| “She loved me for the dangers I had passed/ And I loved her that she did pity them.” | Othello |
| “ere I would say I would drown myself for the love of a guinea hen, I would change my humanity with a baboon.” | Iago |
| “She is abused, stol’n from me, and corrupted/ By spells and medicines bought of mountebanks.” | Brabantio |
| “With as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio.” | Iago |
| “I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking.” | Cassio |
| “When devils will the blackest sins put on,/ They do suggest at first with heavenly shows,/ As I do ow.: | Iago |
| “I had rather be a toad/ And live upon the vapor of a dungeon/ Than keep a corner in the thing I love/ For others’ uses.” | Othello |
| “When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I am…/ Of one that loved not wisely, but too well” | Othello |
| “…O heavy hour!/ Me thinks it should be now a huge eclipse Of son and moon, and that the affrighted globe/ Should yawn at alteration.” | Othello |
| “A guiltless death I die…/ Commend me to my kind lord. | Desdemona |
| “If he say so, may his pernicious soul/ Rot half a grain a day! He lies to the heart./ She was too fond of her most filthy bargain.” | Emilia |
| “He says thou told’st him that his wife was false,/ I know thou didst not; thou’rt not such a villian/ Speak, for my heart is full.” | Emilia |
| “Nay, lay thee down and roar!/ For thou hast killed the sweetest innocent/ That e’re did lift up eye.” | Emilia |
| “..I ask your pardon./ Will you, I pray, demand that demi-devil /Why he hath thus ensnared my soul and body?” | Othello |
| courtesan who pursues Cassio | Bianca |
| ensign who plots downfall of his commander | Iago |
| Desdemona’s old suitor; swindled by iago | Roderigo |
| virtuous bride slandered by iago | Desdemona |
| Iago’s wife’ desdemona’s lady-in-waiting | emilia |
| desdemona’s father; accuses othello of witchcraft | brabantio |
| TF Roderigo and Iago incite brabatio against othello | …T |
| TF roderigo loves desdemona | T… |
| TF brabatio refuses to forgive his daughter for her secret marriage | T… |
| TFdesdemona shows great concern during her husband’s expedition to cyprus | T… |
| TF iago is a very practical man | T… |
| TF othello first begins to suspect his wife when he sees cassio steal away rom her | T… |
| TF othello considers the handkerchief episode to be his first real proof of desdemona’s insincerity | T… |
| TFthe great quarrel whih takes place between othello and desdemona is caused b the lost handkerchief | T… |
| TFwhenn othello becomes convinced of his wife’s guilt, he falls into a trance | T… |
| TF Roderigo owes money to Iago | F |
| TFlodovico sees othello strike desdemona | T… |
| TFthe innocence of desdemona manifests itself in her conversation with emilia | T… |
| TFdesdemona learns from othello that cassio has been put to death | T… |
| TF Othello is killed by the sword of Iago | F |
| TFat first emilia cannot believe that iago is guilty of the cowardly plot against othello | T… |
| TFiago is taken prisoner before the end of the play | T… |
| TFby her innocent pleading for forgiveness, desdemona arouses the suspicion of othello | T… |
| TF The clown is an important character in this play | F |
| TFafter he recovvers from his drunken state, cassio admits that he has done wrong | T… |
| TFbianca wins the respect of the reader | T… |
| TF Cassio is a likely lover for Desdemona because he wants revenge against Othello | F |
| tf Othello gives his wife no time to pray before he kills her | f |
| TFcassio knew desdemona before her marriagea dn, in fact, was one of her suitors | T… |
| TF Iago is sincere when he speaks approvingly of cassio | F |
| TFDuring the expedition othello leaves his wife in the care of iago | T… |
| tf Iago is not informed that Cassio is to be given Othello’s position | f |
| TFothello tells desdemona that her handkerchief is a magical charm which guarantees a husband’s affection | T… |
| Emilia is est described as | loyal and full of common sense |
| iago takes desdemona’s handkerchief and | secretly puts it in cassio’s lodging |
| TF Othello sees Bianca give the stolen handkerchief to Emilia | F |
| iago tells othello that cassio dreams of | making love to desdemona |
| when othello asks desdemona where her handkerchief is, she | tries to discuss cassio instead |
| cassio gives bianca the handkerchief so she | can copy the embroidery for him |
| the letter lodovico brings from venice | recalls othello and names cassio governor |
| iago suggests that othello kill his wife by | strangling |
| as part of his plot, iago plans to have cassio slain by | roderigo |
| othello rejects emilia’s protest that desdemona is faithful since he thinks emilia is | lying to protect desdemona |
| iago swindles roderigo by | taking jewels intended for desdemona |
| desdemona’s death is foreshadoed by | the willow song |
| with her dying breath, desdemona | exonerates othello |
| brabantio dies from | grief over desdemona’s marriage |
| roderigo receives his fatal wound from | iago |
| shakespeare wrote (how many) plays | 37 |
| “Othello” falls into the category of___ | tragedy |
| the period in which shakespear lived is called the ____ | renaissance |
| how many lines does a sonnet have? | 14 |
| traditional sonnets are written in | iambic pentameter |
| suggestive, perhaps sexual humor is called____ | bawdy |
| the elizabethans belived in a hierarchy of all plant and animal life called___ | the great chain of being |
| when a character leans toward the audience to say the truth, you have | an aside |
| the element of a character’s personality which helps cause his downfall is a | tragic flaw |
| when the audience knows more than the characters on stage, you have___ irony | dramatic |
| the idea that nature reflects the chaos of a kingdom is called _____ | the pathetic fallacy |
| what percentage of poetry can you find in shakespeare’s plays? | 72% |
| TF Emilia is untrue to desdemona throughout the play | f |
| TF In the first act, Desdemona is characterized as a spineless creature | F |
| TF Iago does not wish to bring his wife into the plot against Othello | F |
| TFwhen desdemona hears the mandate which is given to her husband near the close of the play, she admits that she is glad | T… |
| TF Iago has no trouble making othello jealous of Desdemona | F |
| tf Iago is the first to learn of the death of Desdemona | F |
| TFlodovico is disappointed in othello when he sees him again at cyprus | T… |
| tf Cassio’s conversation with iago shows that he loves Bianca | f |
| tf Othello refuses to obey the mandate given to him | f |
| TFiago believes that othello is an honest man | T… |
| TF Othello learns the truth from Roderigo | F |
| TFdesdemona first believes that othello’s jealousy is due to his concern about affairs of state | T… |
| TF The charge Brabantio officially lodges against Othello is that of eloping with desdemona without permission | F |
Ms. Calhoun Midterm-Othello
July 24, 2019