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AndwhenIlovetheenotChaosiscomeagain.

OthellosaidthistoIagoafterhedismissedDesdemonaaskingtogiveCassios
positionback.ThequotemeansthatitisunlikelythatOthellowillstoploving
Desdemona,butwhenthatdaycomes,theworldisdisorganized.Ithasimportant
implicationsfortherestoftheplaybecauseitforeshadowsthatitwilltakealotof
effortfromIagoforOthellotostoplovingher.

Goodnameinmanandwoman,dearmylord,Istheimmediatejeweloftheirsouls.
IagosaidthistoOthellowhenIagoiscreatingsuspiciononCassio.Iagois
claimingthatnomatterwhatthetruthis,thereputationonehasisimportantandis
valuable.Thisquotehasimportantimplicationsontherestoftheplaybecauseit
istrue.InOthelloseyes,Desdemonahasabadreputationofbeingunfaithfuland
false.Becauseofthatreputation,Othellokillsher.

Oh,beware,mylord,ofjealousy!ItisthegreeneyedmonsterwhichdothmockThe
meatitfeedson.
Fromtheverybeginning,IagotellsIagotobewarejealousy.Iagoistelling
Othellothatitisbetterforamantoknow,thantosuspect.Thisfamousquote
metaphoricallycomparesjealousytobeamonsterthatmakesfunofthosewho
arejealous.Thisquotehasimportantimplicationsontherestoftheplaybecause
Othellodoesgetjealous.Hegetsjealousfromthemanwhowarnedhimnottobe.

Thouhastsetmeontherack.IsweartisbettertobemuchabusedThanbuttoknowt
alittle.
OthellosaidthistoIagowhenOthellocameintothescene,showingthatOthello
hasbeenthinkingaboutIagosthoughtswhileheisnotonstage.Thequotemeans
thatOthellowouldrathernotknowthatDesdemonaischeatingatallbecausethen
thesuspicionwouldnotkillhim.Thisquotehasimportantimplicationsontherest
oftheplaybecauseitispurelythebeginningwheretheaudiencecanseethat
Othelloisthinkinghardaboutitandthatheisbothered.Itisthefirstdominoin
thedominoeffectofOthellosjealousyandrageincreasing.

IwillwithdrawTofurnishmewithsomeswiftmeansofdeathForthefairdevil.
OthellosaidthistoIagoaftertheyhavebeentalkingmoreaboutDesdemonaand
Cassiosfalserelationship.Atthispoint,Othelloisfilledwithrageandspokeof
killingCassio.ThisquoteisimportantbecauseOthelloisthinkingofkilling
Desdemona.Heiscomingupwithaplantomurderhiswife.Thisquotehas
importantimplicationsontherestoftheplaybecauseheactuallydoeskill
Desdemona.AttheendofAct3,hewantedtokillherandhedoes.

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