Othello review stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Who are the first to enter? (act I, s1) - ANSWER Roderigo & Iago Explain "...Iago, who hast my purse..." (act I) - ANSWER Roderigo talking to Iago about the money he took What does Roderigo refer to when he says "...shouldst know of this."? (act I) - ANSWER That Iago should have known desdemona and othello are getting married To whom does Roderigo refer in the line "Thou told'st me thou didst hold him in thy hate."? (act I) - ANSWER Roderigo refers to Iago hating othello Why i...

A battle-proven Moor who is in love with Desdemona. - ANSWER Othello Father to a young woman who sneaks out behind his back to marry someone without his approval. - ANSWER Brabrantio A man who is good at manipulating people with his words; he admits to being two-faced ("I am not what I am"). - ANSWER Iago An easily manipulated man who loves Desdemona but has been rejected by her father. - ANSWER Roderigo A Venetian woman who is in love with Othello. - ANSWER Desdemona Received a...

Cassio thinks reputation is extremely important - ANSWER True Who says: "I had rather have this tongue cut from my mouth Than it should do offence to Michael Cassio." - ANSWER Iago A literary technique by which the full significance of a characters' words or actions are clear to the audience although unknown to the character(s) on stage. - ANSWER Dramatic Irony Humorous content in a dramatic or literary work intended to offset more serious episodes - ANSWER Comic Relief The husban...

At the beginning of the play, who does Iago work with to wake up Brabantio? - ANSWER Roderigo What does Brabantio do when he finds out what Desdemona has done? - ANSWER he disowns her Why does Roderigo trust Iago? - ANSWER he gives Roderigo false hope in getting Desdemona Why did Othello marry Desdemona? - ANSWER he loved her Where do the newlyweds move? - ANSWER Cyprus Othello puts Iago in charge of who? - ANSWER Desdemona Who does Iago use as a pawn to destroy Othello's marr...

"I must show out a flag and sign of love, Which is indeed but a sign." - ANSWER Iago to Othello; reveals his intentions to be false "But that I love the gentle Desdemona, I would not my unhoused free condition put into circumscription and confine for the sea's worth?" - ANSWER Othello to Iago; Othello compares the value of his freedom and his love to all the treasure of the sea "And it is thought abroad that 'twixt my sheets H'as done my office." - ANSWER Iago; revealing his belie...