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Pride
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- 1My parts, my title and my perfect soulmy good qualities, my legal status and my innocence will protect me.
Othello proud of services he has provided the Venetian state & believed will judge on other merits.
Word choice suggests his self confidence & hubris referring to his "parts", "title" and "perfect soul"- flawless & prepared for what will happen.
Shows O's vulnerability + flaw in his character due to his view men can/are judged on their reputations + actions.
This is key to understanding O's eventual fate because his trust in outward appearance of duplicitous Iago leads to his failure to identify his true motivations - 2I won his daughterThis is disrespectful and reflects Othello's hubris
- 3Keep up your bright swords for the dew will rust themOthello is calm with Brabantio.
Reflected due to use of imperative, calms an angry crowd.
Put your swords back in their sheaths due to facing useless swords. - 4My services, which I have done my signory, shall out tongue his complaintsThe services he has done for Venetian gov will count for more than B's complaints.
Reveals Othello's sense of himself as a military leader.
Services made him an insider, despite his race make him an outsider.
Hubris
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- A level English (Othello theme quotes) FlashCards sobre Pride, criado por Laura Cashin em 11-06-2017.
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