| Othello description | a noble moor, general in the service of the Venetian State. Married to Desdemona, fought in many wars, black man |
| Desdemona description | daughter of Brabantio, wife to Othello, white lady |
| Brabantio description | a senator, father of Desdemona |
| Roderigo desciption | a gulled Venetian gentleman, in love with Desdemona |
| Iago description | Villainous ancient to Othello, uses people to make money/takes advantage of Othello and Roderigo |
| Why does Iago hate Othello? | Othello gave Cassio the promotion that Iago thought he deserved. |
| What are Iago’s feelings towards Cassio? | He hates Cassio because he was chosen as lieutenant instead of himself. He also thinks that Cassio knows nothing about war |
| What is Iago’s opinion on serving others? | Iago serves people to take advantage of them. Iago sucks up to every beck and call in order to become rich and have his own servant |
| How is Othello a tragic hero? | Because he is gullible and allows himself to be manipulated by Iago instead of trusting himself. |
| What does Iago tell Othello about Roderigo? | Iago tells Othello that he wanted to kill Roderigo because Roderigo told Brabantio of the elopement. |
| Why does Iago challenge Roderigo? | Iago wants to start a fight. He wants Othello to kill Brabantio so that Roderigo can get Desdemona and he can inherit money. |
| How does Brabantio describe the elopement? | He claims that Othello put a spell on Desdemona in order for her to marry him. |
| What does Othello tell about his marriage? | Desdemona use to listen to all of Othello’s war stories and fell in love with him. When she confessed her love for him, they eloped. |
| What does Iago and Roderigo’s conversation reveal about Iago’s character? | Iago does not care about anyone except money. He takes advantage of everyone in order to get more money. |
| What is the purpose of Iago’s soliloquy? | To share his plan of how he will ruin Othello’s marriage. He will make Othello think that Desdemona is messing around with Cassio. |
| abhor | regard with disgust or hatred |
| iniquity | immoral or grossly unfair behavior |
| moor | an African Muslim that lives in Africa |
| soliloquy | an act of one speaking their thoughts aloud |
| usurp | take a position of power illegally or by force |
Othello Act 1
August 3, 2019