"Is this the noble Moor whom our full Senate Call all is all sufficient? Is this the nature Whom passion could not shake? Whose solid virtue The shot of accident nor dart of chance Could neither graze nor pierce?"
Lodovico says this about Othello and I thought this was key because he's basically saying aren't you the man who we all admire? Who's strong and doesn't let anything get to him or shake his morals or faith or value. And Othello is acting so out of character and not at all how he usually is. And I think that's key because it's showing how jealousy is basically turning him into a different person. And his whole life he's never let anything get to him and all of this lies and deceit turn him into a monster who's planning to murder his innocent wife. And that's key because the turning point in Othello's character would also be the turning point in the novel where things start to get ugly.
my comment:
I think that's an interesting quote also and I wonder how Othello and the other characters will change throughout the story and if anyone will ever learn the whole truth
I agree with you that this is a major turning point in the play. I think that the fact Othello has completely changed as a person and is ready to kill his wife is also a sign that Iago's plan has basically succeeded.
ReplyDeleteThat is an interesting point you made. I also find that Othello does not only change his behvior due to jealousy, but also gets a fit of epilepsy. The author seems to make the impression that his medical condition is tied to this.
ReplyDelete-Ross S.