Othello Act I Metaphor Analysis

Othello  by Shakespeare Act 1 Metaphor analysis.

March,16th 2015

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Quote	Analysis
Come on, come on. You are pictures out of door, bells in your parlors, wild-cats in your kitchens, saints in your injuries, devils being offended, players in your housewifery, and housewives in your beds.	Iago describes his view of women: how women puts on makeup, constantly talk, they pretend that they do bad things in a saintly way, that they are the devil when they feel offended, and that they are really nothing but hussies. He degrades women, for he describes them as “wildcats”, disloyal and annoying.
"That hold their honours in a wary distance"	Iago plots against Cassio. He tells himself that his the guards disrespect Cassio then that will get Cassio in trouble. This reveals a deeper vindictive side of Iago, which shows that he is a hypocrite.
“Or, falling so, yet that I put the Moor At least into a jealousy so strong That judgment cannot cure.”	Iago plots against Othello continuously. Here, he states that he will make Othello go crazy by using jealousy. The jealousy that he will create will be so strong that it Othello will be blinded by it.
“ She that I speak of, our great captain's captain,”	Cassio refers to Desdemona as Othello's captain meaning that she has control over him and over their relationship. He also portrays her as the shining star in Othello’s life as in she brings meaning to Othello's life.
“Now I do love her too, Not out of absolute lust--through peradventure I stand accountant for as a great a sin--- But I partly led to diet my revenge.”	When reflecting to himself, Iago confesses his love for Desdemona. He states that he not only loves her lustfully but also she satisfies his motives for revenge.
"O, you are well tuned now! / But I'll set down the pegs that make this music, / As honest as I am."	In Cyprus, observing the perfect harmony between the Othello and Desdemona, Iago comments in an aside. Othello and Desdemona’s love is the “pegs” that Iago plans on destroying.
"I do love Cassio well, and I would do much to cure him of his evil".	Iago Hypocritically explains that he wants to help Cassio cure his drinking problem. He doesn’t do it out of care but it amplifies his vindictive motives and plots against Othello.
“Our general's wife is now the general.”	Iago states that Desdemona has power not. She greatly influences Othello in every way possible. She’s the “general” now as in she’s fully in control now. She’s the one that occupies Othello’s mind and influences his actions.
“Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial. My reputation, Iago, my reputation!”	Cassio states that he has animal beastial like character and that he has lost the best part of himself. His behavior and character has changed because he hurt Montano and became a drunk. Iago tells him that what matters is what one thinks of one’s self.
"Good Michael, look you to the guard to-night: / Let's teach ourselves that honourable stop, / Not to out sport discretion" (2.3.1-3).	Having given Cassio the job of making sure that the festivities in Cyprus don't get out of hand, Othello says to him, The "honourable stop" is self-restraint, but as the scene progresses, Cassio loses his self-restraint and that costs him his reputation.