Monday, January 11, 2010
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A scene that humors me is when Iago is trying to convince Roderigo that he is not lying to him and that he did not know that Othello was married to Desdemona. The lines that Iago said to convince Roderigo were, “It is as sure as you are Roderigo, Were I the Moor, I would not be Iago. In following him, I follow but myself; Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty, But seeming so, for my peculiar end; For when my outward action doth demonstrate The native act and figure of my heart, In complement extern, 'tis not long after But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at. I am not what I am.” This line was said to Roderigo by Iago to cover up Iago’s lie of trying to get Desdemona to like Roderigo even though Othello was married to Desdemona. I found this line funny because it describes how foolish Roderigo is for trusting Iago. Love is a very powerful emotion, one that people should not tamper with. Since Roderigo wore his heart on his sleeve, he let people such as Iago take advantage of this emotion. What I also find funny is how Roderigo is stupid enough to believe Iago even when he said, “I am not what I am”. This only proves that either Iago is a very clever person or Roderigo is dull.
ReplyDeleteMany lines in Othello are extremely powerful. So powerful that when you read them you know that they would never be thought of in real life in an actually situation where you have to think right on your feet about what to say. Brabantio says "Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see; She has deceived her father, and she may thee." about Desdemona to Othello. This is a persuasive line that says since Desdemona had gone against her own father and has kept secrets from him, the one that raised her and has taken care of her, then she would easily lie to someone else, specifically Othello. What would keep her from lying to someone that doesn't measure to the importance of her father, when she has already deceived him? So her father is telling Othello to be careful because she could easily lie, and it may not be seen until later.
ReplyDeleteThere are many lines in "Othello" that have an effect on the reader. One that made me think twice about, and laugh about, was a line said from Iago. "I hate the Moor, and it is thought abroad that 'twixt my sheets h'as done my office." Iago says this to Roderigo about Othello when he is expressing his hatred for him. It made me think twice because its Shakespeare's language and is very difficult to understand. Once I understood its meaning, it made me laugh, because Iago just made up that rumor of Othello sleeping with his wife so he could have another reason to hate Othello, besides placing Cassio as his Lieutenant instead of him. This really shows how much of a tricky rat Iago is and how untrustworthy he is.
ReplyDeleteThere are many profound and funny and dramatical saying in "Othello." The one line that always gets me is, "i hate the moor." By saying this i think that he means that he is a bit jealous because he got to marry desdimona. I always think when he said this he meant to say that he also meant to say how much he hates "black people." He needs to understand the language that he speaks. He is very jealous thats why people tend to take him out of proportion.
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