Lines 400-403 are significant in act three as it pertains to the grief of Othello as he comes to learn about Desdemona’s fake affair. The repetition of “farewell” emphasises the fact that Othello is in a state of sadness as he says goodbye to major aspects of his life. This relates to the theme of act 3 as Iago constantly tries to get Othello to be more jealous. In addition, these equivocal lines can be viewed in terms of race. During the time of Shakespeare people of different colors were not treated the same. In this case, the lines represented above could be viewed as Othello losing his basic rights because of his color. “Farewell tranquil mind!”(Shakespeare.400) , is an example where the reader can interpret it in their own unique way.
