Othello Game

Characters

100

What is Othello's position in the military?

General

200

This is the name of Iago's wife.

Emilia

300

True or False: Othello is a talented general who is highly in demand.

True

400

What is Othello's race?

He is a Moor, which means that he has some type of ancestry from Africa.

500

Who is Michael Cassio?

Lieutenant to Othello, who loses his position and gets accused of having an affair with Desdemona

Shakespeare Language

100

This metrical foot (combination of sounds) is one (soft) syllable followed by one (hard) stressed syllable, such as in the word "above."

Iamb

200

This metrical foot consists of two short syllables followed by one long syllable, such as in the word "unaware."

Anapest

300

This a line of words that has exactly 10 syllables, with each word containing a soft (unstressed) syllable followed by a hard (stressed) syllable.

Iambic Pentameter

400

When dialogue is written in iambic pentameter, what does that typically mean about the characters or situation in that scene?

The characters are in harmony.

500

When dialogue is not written in iambic pentameter, what does that indicate about the scene or the characters?

There is high emotion, conflict, or some trouble.

Miscellaneous

100

What type of Shakespeare play is Othello, The Moor of Venice?

Tragedy

200

When did Shakespeare live?

1564-1616, (the Elizabethan Age, or the Tudor Period)

300

What kind of job does Brabantio have?

He's a senator

400

What kind of marriage does Othello and Desdemona have at the beginning of play?

A happy one

500

This means an indication of something that will happen later in a story or play.

foreshadowing

Literary Terms

100

This is a conversation between two characters in a story or play.

Dialogue

200

This is language that is NOT literal speech. It feels like it's happening, but it is not actually happening. Some examples of this type of speech are metaphors, similes, hyperbole, and personification.

Figures of Speech (Figurative Language)

300

This is what an actor says aloud but no other characters hear. Only the audience can hear these words.

Aside

400

This is a form of a monologue that an actor says to show their inner-most thoughts. This actor is usually alone on stage talking to no one but the audience.

Soliloquy

500

How does Desdemona try to get Cassio his job back?

She pesters Othello to have dinner with her and/or Cassio in no more than 3 days' time.

Plot

100

What does Iago ask Emilia to get for him?

Desdemona's handkerchief

200

How does Cassio get demoted?

Iago convinces Cassio to get drunk at a party and then gets in a brawl.

300

What spot in the military did Iago want?

General, which is Othello's job

400

What does Iago really think of Othello's character?

In a soliloquy, Iago admits that he thinks that Othello is honest and trusting of others maybe to a fault, which makes it easy to manipulate Othello.

500

How does the audience know that Iago is plotting to destroy Othello and Cassio?

Iago gives a soliloquy about his plan early in the play, in Act I.