Iago the engineer
Iago engineer the first suspicious behavior between Desdemona and Cassio when he makes Emilia allow for Desdemona and Cassio to have a conversation about Cassio getting his job back. When Cassio leaves the room, Othello asks if it was Cassio he saw and the answer Iago replies with made it seem like Cassio was guilty of something. |
Chaos will come again
Othello says that chaos will come again only when he stops loving Desdemona, since they are very much in love and he thinks shes perfect and wonderful. Iago's special words
Iago uses the words, 'seems','think', and 'indeed', while he is talking to Othello to make it aware to Othello that Iago is hiding something. The result of this is Othello growing curious of what he is hiding and Othello will have to drag the answer out of him. Iago is manipulating Othello into wanting to know. |
Methods of Manipulation
Iago is basically the master of manipulation. The methods he uses in act 3 scene 3 are lying, flattery, reverse psychology, tempting, and acting innocent.
Iago is basically the master of manipulation. The methods he uses in act 3 scene 3 are lying, flattery, reverse psychology, tempting, and acting innocent.
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5 most important quotes of the act
"Be thou assured, good Cassio, I will do
All my abilities in thy behalf."
This quote is important because this is when Desdemona says she will help Cassio in convincing Othello to give Cassio's job back.
This quote in modern language means "don't worry Cassio I'll try my best to help you"
This has implications the rest of the play because when Desdemona urges Othello to give Cassio his position back, that further convinces Othello that Desdemona may have actually slept with Cassio and has feelings for him.
"Be thou assured, good Cassio, I will do
All my abilities in thy behalf."
This quote is important because this is when Desdemona says she will help Cassio in convincing Othello to give Cassio's job back.
This quote in modern language means "don't worry Cassio I'll try my best to help you"
This has implications the rest of the play because when Desdemona urges Othello to give Cassio his position back, that further convinces Othello that Desdemona may have actually slept with Cassio and has feelings for him.
“I’ll tear her all to pieces”
Othello says this when he finally decides to take action and realizes that he wants to kill Desdemona, this affects the play because now Othello's blood lust is really obvious and he ends up killing Desdemona. This quote in modern language means "I'm going to kill her." The implications that this quote has on the rest of the play is that now Othello has the intent to kill Desdemona, and when he finally does, he regrets it. |
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"Why, your lieutenant, Cassio. Good my lord,
If I have any grace or power to move you
His present reconciliation take."
This part is especially important in the play because this is the first time Desdemona asks Othello to give Cassio his job back, making it seem like Desdemona actually cares about Cassio when in reality she is just being a nice person and she has no feelings for Cassio at all.
This quote in modern language means" You lieutenant Cassio, if i have any say in this matter, can I urge you to forgive him"
The implications this has on the rest of the play is that since Desdemona is trying to convince Othello to forgive Cassio, Othello will start to realize that since Desdemona cares about Cassio enough to ask Othello to forgive him, and Othello will keep wrenching over the fact that Desdemona cheated.
If I have any grace or power to move you
His present reconciliation take."
This part is especially important in the play because this is the first time Desdemona asks Othello to give Cassio his job back, making it seem like Desdemona actually cares about Cassio when in reality she is just being a nice person and she has no feelings for Cassio at all.
This quote in modern language means" You lieutenant Cassio, if i have any say in this matter, can I urge you to forgive him"
The implications this has on the rest of the play is that since Desdemona is trying to convince Othello to forgive Cassio, Othello will start to realize that since Desdemona cares about Cassio enough to ask Othello to forgive him, and Othello will keep wrenching over the fact that Desdemona cheated.
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“O beware, my lord of jealousy; It is the green eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on”
This was said by Iago to Othello, telling Othello that jealousy will get the better of him, this affects the play because now Othello is really jealous of Cassio and Desdemona getting together.
This quote in modern language means " be aware of jealousy my lord, its a green eyed monster that makes fun of the victims it devours"
The implications that this quote has on the rest of the play is that Iago is telling Othello to try not to be jealous, which only makes Othello more jealous and fueling the rage that was making him want Cassio and Desdemona dead.
This was said by Iago to Othello, telling Othello that jealousy will get the better of him, this affects the play because now Othello is really jealous of Cassio and Desdemona getting together.
This quote in modern language means " be aware of jealousy my lord, its a green eyed monster that makes fun of the victims it devours"
The implications that this quote has on the rest of the play is that Iago is telling Othello to try not to be jealous, which only makes Othello more jealous and fueling the rage that was making him want Cassio and Desdemona dead.
"Was not that Cassio parted from my wife?"
This was said by Othello and its important because this is where it begins where Iago start planting the seeds of suspicion into Othello's mind about Cassio and Desdemona getting together.
This quote in modern language means " Was that Cassio i just saw saying bye to Desdemona?"
This has implications on the rest of the play because Iago replies to Othello saying that it was indeed Cassio and that Cassio was trying to avoid Othello because he may have been guilty of something; drawing suspicion of Cassio and Desdemona in Othello's mind.
Iago and the handkerchief
What Iago does with Desdemona's handkerchief is that he leaves it in Cassio's room so it seems like Desdemona gave it to Cassio or accidentally left it with him when they were having a supposed affair. |
Reversal of Revenge
The reversal that happens at the end of the act is that throughout the whole play, Iago wants to plot revenge against Othello. and now Othello wants revenge too but against Cassio and Desdemona, since he thinks they're cheating. |
Othello hurts Desdemona
Desdemona thinks that Othello has been acting strange near the end of the act because usually he is caring and gentle and very much in love with her, but when he pushed the handkerchief away when she offered to wrap his head, he was being really rude and non-affectionate. Another time in this act was when he asked for the handkerchief but when she couldnt give it to him , he got really angry so she thought it was because he was under stress from political matters.
Desdemona thinks that Othello has been acting strange near the end of the act because usually he is caring and gentle and very much in love with her, but when he pushed the handkerchief away when she offered to wrap his head, he was being really rude and non-affectionate. Another time in this act was when he asked for the handkerchief but when she couldnt give it to him , he got really angry so she thought it was because he was under stress from political matters.