Othello

cloth¹⁴⁰ muse inspiring goddess labours toils/is in the process of giving birth (a sense continued with delivered)¹⁴² fair beautiful/fair-haired wit intelligence, perhaps playing on a “genital” sense¹⁴³ The…it i.e. wisdom will make use of fairness; use plays on sense of “sexual employment”¹⁴⁴ black dark-haired and/or complexioned¹⁴⁵ thereto in addition¹⁴⁶ white fair-complexioned person (puns on “wight,” meaning “person,” and possibly “wit,” witty fellow) blackness plays on sense of “vagina”fit suit/fit into during sex¹⁵⁰ folly foolishness/lewdness to an heir to marry an heir/get pregnant¹⁵¹ fond foolish¹⁵³ foul ugly/black¹⁵⁴ thereunto in addition¹⁵⁵ foul pranks lewd acts¹⁵⁶ heavy grievous/burdensome¹⁵⁸ one…itself one whose virtue is so powerful that it rightfully compels the approving testimony of malice itself¹⁶¹ tongue i.e. speech, plays on sense of “oral sex”at will when she wanted, plays on sense of “will”—carnal desire/penis¹⁶² gay showily dressed¹⁶³ Fled…may denied her own wishes even when she knew she might indulge them/denied her lover until she chose¹⁶⁷ change…tail i.e. have (adulterous) sex cod’s head penissalmon’s tail vagina¹⁷⁰ wight person, plays on “white” meaning “target” (vagina)¹⁷² suckle breastfeed chronicle small beer concern herself with trivial matters¹⁷⁵ liberal freely spoken/licentious¹⁷⁶ home directly¹⁷⁷ in the in the role of a¹⁸⁰ gyve shackle¹⁸¹ courtship courtly manners (plays on sense of “wooing”)You…indeed Iago mockingly pretends to speak to Cassio tricks fashionable mannerisms, courtly practices¹⁸³ kissed…fingers a gesture of courtesy to a lady¹⁸⁴ sir i.e. well-bred gentleman¹⁸⁵ courtesy bow, courteous gesture¹⁸⁶ clyster-pipes tubes used for anal administration of medicine or enemas¹⁹⁰ Lo look¹⁹⁷ bark sailing ship¹⁹⁸ Olympus-high as high as Mount Olympus, the home of the Greek gods¹⁹⁹ to die my time to die²⁰³ Succeeds can follow²⁰⁹ stops arrests/chokes here at this very moment/in my heart or throat²¹³ set down loosen²²⁰ prattle chatter out of fashion contrary to my usual manner/unfashionably dote behave foolishly/indulge²²¹ comforts happiness²²² coffers boxes, trunks²²³ master ship’s captain²²⁵ challenge claim, require²²⁹ base lowborn/unworthy²³⁰ list listen to²³¹ watches…guard²³² directly completely²³⁴ thus i.e. on the lips²³⁵ Mark me note, recollect but only²³⁷ prating chattering discreet discerning, prudent²³⁹ dull sluggish act of sport sex²⁴⁰ a game sexual play/a new quarry²⁴¹ favour appearance sympathy similarity²⁴³ required conveniences necessary correspondences (or “advantages”)²⁴⁴ heave the gorge retch²⁴⁵ disrelish find distasteful²⁴⁷ pregnant evident position proposition, assertion²⁴⁸ eminent…degree i.e. first in line eminent high/conspicuous degree step²⁴⁹ voluble inconstant/glib conscionable ruled by conscience²⁵⁰ humane courteous/kindly seeming appearance²⁵¹ compass achievement salt lecherous²⁵² slipper slippery subtle cunning²⁵³ occasion opportunity stamp coin²⁵⁴ advantages opportunities true genuine/honest²⁵⁷ folly foolishness/lewdness green young/inexperienced after out for pestilent poisonous/confounded complete perfect, consummate²⁶⁰ condition disposition²⁶¹ Blessed fig’s-end! exclamation of dismissive contempt fig’s-end vagina²⁶¹ The…grapes i.e. she’s as mortal (and open to desire) as the next person²⁶³ pudding sausage/penis paddle stroke/play with her fingers²⁶⁶ index table of contents/preface (plays on the sense of the pointing “forefinger”) obscure hidden²⁶⁹ mutabilities changes, signs of sexual fickleness²⁷⁰ hard close main may contribute to the language of hands and fingers with a play on the French main (“hand”)²⁷¹ exercise action/sexual act incorporate carnal, united in one body²⁷² Watch you remain alert, be on the lookout²⁷³ for…you I’ll bestow on you the leading role in carrying out our plan/I’ll give you instructions about what to do²⁷⁵ tainting his discipline casting aspersions on his military skill²⁷⁷ minister provide²⁷⁹ choler anger haply perhaps/with any luck²⁸¹ these i.e. the people whose…again i.e. who will not be appeased²⁸³ displanting uprooting, supplanting²⁸⁴ prefer promote, advance²⁸⁶ prosperity success²⁸⁷ I…opportunity it will bring about any opportunity for me²⁸⁸ warrant assure²⁸⁹ his i.e. Othello’s²⁹² apt likely/appropriate of great credit very believable²⁹³