Iago This quote says that Iago is giving him harder evidence and makes Othello believe him further. Jemisin, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms tags: cruelty , gods , hubris , humanity 316 likes Like "I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all." Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita Desdemona also states I have not deserved this. to start your free trial of SparkNotes Plus. Ah me, ah me! Villainy, villainy, villainy! No more of that. Your group members can use the joining link below to redeem their group membership. Thinkst thou Id make a life of jealousy//To follow still the changes of the mood//With fresh suspicions? Purchasing The quote shows how fully Othellos feelings towards Desdemona have changed: he now hates her as passionately as he previously loved her. This results in Othellos insecurity and doubtfulness over his relationship with Desdemona and questions his wifes fidelity. His weak-mindedness and arrogance leads to Iago deceiving him and controlling him saying that Desdemona has sinned through cheating Othello and needs to be punished. He also mentions his illustrious heritage and noble character: I fetch my life and being / From men of royal siege. We're English, and the English are best at everything.". Examples Of Hubris In Othello - 391 Words | Bartleby Act 4 Scene 3- Emilia blames men for the bad behaviour of women, But I do think it is their husbands fault// if wives do fall, Act 4 Scene 3- Emilia lists some of the downfalls of men which results in the bad behaviour of women, they slack their duties//And pour our treasures into foreign laps//Or else break out in peevish jealousies, Act 4 Scene 3- Emilia suggests that women seek revenge on their husbands, though we have some grace, yet we have some revenge, Act 4 Scene 3- Emilia suggests that women are as powerful as men, Let husbands know their wives have sense like them: they see and smell//And have their palates both for sweet and sour//As husbands have, Act 4 Scene 3- Emilia blames men for the ills of women, The ills we do, their ills instruct us to, Act 5 Scene 1- Roderigo admits that he has been manipulated by Iago into harming Cassio, I have no great devotion to the deed// And yet he hath given me satisfying reason, Act 5 Scene 1- Iago reveals the true extent of his villainy, by suggesting the death of both Cassio and Roderigo will benefit him, whether he kill Cassio//or Cassio him, or each do kill the other//Every way makes me gain, Act 5 Scene 1- Iago reveals his jealousy of Cassio, He hath a daily beauty in his life//That makes me ugly, Act 5 Scene 1- Othello continues to make an error of judgement as he continues to believe in Iago. The King James Version of the Bible offers a good translation of the line from the Book of Proverbs (18): Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.. Othello's own fatal flaws lead him to his demise not Iago's manipulation. resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss thenovel. In the same fashion, the play Oedipus written by Sophocles also shows Oedipus being excessively prideful. An example of this is when Iago and Rodrigo use racist language to describe Othello and their disgust in Othello having sex with Desdemona. His subsequent refusal to change his mind is a great demonstration of the characters hubris.