It is merely a lust of the blood and a permission of
the will. Come, be a man. Drown thyself! drown
cats and blind puppies. I have professed me thy
friend and I confess me knit to thy deserving with
cables of perdurable toughness; I could never
better stead thee than now. Put money in thy
purse; follow thou the wars; defeat thy favour with
an usurped beard; I say, put money in thy purse. It
cannot be that Desdemona should long continue her
love to the Moor,-- put money in thy purse,--nor he
his to her: it was a violent commencement, and thou
shalt see an answerable sequestration:--put but
money in thy purse. These Moors are changeable in
their wills: fill thy purse with money:--the food
that to him now is as luscious as locusts, shall be
to him shortly as bitter as coloquintida. She must
change for youth: when she is sated with his body,
she will find the error of her choice: she must
have change, she must: therefore put money in thy
purse. If thou wilt needs damn thyself, do it a
more delicate way than drowning. Make all the money
thou canst: if sanctimony and a frail vow betwixt
an erring barbarian and a supersubtle Venetian not
too hard for my wits and all the tribe of hell, thou
shalt enjoy her; therefore make money. A pox of
drowning thyself! it is clean out of the way: seek
thou rather to be hanged in compassing thy joy than
to be drowned and go without her.
Highlight where the following persuasive techniques are used:
- repetition
- alliteration
- extended metaphor
Answer the following questions using quotes where applicable:
- What extended metaphor is used in this speech? Is this metaphor positive or negative towards women? Explain.
The extended metaphor is the 'Put money in thy purse' and it is a negative thing towards women because it is saying that women have no rights. Also it is saying that woman are objects and that Rodrigo should go get it like getting paid.
- How does the metaphor related to Rodrigo becoming more proactive in his pursuit of Desdemona?
He is trying to persuade not to be committed to Desdemona and just take her.
- How was Othello ('the moor') characterized ?
As an person who is unwanted, weak-minded, and undesirable. Basically you could buy them off.
- How does Iago describe Rodrigo being passive? What will he do to himself if he doesn't act?
He describes him as a person who is violent and is heading no where in his life because of his actions. He would drown himself in his sorrows. 'Drown thyself!'.
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