Retro-ACT-ive
This is why Othello and the others are originally called to Cyprus from Venice in Act I.
The Christian Venetians are called to fight in a war against the Muslim Turks
This character dies of a broken heart in Venice.
Who is Brabantio?
Who said the following quote from Act I?
"Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see.She has deceived her father, and may thee" (I.iii.333-4).
Who is Brabantio?
This is where the play begins.
What is Venice?
This is when a character "breaks the fourth wall" to give the audience some secret information.
What is an aside?
This is how Cassio loses his position as lieutenant in Act II.
Bonus points if you can explain why this happened!
He gets into a drunken brawl with Roderigo.
BONUS: The brawl begins because Iago convinced Roderigo that demoting Cassio was the quickest way to position himself as Desdemona's favored lover.
This character pretends to go after the criminals who injured Cassio (he did) and instead kills his partner.
Who is Iago?
Who said the following quote from Act II?
"With as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio" (II.i.183-4).
Who is Iago?
This is where Iago gets Cassio drunk in Act II. Bonus points if you can explain why this event was happening!
At a party in Cyprus, celebrating the end of the war and Othello + Desdemona's marriage.
This is a dramatic device used many times in the play to give the audience insight into a character's true motives/intentions
What is a soliloquy?
There are a few characters still alive at the end of Act 5. Name at least 3 of them for full points. At least two for half points. At least one for fifty points.
This character delivers the play's final lines, telling the audience he must return to Venice to relay the sad news.
Who is Lodovico?
Who said the following quote from Act III?
"I will go seek him.—Cassio, walk hereabout.If I do find him fit, I’ll move your suitAnd seek to effect it to my uttermost" (III.iv.186-8).
Who is Desdemona?
This is where Iago and Othello are in Act IV when Othello finally promotes Iago to be his lieutenant.
What is on top of the castle walls in Cyprus?
Shakespeare has three sub-genres of plays. Half-points to name which one "Othello" belongs to. Full points if you can correctly identify "Othello" AND list the other two sub-genres!
1) "Othello" = TRAGEDY
2) COMEDY
3) HISTORY PLAY
These are two ways that Iago convinces Othello that Desdemona "cheated" on him in Act IV. (At least one for half credit, both for full points)
2) He plants Desdemona's handkerchief in Cassio's room so that Othello will see him with it and think Desdemona gave it to Cassio.
This character remembers strangling a Turk in Aleppo before turning the blade on themself.
Who is Othello?
Who said the following quote from Act IV?
"Noses, ears, and lips—is ’t possible? Confess—handkerchief—O, devil!" (IV.i.52-4).
Who is Othello?
This is where the Venetian army decides AGAINST sending their troops after receiving conflicting messages in Act II.
What is Rhodes?
This dramatic element describes a moment when the audience is given important information that a character does not know yet, in order to create tension.
What is Dramatic Irony?
This is every character who dies in Act 5. Bonus 100 points if you can list them in the correct order!
1) Roderigo
2) Desdemona
3) Emilia
4) Othello
This character sings "like a swan" when they die in Act 5.
Who is Emilia?
Who says the following quote from Act V?
"O damned Iago! O inhuman dog!"(V.i.74)
Who is Roderigo?
This is the Italian City state where Michael Cassio is from. We learn this information in Act I.
What is Florence?
This is the type of poetic verse that Shakespeare wrote many of his dramas in.
What is Iambic Pentameter?