Characters
This wealthy Venetian suitor of Desdemona is heartbroken when she marries Othello.
Who is Roderigo?
Iago calls Othello this kind of animal when warning Brabantio.
What is “an old black ram”?
Brabantio accuses Othello of using this to win Desdemona’s love.
What is witchcraft or magic?
Brabantio warns Othello that she may do this to him as she did to her father.
What is deceive him?
Othello calms Brabantio’s men by saying, “Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will ____ them.”
What is rust?
This man is bitter because Othello promoted Cassio instead of him.
Who is Iago?
Iago crudely tells Brabantio they are making this creature.
What is “the beast with two backs”?
Desdemona fell in love with Othello because of these stories.
What are his tales of dangers and adventures?
Iago convinces Roderigo to keep pursuing Desdemona with this repeated phrase.
What is “Put money in thy purse”?
Desdemona defends her marriage by saying she has a “divided duty,” but now belongs to this person.
Who is her husband, Othello?
Othello defends his worth by pointing to this aspect of his life.
What is his military service and reputation?
Othello speaks in this style, contrasting Iago’s vulgar tone.
What is dignified and poetic speech?
Desdemona explains her loyalty has shifted from her father to this man.
Who is Othello?
By the end of Act 1, Iago plans to make Othello believe this man is Desdemona’s lover.
Who is Cassio?
Othello humbly says, “Rude am I in my ____.”
What is speech?
This senator feels deceived when he discovers his daughter has married Othello.
Who is Brabantio?
Iago insults women by calling them “pictures out of doors” and “wild-cats in your kitchens.” What does this reveal?
What is Iago’s disrespectful and cynical view of women?
The Duke dismisses Brabantio’s complaint because he is more concerned with this political issue.
What is the Turkish threat to Cyprus?
Iago justifies his hatred partly by believing Othello has done this with his wife.
What is sleep with her (done his “office”)?
The Duke tells Brabantio that Othello is “far more fair than” this.
The Duke tells Brabantio that Othello is “far more fair than” this.
The Duke tells Brabantio that Othello is “far more fair than” this.
What is black?
This Florentine soldier received Othello’s promotion over Iago.
Who is Cassio?
The Duke praises Othello, saying he is “far more fair than” this.
What is black?
The Turks’ military target in Act 1 is this island.
What is Cyprus?
Iago ends Act 1 with this vow: “Hell and night must bring this monstrous ____ to the world’s light.”
What is birth?
Othello says Desdemona loved him for the dangers he had ____, and he loved her for pitying them.
What is pass’d (endured)?