The Author
Who wrote 'Othello'
William Shakespeare
This is the Protagonist.
Othello
This character found Desdemona's handkerchief
Emilia
A character, group of characters, or force in a story
that opposes or creates conflict for the protagonist.
Antagonist
“If I would time expend with such a snipe but for my sport and profit”
Alliteration
Where was the author born?
England
The wife of the protagonist.
Desdemona
This character gives Iago all of his money to help him win Desdemona's love.
Roderigo
Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab descent who populated the Maghreb region of northwest Africa during the Middle Ages and the early modern period.
Moor
"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy!
It is the green-eyed monster"
Metaphor
In what year was the author born?
1564
The wife of the antagonist.
Emilia
This character was implicated in a drunken brawl.
Cassio
A central idea within a piece of literature.
theme
Utter my thoughts? Why, say they are vile and
false—
Rhetorical question
In what year did the author die?
1616
The character that said these words: "wife for wife."
Iago
This character frames Cassio by planting a handkerchief in his room.
Iago
A device often used when a character speaks their thoughts and feelings aloud - the audience hears this, but other characters don't.
Soliloquy
“I think my wife be honest and think she is not; I think that thou art just and think thou art not.”
Repitition
How many children did the author have?
Three
His love for Desdemona makes him vulnerable
Roderigo
This character is a general in the Venetian army.
Othello
Someone who gets what they want in a cunning, ruthless and immoral ways.
Machiavellian
“an old black ram is tupping your white ewe”
juxtaposition