Characters
Was faithful and loyal until the very end
Desdemona
What is one theme in Othello?
Variety of answers
What is Iago angry at Othello for at the beginning of the play?
Passing him over for a promotion
"Kill me tomorrow. Let me live tonight."
Desdemona
The Venetian Senate valued Othello because of his great skills as a what?
General
Was driven by his desperate and unreturned love for Desdemona
Roderigo
Name one representation of Jealousy
Variety of answers
Why does Iago get Cassio drunk before going on guard duty?
If Cassio is drunk, it will be easier for Roderigo to instigate a fight with him
Iago
What might be Shakespeare's intentions of quickly resolving the battle against the Turks between Acts 1 and 2?
The true conflict of the play is more personal and between the characters
A Venetian general
Othello
What does the handkerchief represent to Desdemona?
Marriage / faithfulness
As Roderigo lies dying, what realization does he come to?
He has been tricked and used by Iago
Brabantio
Who requested Othello's help in defeating the Turks?
The Duke
Arrived to call Othello back to Cyprus
Lodovico
What does the handkerchief represent to Iago?
Manipulation / etc
When he heard that Othello and Desdemona had eloped, Brabantio was certain of what?
That Othello had used drugs and charms to win over his daughter
"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-ey'd monster!
Iago
Why does Othello strip Cassio of his lieutenant rank?
Even though he was simply defending himself, Cassio stabbed Roderigo
Stabbed by Cassio in a drunken brawl
Montano
For Othello, what is the symbolic importance of wanting to kill Desdemona in her bed?
Since it is the place where her supposed unfaithfulness began, it will be where it ends
What best explains Iago's ability to continually manipulate Roderigo?
Roderigo's love for Desdemona has made him desperate enough to do anything Iago suggests
"I'll see before I doubt, prove; and on the proof, there is no more but this -"
Othello
Who all died? And who killed each person?
Desdemona - killed by Othello. Othello - killed by himself. Roderigo - killed by Iago. Emilia - killed by Iago.