Characters
This character is often referred to as "The Moor"
Who is Othello?
This is the city the play begins in
What is Venice?
This is the meter most Shakespeare is written in
What is iambic pentameter?
This person won a gold medal at a regatta (a rowing race) this weekend
Who is Odin?
This character will do anything to get Desdemona to love him back
Who is Roderigo?
This is why Brabantio, Othello, Desdemona, and a bunch of other folks all end up at court in the middle of the night.
What is... Brabantio accused Othello of bewitching his daughter and Othello had to go talk to the Duke anyway?
Usually characters speak in iambic pentameter, but sometimes they speak in...
What is prose?
This person's last name means pumpkin in Italian
Who is Julian?
As a result of a fight, this man ends up fired.
Who is Cassio?
Iago gets this character drunk the first night in Cyprus
Who is Cassio?
This is what the character is trying to accomplish over the course of the scene
What is their objective?
This person's name means "friend of horses" or "horse lover"
Who is Felipe?
At the end of act 1, this man encourages Roderigo to liquify his assets in order to pursue his love in Cyprus.
Who is Iago?
Iago encourages Cassio to seek help from Desdemona in order to...
What is, make it look like they're having an affair?
What the character is trying to accomplish over the course of the entire play
What is their superobjective?
This person taught themself three instruments
Reet
At the end of Act 2, Iago plans to enlist this character to get Desdemona to advocate for Cassio.
Who is Emilia?
Cassio does THIS and it inspires Iago's plot
Kisses Desdemona's hand
This is a brief speech or comment that a character makes while on stage with other characters, but is only addressing the audience.
What is an aside?
This person has never had soda in her life