Oxymorons
"Iago is most honest." Oxymoron. (2.3.7) - This is a great example of an oxymoron because Iago is not honest at all which contradicts this statement and it shows how sarcastic Othello really is.
(Act 3, Scene 4, Lines 474-475) "To furnish me with some swift means of death/For the fair devil. Now are thou my lieutenant."-Othello. Fair devil.
(Act 5, Scene 1, Line 80) "O notable strumpet" The effect it has on the play is that it is showing out Iago is considering Cassios as a prostitute .
Puns:
"If she be black,and thereto have wit/ She'll find a white that shall her blackness fit" (2.1.132-133). The word "white" is a pun on "wight", which means a person or a man. It shows the way Moors could have been viewed in that time. This could also be a reason Othello and Desdimona's marriage and interactions seemed so awkward with the bystanders.
(Act 3, Scene 1, Lines 3-9) "Why masters, have your instruments been in Naples, that they speak i' th' nose thus?" when he says Naples he is talking about the Neapolitan accent or to venereal disease which attacks the nose. This is funny because he is making fun of the musicians.
(Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 207-208) "As for Cassio, let me be his undertaker. You shall/ Hear more by midnight." This is Iago telling Othello that he will kill Cassio. An undertaker is someone who cares for the dead and usually buries them.
Themes:
(Act 3, Scene 3, Lines 406-429) Iago responds to Othello's demand for visible proof with the most circumstantial, unverifiable evidence. And Othello, overcome by jealousy, accepts it. Othello also immediately thinks of killing Desdemona. He believes that she has robbed him of his manhood, so he feels he must destroy her. The theme recognize in this act is Jealously.
In Act IV of Othello the theme basically shows Appearance v. Reality. (Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 110-142). Here Othello is listening in on a conversation between Iago and Cassio. They are talking about Cassio's sexual relations with Bianca, but all the while Othello thinks Cassio is talking about Desdemona.
"Iago is most honest." Oxymoron. (2.3.7) - This is a great example of an oxymoron because Iago is not honest at all which contradicts this statement and it shows how sarcastic Othello really is.
(Act 3, Scene 4, Lines 474-475) "To furnish me with some swift means of death/For the fair devil. Now are thou my lieutenant."-Othello. Fair devil.
(Act 5, Scene 1, Line 80) "O notable strumpet" The effect it has on the play is that it is showing out Iago is considering Cassios as a prostitute .
Puns:
"If she be black,and thereto have wit/ She'll find a white that shall her blackness fit" (2.1.132-133). The word "white" is a pun on "wight", which means a person or a man. It shows the way Moors could have been viewed in that time. This could also be a reason Othello and Desdimona's marriage and interactions seemed so awkward with the bystanders.
(Act 3, Scene 1, Lines 3-9) "Why masters, have your instruments been in Naples, that they speak i' th' nose thus?" when he says Naples he is talking about the Neapolitan accent or to venereal disease which attacks the nose. This is funny because he is making fun of the musicians.
(Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 207-208) "As for Cassio, let me be his undertaker. You shall/ Hear more by midnight." This is Iago telling Othello that he will kill Cassio. An undertaker is someone who cares for the dead and usually buries them.
Themes:
(Act 3, Scene 3, Lines 406-429) Iago responds to Othello's demand for visible proof with the most circumstantial, unverifiable evidence. And Othello, overcome by jealousy, accepts it. Othello also immediately thinks of killing Desdemona. He believes that she has robbed him of his manhood, so he feels he must destroy her. The theme recognize in this act is Jealously.
In Act IV of Othello the theme basically shows Appearance v. Reality. (Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 110-142). Here Othello is listening in on a conversation between Iago and Cassio. They are talking about Cassio's sexual relations with Bianca, but all the while Othello thinks Cassio is talking about Desdemona.