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Honesty- Honesty is a Major theme in Othello and is mainly demonstrated when Othello perceives Iago to be honest, but in reality he is extremely dis honest.
“Oh that’s an honest fellow. Do not doubt Cassio.” – Emilia (3.3.174-175)
“I think thou dost; and for I know thou’rt full of love and honesty.” – Othello (3.3.178-179)
“Not for my manhood, honesty or wisdom.” – Iago (3.3.181-182)
“Why did I marry? This honest creature doubtless sees and knows more, much more, than he unfolds.” – Othello – (3.3.192-194)
“I should be wise, for honesty’s a fool.” – Iago (3.4.22)
“Prick’d to’t by foolish honesty and love.” – Iago (3.4.81)
“O wretched fool. Thout livest to make thine honesty avice.” – Iago (3.4.90
Race-
Race is a major theme in Othello mainly in the context of the different skin colour between black people such as Othello and white people like Iago.
“Arise, Black vengeance from thy hollow cell” – Othello (4.5.35)
“Haply for I am black, And have not those soft parts of conversation That chamberers have; or for I am declined Into the vale of years—yet that’s not much— She’s gone.” – Othello (3.3.267-269)
Hell/Demons/Monsters-
Imagery of Hell/Demons/Monsters is frequently displayed in Othello, usually through Othello’s jealousy and Iago’s lies.
“O, Monstrous world! Take note, take note , o world.” – Iago (3.4.100-101) “To furnish me with some swift means of death for the fair devil!” –Othello (3.3.485)
“They are not ever jealous for the cause, but jealous for they are jealous: ‘tis a monster begot upon itself, born on itself” –Emilia (3.3.490-491)
“Heaven Keep that monster from Othello’s mind!” – Desdemona (3.5.190)
“Throw your vile guesses in the devil’s teeth, from whence you have them. You are jealous now!” – Cassio (3.5.132-133)
“And like the devil, from his very arm, puff’d his own brother- and can he be angry?” – Iago (3.5.154-157)

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