“ If virtue no delighted beauty lack, Your son-in-law is far more fair than black. ”
William Shakespeare, Othello (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Othello |
| Topic | beauty virtue |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1601 and 1604 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1531/1531-h/1531-h.htm |
Context
“To his conveyance I assign my wife, With what else needful your good grace shall think To be sent after me.
DUKE. Let it be so. Good night to everyone. [To Brabantio.] And, noble signior,
If virtue no delighted beauty lack, Your son-in-law is far more fair than black.
FIRST SENATOR. Adieu, brave Moor, use Desdemona well.
BRABANTIO. Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see: She has deceiv'd her father, and may thee.
[Exeunt Duke, Senators, Officers, &c.]” source
DUKE. Let it be so. Good night to everyone. [To Brabantio.] And, noble signior,
If virtue no delighted beauty lack, Your son-in-law is far more fair than black.
FIRST SENATOR. Adieu, brave Moor, use Desdemona well.
BRABANTIO. Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see: She has deceiv'd her father, and may thee.
[Exeunt Duke, Senators, Officers, &c.]” source
Meaning and analysis
