5 Important Quotes:

1. 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 yearsyet thats not much
Shes gone. I am abused, and my relief
Must be to loathe her. O curse of marriage,
That we can call these delicate creatures ours
And not their appetites! I had rather be a toad
And live upon the vapor of a dungeon
Than keep a corner in the thing I love
For others uses. Yet tis the plague of great ones;
Prerogatived are they less than the base.
Tis destiny unshunnable, like death.
This quote is said by Othello. This quote shows how well Iagos
manipulations have affected Othello into thinking Desdemona and Cassio are
not honest. Othello thinks that Desdemona is now only a creature or
appetite and he then imagines himself as a toad living in a dungeon. When
Othello says Yet tis the plague of great ones; , he means that the only
potential comfort he finds is him being a successful soldier. However, his
comfort is unconvincing which is why he mentions death. This quote has
important implications to the rest of the play because this is where we start to
see how well Iago is getting into Othellos head about Desdemona cheating
on Othello with Cassio.
2. I am glad I have found this napkin.
This was her first remembrance from the Moor,
My wayward husband hath a hundred times
Wooed me to steal it, but she so loves the token
For he conjured her she should ever keep it
That she reserves it evermore about her
To kiss and talk to. Ill ha the work taen out,
And givet Iago. What he will do with it,
Heaven knows, not I.
I nothing, but to please his fantasy.
This quote is said by Emilia. This is where Emilia explains that Iago has been
begging her to steal that handkerchief from Desdemona, but Emilia didnt
want to take it because it meant so much to Desdemona and Desdemona is
also her friend. This quote also informs us that Emilia just took the
handkerchief for Iago but had no idea what Iago would do with it, this means
that Emilia was unaware about Iagos plan to ruin Cassio and Othello. This
has important implications to the rest of the play because when Othello sees
that Cassio got the handkerchief, he ends up believing that Cassio and
Desdemona have been sleeping with each other.
3. And when I love thee not Chaos is come again.
This quote is from Othello. This quote means that the chances of Othello
losing his love for Desdemona is very little, but if the day does come when he
loses his love for her, chaos will come into the world. This quote has
important implications because Iago realizes that he needs to put in more
effort for Othello to lose his love for Desdemona.

4. Oh, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on.
This quote is from Iago. Iago is trying to tell Othello to be alert about jealousy.
Iago then compares jealousy to a green-eyed monster who makes fun of
people. Iago explains to Othello that knowing is better than suspecting. This
quote has important implications to the rest of the play because Othello does
end up getting jealous, which led to the violent acts later on in the play.
5. I will withdraw To furnish me with some swift means of death For the fair Devil.
This quote is from Othello. When Othello says means of death For the
fair Devil., he is talking about killing Cassio. Othello is filled with so much
rage that he tells Iago to device a plan in order to kill Cassio. This has
important implications to the rest of the play because after this quote is
where Othello and Iago make their plans to kill Cassio and Desdemona.
They agree that Iago will kill Cassio and Othello will kill Desdemona. Later
on, Othello does end up killing Desdemona.