Othello

devil i.e. Othello (the devil was popularly imaged as black) grandsire grandfather⁹⁸ reverend respected¹⁰² charged ordered haunt loiter, lurk¹⁰⁵ distemp’ring draughts intoxicating drinks¹⁰⁷ start startle, disrupt¹¹⁰ spirits…place disposition and my position of authority¹¹⁴ grange isolated house in the country¹¹⁵ grave dignified, respected¹¹⁶ simple honest¹¹⁹ covered a term for copulation between a stallion and a mare¹²⁰ Barbary horse i.e. Othello Barbary region in northern Africa including Morocco, Algiers, Tripoli, and Tunis nephews grandsons¹²¹ coursers large powerful horses jennets small Spanish horses¹²² germans close relatives¹²³ profane irreverent/foulmouthed¹²⁵ making… backs i.e. having sex¹²⁸ answer answer for, be held responsible for¹³⁰ pleasure wish¹³² odd-even time that is neither day nor night—i.e. around midnight¹³³ Transported with be transported by¹³⁴ But with i.e. than knave servant, lackey¹³⁵ gross lustful/vile¹³⁶ allowance permission¹³⁷ saucy insolent¹⁴⁰ from contrary to civility civilized behavior¹⁴¹ your reverence the respect due to you/you, a respected person¹⁴² leave permission¹⁴³ gross monstrous, flagrant/indecent¹⁴⁴ wit intelligence, good sense¹⁴⁵ In i.e. to extravagant and wheeling roaming and roving stranger foreigner¹⁴⁶ Straight immediately¹⁵⁰ Strike…tinder i.e. strike a light¹⁵¹ taper candle¹⁵² accident event¹⁵⁶ meet appropriate wholesome beneficial, conducive place position (as Othello’s ensign)¹⁵⁷ producted produced as a witness¹⁵⁹ gall annoy check reprimand¹⁶⁰ cast cast off, dismiss embarked engaged, committed¹⁶¹ loud reason resounding support¹⁶² stands in act are under way for i.e. to save¹⁶³ fathom ability¹⁶⁶ life livelihood¹⁶⁷ sign show, display (plays on the sense of “military flag”)¹⁶⁸ That in order that¹⁶⁹ Sagittary inn or house named after Sagittarius, a centaur (half-man, half-horse) famed for his archery; centaurs were associated with lust, so Sagittarius, always depicted with bow and arrow, may be seen as a type of bestial Cupid raised search search party roused from sleep¹⁷² my despised time the miserable remainder of my life/the remainder of my life in which I will be scorned for what has happened¹⁷⁴ unhappy misfortune-causing/ill-fated¹⁷⁷ Past thought beyond belief (or “understanding”)¹⁸⁰ treason…blood rebellion against her family/revolt of the (sexual) passions¹⁸² charms spells, enchantments¹⁸³ property rightful nature maidhood girlhood, virginity¹⁹⁰ discover reveal¹⁹³ may command have the authority to demand aid¹⁹⁵ deserve your pains reward you for your trouble¹ trade (mercantile) dealings/craft² very stuff fundamental material (stuff maintains the metaphor of trade with its senses of “fabric or goods for exchange/materials for manufacture”) ³ contrived premeditated iniquity wickedness⁵ yerked stabbed with a sudden movement him i.e. Rodorigo⁷ prated spoke insolently/told tales, blabbed⁸ scurvy contemptible¹¹ I…him I restrained myself with great difficulty from attacking him/I tolerated him with great difficulty¹² fast firmly¹³ magnifico i.e. Brabantio, one of the foremost noblemen, or Magnifici, in Venice¹⁴ in his effect at his disposal a…duke’s a powerful influence/an influence that is potentially double that of the duke voice influence/vote¹⁶ what whatever grievance hardship, oppression¹⁸ cable rope, i.e. scope²⁰ signiory Venetian governing body²¹ ’Tis…know it is not yet known²³ promulgate declare publicly²⁴ siege throne, i.e. rank demerits merits, deserts²⁵ unbonneted with my hat off (i.e. respectfully, modestly)/without removing my hat (i.e. on terms of equality)proud great, splendid²⁸ unhoused unconfined²⁹ circumscription and confine enclosure and confinement³⁰ sea’s worth i.e. treasure lying under the sea yond yonder, over there³¹ raised roused from sleep/angered³⁴ parts personal qualities title legal rights as a husband/high military rank perfect unblemished, guiltless³⁶ Janus Roman god with two faces⁴¹ haste-post-haste speedy, urgent⁴³ matter business⁴⁴ divine guess⁴⁵ heat urgency⁴⁶ sequent successive⁵¹ several quests separate search parties⁵⁶ makes he is he doing⁵⁷ Faith truly boarded seized (a vessel) by force/had sex with