Characters
Othello's ensign
Iago
What is the setting of "Othello"?
Venice and Cyprus
Iago tends to talk about his plans and evil schemes aloud. This is an example of which dramatic term?
Soliloquy
"Remember me as one who loved, not wisely, but too well."
Othello
Gives Iago money to help him win over a woman.
Roderigo
He has more experience.
Desdemona singing the "willow" song as she prepares for bed is an example of which literary device?
Foreshadowing
Another word for excessive pride?
Hubris
"She has deceived her father and may deceive thee."
Brabantio
This character unravels Iago's lies.
Emilia
Why does Iago get Roderigo to start a fight with Cassio?
Characters referring to "honest Iago" is an example of what literary device?
Dramatic Irony
Which two characters are foils?
1. Othello and Iago
2. Othello and Cassio
3. Desdemona and Emilia
"I will never speak another word."
Iago
Venetian senator
Brabantio
Why does Emilia steal the handkerchief?
To be an obedient wife.
What does the handkerchief symbolize to Othello (after he see's it in Cassio's possession)
Desdemona's unfaithfulness.
What type of character is Othello?
Dynamic - a character that undergoes a significant change or transformation.
"Oh, he's been betrayed, and I've been ruined."
Desdemona
Venetian nobleman and messenger to the duke
Lodovico
What is symbolic, according to Othello, about Desdemona's death?
The death represents the sin he believes she committed (adultery)
Situational irony
Which moment in "Othello" demonstrates peripeteia?
When Othello murders Desdemona, convinced of her unfaithfulness.
"You blood thirsty dog, you're crueler than sadness or hunger. Crueler than the sea."
Lodovico