really did fight to make Othello see that she had not offered herself to anyone else. This growth of mindset is not something easy for a person to overcome, yet she did. Till the day her life ended she never gave up on them and she spent her days trying to convince her husband of her innocence and prove her love to him no matter

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The following passage is significant to the play ‘Othello’ in retrospect to the plot progression, as it reiterates themes and introduces important facets to the plot development. Through Iago’s cunning manipulation and Shakespeare’s crafting of language, this passage is constructed as a pivotal point of the play, marking the transition of Othello’s personality and revealing his deepest insecurities that eventually lead to his downfall and tragic ending. Iago wields a lot of power over all the characters throughout the play, but in this passage in particular he is presented at his most powerful. The passage is riddled with subtle suggestions and insinuations by Iago to raise Othello’s suspicions of his wife’s fidelity, opening with the admonition to “beware, my lord, of jealousy!

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Clearly showing that she sees everything that was happening to her normal. When Othello starts treating Desdemona with disrespect she stays respectful and submissive still calling him “…my lord” even after he calls her “…a whore” . Her “true and loyal” love for Othello is what leaves her in the position she is in. She does not want to see her husband as a jealous insecure man she wants to see him as the brave man from the stories he told her.

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And when I told thee he was of my counsel in my whole course of wooing, thou cried’st ‘Indeed?”(Shakespeare 2.3.125-129). As Iago begins to subtly plant the suspicion of Desdemona and Cassio’s affair in Othello’s head after Cassio leaves Desdemona’s room Othello panics and ironically attempts to seek the darker truth that Iago claims to know. Iago is well aware of Othello’s hamartia of jealousy

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Jealousy cannot over power genuine love, therefore Othello doesn’t love Desdemona, however he simply loves how much affection she has for his struggles. Othello doesn’t deserve sympathy because he doesn’t know how to genuinely love

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