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Othello
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"Othello" Quotes

Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army, is manipulated by his ensign Iago into believing his wife Desdemona has been unfaithful.

Quotes

O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on.

William Shakespeare

jealousy

I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs.

William Shakespeare

betrayal

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.

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reputation

I will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at; I am not what I am.

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deception

The robb'd that smiles steals something from the thief; He robs himself that spends a bootless grief.

William Shakespeare

deceptionirony

I kiss'd thee ere I kill'd thee: no way but this; Killing myself, to die upon a kiss.

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tragedy

Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul, But I do love thee! and when I love thee not, Chaos is come again.

William Shakespeare

love

Put out the light, and then put out the light.

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tragedy

Speak of me as I am. Nothing extenuate, Nor set down aught in malice.

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identity

Men should be what they seem.

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honesty