Potpourri
This is the number of Acts in a Shakespeare play.
What is five?
The type of irony used when Othello repeatedly calls Iago ‘honest.’”
What is dramatic irony?
In an aside, he says, ' He takes her by the palm. Ay, well said, whisper. With as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio.'
Who is Iago?
This is the name of the Governor of Cyprus who Cassio stabs.
Who is Montano?
At this point in the play, this could be Iago's theme song.
What is a Bad Guy?
This occurs when an actor (usually alone on stage) delivers a long speech to the audience rather than another character.
What is a soliloquy?
Iago refers to jealousy as this type of monster.
What is a green-eyed monster?
In refusing the offer of wine, he says, 'I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking. I could well wish
courtesy would invent some other custom of
entertainment.'
Who is Cassio?
She is the one who unwittingly helps Iago's revenge plan move forward by giving him Othello's handkerchief.
Who is Emilia?
Iago might put this song on a playlist for Emilia as it connects to the rumours of her sleeping with both Othello and Cassio.
What is I Heard it Through the Grapevine?
This is when an actor makes a short comment directly to the audience while other characters on stage appear not to hear.
What is an aside?
At the start of Act II, Iago compares himself to this type of arachnid that will 'ensnare as great a fly as Cassio.'
What is a spider?
On the power of the missing handkerchief, he says, 'There's magic in the web of it..'
Who is Othello?
This character picks a fight with a drunken Cassio that sparks a brawl that ultimately leads to Cassio's demotion.
Who is Roderigo?
This 90's metal band put out this banger that connects to Othello's mindset towards Desdemona by the end of Act III.
Who are Guns N' Roses?
Othello's handkerchief is adorned with stitching of this fruit.
What is a strawberry?
Iago saying about Othello, 'O, you are well tuned now! But I'll set down the pegs that make this music' is an example of this figurative device that compares two unlike things.
What is a metaphor?
Upon seeing Cassio leave a meeting with Desdemona, he begins planting suspicions by saying, 'Ha, I like not that.'
Who is Iago?
Cassio is more concerned with the fact he has lost this aspect of his character than his job.
What is his reputation?
Othello might cry himself to sleep at night listening to the song 'I'm Not the Only One' by this British singer/songwriter.
Who is Sam Smith?
In the film version, Iago often looks directly at the audience and lets us in on his plans. This technique is called 'breaking the fourth' what?
What is 'wall'?
Iago saying about Cassio, 'He is a soldier fit to stand by Caesar' is an example of this figurative language that references something commonly known outside of the text.
What is allusion?
On men, she says, 'They are all but stomachs and we all but food. They eat us hungerly, and when they are full, they belch us.'
Who is Emilia?
This is who Othello says his mother got the handkerchief from.
What is an 'Egyptian charmer'?
After deciding to kill both Cassio and Desdemona with his new BFF Iago, Othello might listen to the following song by this female rapper.
Who is Saweetie/Doja Cat?