...him lago's poisoned vision; Othello now sees Desdemona's corporeal inwardness as insulated and rank: But there where I have garnered up my heart, Where...it as a cistern for foul toads To knot and gender inl (4. 2. 59-64) Initially, as paired opposites, Othello's naturally cold, dry complexion had perfectly...

...time of scorn To point his slow and moving finger at Yet could I bear that too, well, very well; 55 But there where I have garnered up my heart, Where...discarded thence, Or keep it as a cistern for foul toads 60 To knot and gender in! Turn thy complexion there, Patience, thou young and rose-lipped cherubin!...

...time of scorn To point his slow unmoving finger at! Yet could I bear that too, well, very well. 65 But there, where I have garnered up my heart, Where...discarded thence! Or keep it as a cistern for foul toads 70 To knot and gender in! — Turn thy complexion there. Patience, thou young and rose-lipped cherubin....

...Shakespeare's Othello. It brutalises him and discomposes his language: But there, where I have garner'd up my heart, Where either I must live or bear no life,...as a cistern for foul toads To knot and gender in! De Vigny's Othello masters his suffering, and alchemises it into eloquence: Mais 1'asile adore 1 ,...

...wife Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio, Othello reflects on his quandary with murderous rage. But there where I have garnered up my heart, Where...complexion there, Patience, thou young and rose-lipped cherubin, Ay, here look grim as hell. [ivii 57-64] What is Othello thinking about? The answer seems...