Othello

strumpet whore¹⁰⁸ beguile cheat beguiled charmed, ensnared¹⁰⁹ restrain refrain¹¹² unbookish unlearned/ignorant conster construe¹¹³ light merry¹¹⁵ addition title (of lieutenant)¹¹⁶ Whose want the lack of which¹¹⁷ on’t of it¹¹⁹ speed succeed, prosper¹²⁰ caitiff wretch¹²⁴ faintly without serious intent/unconvincingly¹²⁷ said done¹³¹ triumph exult, gloat (literally “hold a victory procession,” an ancient Roman celebration during which shackled captives were paraded through the streets)¹³² A customer? i.e. Marry a whore? I, who pay her for sex?bear…wit be more charitable toward my judgment; wit plays on the sense of “penis”¹³³ unwholesome unsound/diseased (i.e. with venereal disease)¹³⁶ cry rumor¹³⁸ else if it is not so¹³⁹ scored me wounded me/got one over on me sexually¹⁴¹ love and flattery love for me and self-flattery¹⁴⁴ haunts follows, hangs around¹⁴⁵ sea-bank seashore¹⁴⁶ bauble plaything/worthless trifle falls me falls (me is emphatic)¹⁴⁹ imports signifies, shows¹⁵² plucked drew¹⁵³ nose probably a surrogate for the penis¹⁵⁶ such another just another, a commonplace fitchew polecat (known for its foul smell and lechery; also a term for a prostitute)¹⁵⁸ dam mother¹⁶¹ piece of work puns on the senses of “prostitute” and “sexual act”¹⁶² minx whore¹⁶³ hobby-horse prostitute¹⁶⁷ should must¹⁶⁸ supper also suggests sex¹⁷¹ rail rant abusively¹⁸⁴ foolish stupid/lewd¹⁹⁴ your way the right attitude or course of action¹⁹⁸ invention imagination²⁰⁰ so…condition such a well-bred nature/such a sweet and kind disposition²⁰² gentle yielding²⁰⁵ patent licence²⁰⁶ touch affect/provoke²⁰⁷ messes portions of meat²¹² expostulate argue, remonstrate unprovide disarm²¹⁷ his undertaker the one to undertake the task of dealing with him²²⁷ instrument… pleasures i.e. the letter containing their instructions²²⁸ cousin general term for any relative other than parent or sibling²³⁴ unkind breach unnatural separation, unfriendly quarrel²⁴¹ T’atone to reconcile²⁴⁴ wise in your right mind²⁴⁹ on’t of it²⁵² mad i.e. insane enough to publicly welcome Cassio’s promotion and make your love for him obvious²⁵⁷ very much too much²⁶⁰ teem be fertile, conceive²⁶¹ crocodile because crocodiles were supposed to weep insincere tears²⁷¹ turn introduces the additional meanings of “have sex”/“change her affections” go on continue (to have sex/change affections)²⁷³ obedient compliant (plays on sexual sense)²⁷⁵ well-painted passion well-faked sorrow²⁷⁹ my place i.e. as governor of Cyprus/as Desdemona’s lover²⁸¹ monkeys proverbially lustful creatures²⁸² full complete, entire²⁸³ all…sufficient competent in everything²⁸⁹ censure judgement (quibbling on the sense of “condemnation”)²⁹⁰ if…were if he is not what he might be (i.e. mad), I heartily wish he was (as only madness would explain and partly excuse his behavior)²⁹³ well good would I wish²⁹⁵ use habit³⁰¹ courses will denote actions will signify¹³ durst dare¹⁴ at stake as the stake in the wager¹⁷ serpent’s curse after the serpent’s temptation of Eve in the Garden of Eden, God cursed him and decreed that he should be the lowest and most reviled of all creatures²² bawd procuress²³ This i.e. Desdemona subtle cunning²⁴ closet…key cabinet (or room) complete with lock and key³¹ Some…function behave as one in your role (as a bawd) should³² procreants breeders, fornicators³⁴ mystery trade, occupation dispatch hurry up⁴⁰ being…heaven resembling an angel⁴⁷ heavy sorrowful⁴⁹ haply perhaps⁵⁵ sores afflictions⁵⁶ Steeped immersed⁶⁰ figure number (on a clock face)⁶¹ finger i.e. hour hand of a clock⁶³ garnered stored⁶⁵ fountain spring, source⁶⁷ cistern pond/water tank⁶⁸ knot and gender copulate Turn…there turn your face toward it/change your appearance (or nature) when you see it⁶⁹ cherubin angel (correctly “cherubim,” one of the biblical orders of angels)⁷⁰ grim cruel, unforgiving/ugly⁷¹ honest truthful, but more specifically “sexually faithful,” “chaste”⁷² shambles slaughterhouse⁷³