"O, you are well tuned now, But I'll set down the pegs that make this music, as honest as I am." ( 2.1.220) Iago uses a reference to music, which in The Merchant of Venice, symbolizes the existence of a soul so when Iago says that he wants to take away the music, he is resembled as being soulless. When he mentions himself as "honest" the reader knows that Iago is well aware of who he is and everything he is doing and doing it for a purpose; he isn't just an innocent guy whose at the wrong place at the wrong time.

"Not I for this fair island. I do love Cassio well and would do much To cure him of this evil-" - Iago
 In this quote Iago is pretending to be a nice guy by both pointing the blame of evil on another, in this case Cassio as well as by making himself seem like a loving guy. This kind of  messing with people and beating around the bush proves that Iago is more than just a jerk, but actually evil.

Othello

"...my ancient. A man he is of honesty and trust." Othello (1.3.321)
Here, Othello is talking about Iago. He says that he is honest and trustworthy. I got a huge laugh out of this because that is completely false. Iago is the absolute opposite of honest and trustworthy and i can't believe Othello would think such a thing. It shows a lot of idiocy on Othello's part.

"Sir, would she give you so much of her lips as of her tongue she oft bestows on me, you would have enough." Iago (2.1.112)
I thought this quote was funny because Iago is describing his wife, Emilia, very promiscuously. This is after Cassio kisses her and then tells Iago he was just showing courtesy. Iago tries to show that he is tough and that it doesn't bother him because he gets him way more action.

My Cheesy Shakespeareness of the Week

"Even so void is your false heart of truth./ By Heaven, i will ne'er come in your bed/ Until I see the ring." (V.i. 189-191). This could possible be my favorite quote of all time because this is clearly where Beyonce got the inspiration to write Single Ladies. She obviously read Merchant of Venice and saw this quote and said, "This Portia bitch is write if the wants her then he's gonna have to put a ring on it........I think imma make something out of this." Also I love this because it is the height of Portia's craziness because she stole the ring from him then blamed him for it and then she decided to withhold sex for something she did. If thats not emotionally immature behavior than I have no idea what is.

MOV Quotes

"You'll ask me why I rather choose to have A weight of carrion flesh than to receive Three thousand ducats. I'll not answer that, But say it is my humor"- Shylock (Act 4. sc.1)

I like this quote because it shows how far Shylock would go to get back at a man who's been disrespectful towards him. Shylock doesn't care how sick his deed may be, he just cares about making an example of a Christian. He already has a bad reputation as a Jew, so what does he have to lose.


"Which is the merchant here? And which the Jew"- Portia (Act 4. sc.1)

I like this quote because it shows that their is no obvious difference between the two men that would show that their religions are different. This is key because it means that if Shylock wasn't known as being a Jew, he couldn't be told apart from the Catholics who are seen as the better religious group.

MOV Quotes

"I think he only loves the world for him." act 2. sc. 8 line 52

I like this quote because I feel that it shows a repeated motif in the play, being full of oneself. This is mostly shown through the the caskets but this line also brings that idea to light and shows how the characters in this play really lack the ability to care about people other than themselves.

Antonio: "Who's there?"
Gratiano "Signior Antonio?"
Act 2 sc 7
I like this quote because it reminds me of the beginning of Hamlet and questioning peoples identities. Identity is another large part of this play because characters dress up and pretend to be other people.

"what;s here? The portrait of a blinking idiot presenting me a schedule"

I thought this quote was funny because it shows just how conceited some people are. Aragon thinks he is the best thing that ever happen to the world. I thought it was funny in the movie how he opened the box, and at first he was entertained by the mirror and that he was looking at himself, and then only a few seconds later did he realize that he's too conceited for Porsha.