Othello

quarter conduct toward one another terms speech/relations with one another¹⁷¹ Devesting them undressing themselves¹⁷² unwitted men deprived men of their senses¹⁷³ tilting thrusting¹⁷⁵ peevish odds senseless quarrel/headstrong conflict¹⁷⁶ would wish¹⁷⁸ are thus forgot have forgotten yourself in this way¹⁸⁰ wont accustomed¹⁸¹ stillness calmness/sobriety¹⁸³ censure judgment¹⁸⁴ unlace undo (the strings of a purse in order to spend the contents)¹⁸⁵ opinion reputation¹⁸⁹ offends hurts¹⁹⁰ aught anything¹⁹⁶ blood passion/anger safer guides i.e. reason, judgment¹⁹⁷ collied blackened, obscured¹⁹⁸ Assays attempts²⁰¹ rout brawl²⁰² approved proved (guilty)²⁰³ twinned…birth been my twin²⁰⁴ town of war garrison town²⁰⁵ wild excitable, unruly, not entirely under control²⁰⁶ manage conduct²⁰⁷ on…safety at the guardhouse and while on duty protecting public safety²⁰⁸ monstrous unnatural, outrageous (ironically, a mere period stands in the way of the answer to Othello’s question)²⁰⁹ partially…office if, being personally predisposed (to Cassio) or allied (to him) because of your official roles²¹² Touch test/accuse/provoke near intimately/closely²¹⁹ with…him determined to use his sword upon him (execute plays on sense of “put to death”) ²²¹ his pause him to stop²²⁵ rather For that the more rapidly because²²⁷ high in oath cursing loudly²³³ forget forget themselves²³⁴ him i.e. Montano²³⁷ indignity insult, affront²³⁸ pass let pass²⁴⁰ mince make light of²⁴⁶ sweeting sweetheart, darling²⁴⁸ Myself…surgeon i.e. I will ensure that you receive good medical care/dress your wounds²⁵⁰ distracted confused/caused disorder among²⁵² balmy soothing²⁶⁰ sense physical feeling, i.e. pain²⁶¹ idle useless/empty²⁶² imposition thing imposed on one by others²⁶⁴ recover regain (the favor of)²⁶⁵ cast…mood dismissed in his fit of anger²⁶⁸ Sue to petition, entreat²⁷⁰ slight worthless²⁷¹ indiscreet foolish, lacking sound judgment speak parrot babble repetitively/speak rubbish²⁷² discourse fustian speak elaborate nonsense²⁷⁵ What who²⁸⁰ nothing wherefore no reason for it²⁸² pleasance pleasure²⁸⁸ frankly openly, unreservedly²⁸⁹ moraler moralizer²⁹² mend it improve matters²⁹⁴ Hydra in Greek mythology, the many-headed snake that regrew two heads for every one that was cut off²⁹⁵ stop stop up, silence²⁹⁷ inordinate immoderate²⁹⁸ familiar friendly (but quibbles on the sense of “malign attendant spirit”)³⁰¹ approved it found it to be so through experience³⁰² a time some time³⁰⁴ for that (namely) that³⁰⁵ mark, and denotement observation³⁰⁶ parts personal qualities³⁰⁷ importune crave, entreat; plays on negative senses of “pester, annoy/solicit for purposes of prostitution”³⁰⁸ free generous, but plays ambiguously on secondary sense of “sexually available”; Iago’s speech is open to a negative construction throughout apt ready, willing³¹¹ splinter set with a splint³¹² lay wager/laying down a woman (for sex) crack damage (with sexual, anatomical overtones) ³¹⁵ protest declare, avow³¹⁷ think it freely believe so unreservedly betimes early³¹⁸ undertake take on the matter/vouch³¹⁹ desperate of hopeless about check halt³²⁴ free freely given/generous/frank³²⁵ Probal probable, credible, reasonable³²⁷ Th’inclining disposed to be sympathetic/yielding subdue win over³²⁸ framed as fruitful created as generous³³¹ seals pledges/tokens³³² enfettered shackled, enslaved³³³ list desires³³⁴ appetite inclination/sexual desire³³⁵ function capabilities, intellectual faculties (weak because he is so enamored of her); possible play on the sense of “sexual potency”³³⁶ parallel i.e. to Iago’s scheming intentions³³⁷ Divinity theology³³⁸ put on urge, incite (men to commit)³³⁹ suggest tempt³⁴¹ Plies solicits, works on³⁴³ pestilence plague/wickedness³⁴⁴ repeals him tries to get him reinstated³⁴⁶ credit trust/reputation³⁴⁷