Alas, my lord, what do you mean by that?
Desdemona has remained upapproached by Othello to resolve his inner conflict. Defiently tragic. At this point it is too late for Desdemona to persuade Othello to see it any other way, thanks to Iago planting these delusions in Othello's head
bloody passion shakes your very frame
Othello is riddled with jelousy over another man sleeping with his wife. His body shakes at it's very core. I'm not clear if this is close to, "If I can't have you than nobody can".
And yet he hath given me satisfying reasons:3145‘Tis but a man gone.
Iago has Roderigo and his money so deep in his pocket that is able to persaude Roderigo into helping him kill Cassio
She was in love, and he she loved proved madAnd did forsake her: she had a song of ‘willow;’
The 'willow' song is a clear reflection of Desdemona's relationship with Othello. The title 'willow' also forshadows Desdemona's forsaken, as do the lyrics, as in a willow tree or the close word "Wilt" both would imply a gloomy appearence/ close to death.
It is my wretched fortune.
Othello's treatment of Desdemona makes her feel like she has earned or deserved this treatment, despite her having no wrongdoing. Her "misuse" of her handkerchief has led Othello to berate her with accusations of being a whore.
Confess—handkerchief!—O devil!
Another example of Othello's language examplifing his Catholic faith. Additionally, his jealousy is so deeply fueled that he can only bring himself to listen to the 'clues' that Iago points out to him by Iago setting himself as someone that Othello can trust.
ransom
Good word choice by Shakespere. The word Ransom reflects that Cassio feels like his reputation is now hostage by his previous actions while he was drunk.
Perdition catch my soul,
the word Perdition is used again, this time by Othello, which gives insight to the audience, that while he is a Moor, he is also a follower of the Chrisitan faith.
He feels sorrow for his unconfirmed suspecions of Desdemona(the excellent wretch), and condems his own soul for ever loving her
Give me advantage of some brief discourseWith Desdemona alone
Cassio goes to Emilia to help him ask Desdemona to help him earn Othello's forgiveness insteas of going to him directly.
Away, I say; go out, and cry a mutiny.
Iago has Rodrigo insigate an altercation with Cassio, and then has Rodrigo leave before more people come to the scene. By doing this, Iago appears as an innocent bystander to this horrible deed done by Cassio
Drunk!
What type of response is this? Montano calls him our for being drunk, and then Cassio just exclaims the word Drunk, not in a question either.
perdition of the Turkish fleet
The word Perdition is most commonly used to refer to eternal punnishment in the Christian religion, while the Turks are predominately Muslim, the Heralds remarks point out the tension between outsiders, domestic or foreign.
As honest as I am.
Iago has no shame in his actions, and is eager to display his false trust at every moment
Nay, it is true, or else I am a Turk:You rise to play and go to bed to work.
Iago roasts Desdemona and Emilia with his sexist remarks by insisting that they're both lazy when it comes to working but eager to goof around. He says that it's true or else you can call him a Turk, which comes off as childish ridicules.
I think this tale would win my daughter too.Good Brabantio,
Othello's heroism and character stands true against Barbantio's claims. Barbantio is even mentioned to invite Othello over, assumingly out of admiration
He comes to bad intent.
Iago pretends to be looking out for Othello by sharing Barbantio's ill intent with him as Iago lays his breadcrumbs
I follow him to serve my turn upon him:We cannot all be masters, nor all masters
Iago informs Cassio that he, in time, will take vengence against Othello for promoting Cassio above him. Additionally, I enjoy the wordplay Shakespeare uses of the word 'master' implying with "nor all masters" as masters of everything
they are all peaceably inclined. Now, what are they? Men at all?
Henry's use of metaphor shows his distaste of the Polk administration and their eagerness to declare was on a neighboring country. In the comparrison, He suggests that a corporation that is made up of conscious men, is a conscious corporation. The reader gains insight from this comparison, where a company not made up of conscious men is left to pave the path of destruction, and at that point suggests, are they more monster/creature or men of a higher intellectual capacity? Drawing to the ideal that absolute power corrupts absolutely, for the choices made be those who supported him were also not made in consciousness, as well as Polk's choice to go to war with Mexico
Why has every man a conscience, then?
Henry proposes the rhetorical question to invoke what purpose do we serve if we allow others to make our decesions for us. Acheiving consciousness is to allow your choices to be made by you. A freedom that is willingly given up by the masses that chose to be cogs in the government machine.
I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward.
Within this paragraph, Henry firmly states that a government that is not ruled by the consciousness of individuals is subject to unjust decesions. Henry would rather have lawlessness and a morally woke population than a herd of sheep in a pasture