The Settings
This is the setting for the opening act of the play.
What is Venice?
What people from North Africa living in Elizabethan England were called.
What are Moors?
The Moor from Northern Africa.
Who is Othello?
Iago's first act of sabotage.
What is telling Brabantio about Othello and Desdemona?
The enemy from whom the Venetians were defending Cyprus.
Who are the Turks?
What is it was nighttime/dark out?
Queen Elizabeth stated that "fear of overpopulation" led to her doing this.
What is deporting the Moors from England?
Incensed over not being promoted.
Who is Iago?
The character that is beat up by a drunken Cassio.
Who is Montano?
Iago's wife and Desdemona's attendant.
Who is Emilia?
To protect the island from the Turks.
Why are the characters sent to Cyprus?
The Elizabethan portrait of a dark-skinned "other" associated Moors with the dangers of force, sexuality, and having this ability.
What are magical powers?
Is demoted after a drunken brawl.
Who is Cassio?
The beloved yet destructive item used in Iago's plan.
What is Desdemona's handkerchief?
Talking in his sleep about Desdemona.
What is one piece of evidence Iago uses to convince Othello of Desdemona's infidelity?
The type of climate on Cyprus that leads to the characters' elevated emotions.
What is tropical/hot/stormy?
According to Venetian law, the army general was required to be this.
What is a foreigner?
Unintentionally aids Iago in his plan to destroy Othello by providing him with Desdemona's handkerchief.
Who is Emilia?
The reason Othello is eavesdropping on Cassio and Iago's conversation about Bianca.
What is Iago convinces him Cassio is actually talking about Desdemona?
Strawberries.
What is embroidered on Desdemona's handkerchief?
Being on Cyprus leaves her open to feeling vulnerable and alone.
Who is Desdemona?
Shakespeare's decision to assign Othello a position of power in the military leads the audience to question this of his character, a juxtaposition of two things.
What is a dichotomy?
Has given almost all of his money to Iago in an effort to win over Desdemona.
Who is Roderigo?
Othello's action, done in front of Lodovico, that proves Iago's plan is working.
What is Othello slapping Desdemona?
What is kill Cassio?