Thursday, January 26, 2012

In the nose, out the mouth, pal!

"Death and damnation! Oh!"
(Othello, III. iii. 398)

Wow. He's pretty worked up. I suppose I would be too if my bff decided to be a liar and make me think my spouse was sleeping around. That being said, I think Othello is pretty quick to jump the gun. Let's look at the facts:
Desdemona compliments Cassio (I complemented my aunts sweet potatoes once; love may be blind, but it can still taste.)
Cassio got drunk. (So what if he went a little nuts with some alcohol! He wears tights on a daily basis, what do you expect?)
Iago is your best friend. (You must be a real sucker for foney flattery.)
Desdemona drops her snot-covered Kleenex. (really, Othello? That's sick.)

Clearly, Othello's mentally unstable. I'm glad I'm not married to him! God forbid I converse with someone not on my imediate family tree!
Oh, Moors these days!

1 comment:

  1. remember that two of your entries should directly respond to questions from p. 1119 of your lit book.

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