Characters
The Moor of Venice
Why does Iago hate Othello?
Iago is angry that Cassio has been promoted to Lieutenant instead of him.
What type of figurative langauge is used below (2):
"O, beware of jealousy, my lord. It is the green-eyed monster that doth mock the meat it feeds on" (Act 3 Scene 3)
Metaphor/Personification
Shakespeare's Othello is considered what genre?
Tragedy
"I kissed thee ere I killed thee"
Othello
The new Governor of Cyprus
Cassio
She listened to his stories when her father invited him into his home.
Give one example of Dramatic Irony in Othello.
Answers will vary
"Honest Iago"
Iago revealing his evil schemes to the audience is an example of a(n) -
"What you know, you know. From this time forth, I will never speak word"
Iago
This character unravels all of Iago's lies.
Emilia
What happened to the Turkish fleet?
How does Desdemona's handkerchief act as a symbol in the play?
It represents her love, trust, and faithfulness. When Othello believes she gives it to another man, it then represents her unfaithfulness and broken trust.
Name one static character in Othello.
Iago, Desdemona, or Cassio
"Look to her Moor. She has deceived her father and may thee."
Brabantio
Desdemona
When Othello kills Desdemona
Emilia and Desdemona are -
Character Foils
Name the two dynamic characters of the play.
Othello
Emilia
"A guiltless death I die"
Desdemona
Lodovico
What happens in the denouement of Othello?
Othello commits suicide, unable to live with the consequences of his actions.
What is the significance of the Willow song that Desdemona sings in Act 4? (2)
It foreshadows her death and highlights female suffering.
Outline the tragedy of Othello
1. Noble status (tragic hero) 2. Hamartia (flaw) 3. Peripeteia 4. Anagnorisis 5. Catharsis
1. Moor of Venice - Military General
2. Jealousy/Insecurity
3. Othello believes the "proof" of Desdemona's unfaithfulness
4. Othello realizes Desdemona is innocent after he kills her
5. He commits suicide
"The ills we do, their ills instruct us so."
Emilia