Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
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Why does Iago want revenge on Othello?
Because Othello didn't hire him for lieutenant.
100
Why did Cassio lose his job?
He gets drunk because of Iago's provoking and then fights Montano.
100
What was the purpose of the clown in the play?
To inform the audience by saying things other characters couldn't.
100
What does the handkerchief symbolize for Othello?
Faithfulness/Loyalty/Love
100
What bad thing did Desdemona do before she died?
Sinned; she says she killed herself when really Othello killed her, she lied.
200
Where is the play generally set?
Cyprus
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Starting from Act 2 continuing through Act 5, where does the play specifically take place at?
The citadel (castle). Every act is just in different rooms or right outside on the street.
200
Where was Othello when he was listening to Cassio talk to Bianca about the handkerchief?
Behind the bush that Iago told him to stay behind.
200
Act 4 takes place at the citadel (castle). True or False.
True
200
Where did Desdemona, Emilia, and Othello end up dying?
On Othello and Desdemona's bed, with Desdemona covered in the wedding sheets like she wanted.
300
"Men do their broken weapons rather use than their bare hands." uses what literary device?
Foreshadowing, Othello in the end wanted to use poison to kill but uses his bare hands instead.
300
"The wine she drinks is made of grapes." uses what literary device?
Allusion, from the bible. This quote says she is no longer pure because the wine she drinks is made of grapes instead of water.
300
"As if he plucked my kisses by the roots, that grew upon my lips." uses what literary device?
Metaphor, this is when Iago tells Othello about Cassio's dream of Desdemona.
300
"If I do die before, prithee shroud (cover) me in the same sheets." uses what literary device?
Dramatic Irony, because we know she is going to die and be covered in the wedding sheets.
300
Roderigo calls Iago an inhuman dog. What literary device is he using?
Metaphor, because Iago is not literally a dog.
400
In this act which kinds of imagery are used?
They are all used throughout this act. (Animalistic, Demonic, Color, Death, Water, and War)
400
When the Turkish fleet sinks, it's a __________. This is what water imagery is used for.
transition
400
What imagery is used when Iago says, "the green-eyed monster."?
Color imagery referring to jealousy.
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On the handkerchief, the white symbolizes _________, and the red symbolizes_________.
The wedding sheets; blood. There is going to be a lot of blood on Desdemona and Othello's sheets in the end of the play. (This is color imagery)
400
The type of imagery used to describe Othello's crazy downfall throughout the play is ________.
Animalisitc, he goes crazy and acts like an animal and at 1 point he even points to his fake horns when he's telling Desdemona how mad he is.
500
Who says, "I think this tale would win my daughter to." ?
The Duke, after Othello explains why he loves Desdemona.
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Who says, " Reputation, reputation O I have lost my reputation."
Cassio, after he loses his job.
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Who says, "O monstrous, monstrous."
Othello.
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Who says, "I have laid these sheets you bade me (asked me to) on the bed." ?
Emilia, after Desdemona asks her to, after she thinks Othello will be killing her.
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Who says, "O, the more angel she, and you the blacker devil."
Emilia. She is saying that Desdemona was innocent and murdered for false reasons which makes Othello the devil.
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