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Othello Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) At the beginning of the play, why is Iago jealous of Michael Cassio? - answerOthello has promoted Cassio instead of Iago. Roderigo and Iago awaken Brabantio in order to tell him what news? - answerHis daughter has eloped. Why does the Duke send for Othello in Act 1, Scene 2? - answerA Turkish fleet is sailing for Cyprus. Who defends Othello against Brabantio's accusations before the counsel? - answerDesdemona Act 2 opens in wha...

Conflict between what power represents and what represents power, Iago lives through the fictions he has fabricated, sets in motion the representation of power -Iago's godlike sense of power, fades towards end (loses voice)?, reaches peak in climax (his power matches play's power, representative of the play), power is a consequence of jealousy and malignity, Honigmann 'humour either intends to give pain or to allow him to bask in his own sense of superiority and enjoys a godlike sense of po...

Othello Exam Vocabulary UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers Toged - CORRECT ANSWER- Wearing official gowns (like the Roman toga) Bookish - CORRECT ANSWER- More accustomed to reading books and studying than doing physical activities Prattle - CORRECT ANSWER- Meaningless, foolish talk

Othello Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) At the beginning of the play, why is Iago jealous of Michael Cassio? - answerOthello has promoted Cassio instead of Iago. Roderigo and Iago awaken Brabantio in order to tell him what news? - answerHis daughter has eloped. Why does the Duke send for Othello in Act 1, Scene 2? - answerA Turkish fleet is sailing for Cyprus. Who defends Othello against Brabantio's accusations before the counsel? - answerDesdemona Act 2 opens in wha...

OTHELLO FINAL REVIEW EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION Why did Cassio give the handkerchief to Bianca? Ans- To make a copy because he knows Desdemona will want it back soon. Who is Lodovico in relation to Desdemona? Ans- They are cousins. What is ironic about Cassio taking over for Othello when Othello returns to Venice? Ans- Cassio has no job because he was fired, but now he has a better job. What does Emilia reveal to Desdemona about her feelings on ch...

At the beginning of the play, why is Iago jealous of Michael Cassio? - ANSWER Othello has promoted Cassio instead of Iago. Roderigo and Iago awaken Brabantio in order to tell him what news? - ANSWER His daughter has eloped. Why does the Duke send for Othello in Act 1, Scene 2? - ANSWER A Turkish fleet is sailing for Cyprus. Who defends Othello against Brabantio's accusations before the counsel? - ANSWER Desdemona Act 2 opens in what location? - ANSWER Cyprus Ironically, many char...

Introduction - ANSWER-- overarching theme subjugation of female characters at hands of husbands and male counterparts An overarching theme within Othello is the subjugation - assertion of power and male dominance manifests differently surrounding each female character - three juxtaposing presentations of women in 15th century Venice and Jacobean society to explore idea that despite social standings women still regarded with suspicion and paranoia. - presentation of women in the play is limi...

Over 100 (easy to memorise) Othello quotes which I used throughout the course to receive an A* in my exam. The quotes are in chronological order and are split into several themes: -- Power: both political and private + Heroism + Pride --Gender: masculinity and femininity and the way it is presented and explored + Prejudice --Marriage/ Loyalty/ Lust/ Love -- Honesty and deception / appearance vs reality + Jealousy + Misunderstanding