Othello

• Jealousy is a major theme in Othello, driving the actions of several characters.
• Appearance versus reality is a central theme in Othello, as characters struggle to discern the truth amidst deception and illusion.
• 'I am not what I am' - Iago
• 'I'll tear her all to pieces' - Othello
• 'Sblood, but you’ll not hear me!'-Iago
• 'What a full fortune does the Thick-lips owe' - Roderigo
• 'Poison his delight... Plague him with flies.' - Iago
• 'A black ram is tupping your white ewe' - Iago
• 'She did deceive her father, marrying you' - Brabantio
• 'the devil will make a grandsire of you.' - Iago
• 'Because we come to do you service and you think we are ruffians, you’ll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse. You’ll have your nephews neigh to you. You’ll have coursers for cousins and gennets for germans.' - Iago
• 'your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs.' - Iago
• 'Thou art a villain!' - Brabantio
• 'Strike on the tinder, ho! Give me a taper, call up all my people! ... Light, I say, light!' - Brabantio
• 'Oh, treason of the blood!' - Brabantio