Othello Quotes

Othello Quotes

1. Gender Quotes

   • "zounds sir, you've been robbed...an old black ram is tupping your white ewe"
     • This focuses on not just gender but race, the fact that he is in control, over her as a woman. The man is doing the robbing.

2. Manipulation Quotes

   • "Damned as thou art, thou hast enchanted her!"
     • Brabantio is talking about Othello manipulating Desdemona into loving him with his sorcery due tto his race
   • "I hate the Moor...he hast done my office"

3. Race Quotes

   • "The Moor"
     • This is used regularly to describe Othello in the play, he is insecure about his race and this plays on this weakness.