Key Quotations (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Iago's self-description in Act 1 Scene 1
Iago's self-description in Act 1 Scene 1
I am not what I am
Iago's metaphor for jealousy
Iago's metaphor for jealousy
Green-eyed monster
Iago's idiom about revealing emotions
Iago's idiom about revealing emotions
Wear my heart upon my sleeve
Iago's racist imagery to Brabantio (animal metaphor)
Iago's racist imagery to Brabantio (animal metaphor)
Old black ram tupping white ewe
Othello expressing internalised racism (Act 3)
Othello expressing internalised racism (Act 3)
Haply, for I am black
What Cassio calls his 'immortal part'
What Cassio calls his 'immortal part'
Reputation
Othello's final self-assessment of his love
Othello's final self-assessment of his love
Loved not wisely, but too well
Emilia's defiant declaration (Act 5)
Emilia's defiant declaration (Act 5)
Let them all cry shame against me, yet I'll speak
Iago's metaphor about free will & self-determination
Iago's metaphor about free will & self-determination
Bodies are gardens, wills are gardeners
Othello at peak happiness in Cyprus (Act 2)
Othello at peak happiness in Cyprus (Act 2)
If after every tempest come such calms