He is in love with the main character's wife...
Who is Roderigo?
These two get married in secret...
Who is Othello & Desdemona?
Muslims, North Africans, Europeans of African descent, etc...
Who are the Moors?
He gets promoted even though he has never been to war...
Who is Cassio?
"It all started when Brabantio invited me to his house."
Who is Othello?
This character gets woken up from a deep sleep to be told his daughter has been stolen...
Who is Brabantio?
He is the leader of the Venetian Army...
Who is Othello?
They were musicians, servants, workers, and sometime married with the British
Where were the first Africans to live in England?
He is a devious man who uses deceit to manipulate the characters in the story.
Who is Iago?
"Brave Othello, you must sail for Cyprus right away!"
Who is the Duke?
This is the reason Roderigo and Iago arguing when the play begins...
What is Roderigo paid Iago to help him woo Desdemona, but it hasn't worked?
Iago cites this reason why he should be lieutenant...
What is his experience and the fact that others have recommended him?
"There are blackmoores brought into our country, and there are already too many here."
What does Queen Elizabeth say in her "open letter"?
Brabantio is this...
What is a Senator?
"You are a strange man, Iago! You say you hate the great Othello?"
Who is Roderigo?
Iago argues that if he wore his heart upon his sleeve, this would happen...
What is birds would peck at his exposed heart?
He will make Othello think that Desdemona is in love with Cassio.
What is Iago's plan to bring down Othello?
1400s & 1500s, Europeans trade with Africa
1884 Berlin Conference
1945 Pan African Congress
What is the Colonialism Timeline?
In Scene 3, Othello claims to be this in his speech...
What is rude?
"But now my duty is to my husband--just as my mother's was to you."
What is Desdemona?
He passed him over for promotion and chose Cassio instead.
Why does Iago hate Othello?
He thinks Othello used magic and spells...
How does Brabantio think Othello won his daughter's heart?
Proof of homes of black people, names of blackamoors, names of blacks married to whites
What are the church records?
"I told you that my daughter is not for you."
What does Desdemona's father, Brabantio, say to Roderigo?
The Duke suggests Desdemona go here while Othello is in Cyprus...
What is return home with Brabantio?