![]() However, as she is now Othello’s wife, she is loyal to him. True to her heart, she tells her father that she owes him a lot on account of her life and education. Here, she maintains the love and respect she holds for him and also defends Othello. You are the lord of duty,ĭesdemona speaks these words to her father when he comes to warn about her marriage. To you I am bound for life and education: This quote also means that Othello believes that Desdemona had wished to God to find a man like Othello for her, a man of great virtues. He further explains how Desdemona has fallen in love with him because of his bravery and adventurous nature. These are the words of Othello in the third scene when he appears before the duke after he is accused of witchcraft to woo Desdemona. “She wished she had not heard it, yet she wished Iago tells Brabantio that Othello is the “black ram” is having sexual relations with his daughter “white ewe.” It shows that Iago is using racial discrimination to create opinion against Othello to cause his downfall. Hence in those days, the discrimination was strong against the black people. Othello is a Moorish general in the Venetian army, perhaps from North Africa. ![]() He uses a racial slur to provoke the jealousy and racial prejudice of Brabantio against Othello. ![]() Iago speaks these lines when he visits Brabantio to inform him that his daughter Desdemona has secretly married Othello. “Even now, now, very now, an old black ram The irony is that he is warning Roderigo that his not a good person and can deceive him as well. He pretends to stay loyal to Othello and deceives him as he doesn’t believe that he is Othello’s servant. However, Iago doesn’t do that because he knows, anyone can easily cause him harm. ‘Wearing one’s heart upon one’s sleeve’ means to be honest at all times. Iago is showing his true deceptive nature, saying he would never expose his true emotions. ![]() These are the words of Iago in the first scene. For daws to peck at: I am not what I am.” ![]()
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