All 3 Uses of
scorn
in
Othello, the Moor of Venice
- Do but encave yourself, And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns, That dwell in every region of his face; For I will make him tell the tale anew,— Where, how, how oft, how long ago, and when He hath, and is again to cope your wife: I say, but mark his gesture.†
Scene 4.1
- Had it pleas'd heaven To try me with affliction; had they rain'd All kinds of sores and shames on my bare head; Steep'd me in poverty to the very lips; Given to captivity me and my utmost hopes; I should have found in some place of my soul A drop of patience: but, alas, to make me A fixed figure for the time, for scorn To point his slow unmoving finger at!†
Scene 4.2
- Let nobody blame him; his scorn I approve,—†
Scene 4.3 *
Definition:
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(scorn) disrespect or reject as not good enough