Othello

wont accustomed¹³⁵ harsh jarring, discordant¹³⁶ falsely wrongfully, unjustly¹³⁹ Out, and alas! i.e. alas (out is an intensifier)¹⁵³ folly lewdness¹⁵⁴ belie slander¹⁵⁸ top mount sexually else otherwise — i.e. if you do not believe me¹⁶⁰ But were it not¹⁶⁷ chrysolite precious stone, a name given to various gems including the topaz¹⁷⁰ on of¹⁷¹ slime viscous substance/semen¹⁷² filthy deeds whorish or impure sexual acts¹⁷⁴ iterance iteration, repetition¹⁷⁵ made mocks with made sport of/made a mockery of¹⁸⁰ pernicious destructive/villainous¹⁸² filthy bargain i.e. Othello filthy dirty, black¹⁸⁷ Peace…best you’d be better off remaining silent¹⁸⁹ be hurt endure pain inflicted by you gull dupe¹⁹¹ make thee known expose you²⁰³ apt likely²⁰⁹ charm put a spell on, i.e. silence²²⁸ lift up eye i.e. look up to heaven²²⁹ foul corrupt/wicked/guilty of an accusation²³⁰ uncle i.e. Gratiano, presumably Brabantio’s brother²³² grim cruel, merciless²³⁴ mortal fatal²³⁵ Shore…thread an allusion to the three Fates: one spun the thread of a man’s life, another measured it, and the third cut it²³⁶ do…turn i.e. kill himself; “despair” or “desperation” are terms for the state of spiritual hopelessness thought to precede suicide turn act²³⁸ reprobance rejection by God (suicide is a sin)²⁴² works sexual acts²⁴³ recognizance token²⁴⁵ antique ancient²⁴⁹ peace be silent²⁵⁰ liberal…north freely as the north wind²⁵⁶ dull stupid (plays on the sense of “dark”)²⁵⁹ belonged was appropriate²⁶⁴ Filth foul thing/whore²⁶⁶ coxcomb fool (from the headgear of a professional fool, which resembled a cock’s comb) ²⁶⁸ stones thunderbolts²⁶⁹ Precious utter, out-and-out²⁷³ notorious obvious, evident²⁷⁴ recovered taken²⁷⁵ without from the outside²⁷⁹ whipster worthless wretch²⁸⁰ honour good reputation honesty integrity (for which honour is gained)²⁸³ swan…music proverbially, swans sang just before they died²⁸³ swan…music proverbially, swans sang just before they died²⁸⁹ the ice-brook’s temper tempered (i.e. made hard) by immersing it in the water of an ice-cold brook²⁹² perforce of necessity²⁹⁴ naked unarmed²⁹⁷ A…sustain i.e. a soldier never wore a better one sustain maintain a fixed position³⁰¹ your stop the obstruction presented by you³⁰⁴ Here various possibilities: “in this place”/“this sword” (i.e. don’t be afraid, this will be my rather than your death)/Othello uses the sword to indicate the part of himself he is going to stab/Othello gestures to Desdemona or indicates the sword (with emphasis on my)butt goal, target (archery term)³⁰⁵ sea-mark boundary of the flow of the sea/landmark used in navigation³⁰⁶ lost wasted³⁰⁷ Man…rush use a mere reed³⁰⁹ ill-starred ill-fated³¹⁰ smock woman’s undergarment compt the day of reckoning, Judgment Day³¹³ slave i.e. himself/Iago³¹⁷ steep-down extremely steep³²² I…feet i.e. to see if Iago, like the devil, has cloven feet³²⁷ in my sense according to the way I feel³²⁹ practice scheming, treachery³⁴⁴ Torments torture³⁴⁹ imports concerns/indicates³⁵³ gross vile/monstrously evident³⁵⁴ discontented filled with discontent³⁵⁷ belike probably/perhaps³⁵⁸ satisfied him provided him with answers and explanations (relating to the issues raised in the letter)³⁵⁹ caitiff wretch³⁶⁵ wrought…desire worked in accordance with his wishes³⁶⁹ Brave challenge, confront whereon as a result of which³⁷⁰ cast dismissed³⁷⁷ hold him long keep him alive under torture for a long time³⁷⁸ close securely confined³⁸⁵ extenuate diminish, disparage³⁸⁸ wrought worked on/worked up³⁸⁹ Perplexed distressed, tormented, agitated³⁹⁰ base unworthy Judean may allude to Judas Iscariot, the Judean disciple who betrayed Christ, or to Herod, the jealous Judean king who accused his wife Mariamne of adultery and had her executed³⁹¹ subdued overcome (by emotion)³⁹³ Arabian trees i.e. myrrh trees, which drip with the gum resin³⁹⁴ medicinable myrrh was used in astringent and expectorant tinctures³⁹⁵ Aleppo city in Turkey³⁹⁷ traduced slandered⁴⁰⁰ period conclusion⁴⁰²