Othello

conjunctive united³⁸² cuckold him make him a cuckold (i.e. a man with an unfaithful wife)³⁸⁴ Traverse move (a military command)³⁸⁸ betimes early³⁸⁹ Go to expression of dismissive impatience³⁹² profane abuse/treat irreverently³⁹³ snipe fool, dupe/type of bird³⁹⁴ But except³⁹⁵ abroad i.e. widely³⁹⁶ done my office performed my role (i.e. had sex with my wife)³⁹⁷ in that kind of that nature³⁹⁸ do…surety proceed as if it were a certainty holds me well has a good opinion of me⁴⁰⁰ proper handsome/fine/accomplished⁴⁰¹ plume up glorify/put a feather in the cap of⁴⁰⁴ he i.e. Cassio⁴⁰⁵ person presence/appearance dispose disposition/manner⁴⁰⁶ framed formed false unfaithful (to their husbands)⁴⁰⁷ free frank/generous⁴⁰⁹ tenderly easily⁴¹¹ engend’red conceived⁴¹² monstrous unnatural, deformed¹ cape headland² high-wrought flood agitated sea³ main sea⁴ Descry catch sight of⁷ ruffianed behaved as a ruffian, i.e. raged⁸ ribs strengthening timbers in the framework of a ship mountains mountainous waves⁹ hold the mortise keep their joints secure¹⁰ segregation dispersal¹² chidden rebuked, repelled (by the shore) billow ocean swell¹³ mane puns on “main” (i.e. sea)¹⁴ burning bear the constellation Ursa Minor (used for navigation)¹⁵ guards the two stars in Ursa Minor that were second in brightness to the Pole Star pole the Pole Star or North Star¹⁶ like molestation similar turbulence¹⁷ enchafed furious, roused¹⁹ embayed sheltered in a bay²³ designment enterprise²⁴ sufferance damage²⁸ Veronesa ship from or built in Verona (city in northern Italy)³¹ in…here on his way here with full delegated authority³⁴ Touching regarding sadly serious, grave³⁵ pray i.e. prays³⁹ full complete, perfect⁴² the…regard the blueness of the sea and the sky one indistinguishable sight⁴⁶ arrivancy people arriving⁴⁸ approve praise, testify to the worth of⁵² bark ship pilot ship’s captain⁵³ Of… allowance acknowledged to be a man of proven expertise⁵⁴ not…cure not being fatally overindulged, remain confident of a good outcome (medical metaphor: “surfeit” refers to the gastrointestinal problems that result from too much food and drink) ⁵⁸ brow o’th’sea i.e. a cliff top⁶⁰ shape him for imagine it to be⁶¹ shot of courtesy welcoming cannon shot⁶⁷ achieved won⁶⁸ paragons excels wild unrestrained/excited fame report⁶⁹ quirks clever conceits/verbal tricks blazoning praising/proclaiming/vividly descriptive⁷⁰ th’essential…creation the innate God-given beauty of body or soul vesture clothing⁷¹ tire the engineer exhaust the writer trying to describe her (tire, picking up on vesture, puns on “attire”) engineer author⁷² put in i.e. arrived at the harbor⁷⁴ speed haste/good fortune⁷⁶ guttered jagged congregated sands massed sands, i.e. sandbanks⁷⁷ ensteeped immersed in water enclog obstruct⁷⁸ As as if omit neglect⁷⁹ mortal deadly⁸³ in…of to be escorted by⁸⁴ footing landing anticipates…speed occurs a week earlier than we had expected⁸⁵ sennight’s week’s Jove supreme Roman god⁸⁷ tall brave/fine/tall-masted⁸⁸ quick lively/rapid/burning⁸⁹ extincted extinguished⁹⁵ Enwheel encircle¹⁰² fellowship company, i.e. group of ships¹⁰⁴ citadel fortress (where a garrison would have been stationed)¹⁰⁸ gall vex, irritate¹⁰⁹ breeding upbringing¹¹² tongue i.e. in speaking incessantly/in kissing¹¹⁴ has no speech is not a great talker/has been rendered silent with embarrassment at Iago’s words¹¹⁶ still always leave a free moment/permission¹¹⁷ before in the presence of¹¹⁹ chides scolds¹²¹ pictures i.e. silent/attractive in appearance¹²² bells i.e. noisy and jangling parlours nods at the original meaning of the word: “room set aside for conversation”¹²³ players triflers as opposed to serious workers¹²⁴ housewifery housekeeping housewives hussies, whores¹²⁶ Turk i.e. an infidel, not to be trusted¹²⁷ play with sexual connotations work do chores/have sex¹³³ assay try/put me to the test¹³⁵ beguile divert attention from¹³⁸ invention inventiveness¹³⁹ pate head/brains birdlime sticky substance spread on twigs to catch birds frieze coarse woolen