Why does Othello pass out in Act 4 Scene 1? | He’s thinking about Desdemona cheating, and is freaking out because he doesn’t know what’s true. |
Iago tells Othello that he will get Cassio to talk about Desdemona. Who is Cassio actually talking about? | Bianca |
How is Othello able to overhear the conversation between Iago and Cassio? | He hides somewhere (maybe behind a bush?). |
What “proof” does Othello have after Iago and Cassio talk? | He thinks Cassio just admitted to having an affair with Desdemona. He sees Bianca with the handkerchief. |
Othello decides he must kill Desdemona. Initially, how does he plan to kill her? | He wants to poison her. |
Iago tells Othello to kill Desdemona in a different way. In what way does Iago suggest? | To smother her on their wedding bed. |
Why does Othello strike Desdemona? (Act 4, Scene 1, Page 12) | Othello thinks Desdemona is talking fondly of Cassio. |
What does Iago convince Roderigo to do at the end of Act 4, Scene 2? | To kill Cassio. |
Desdemona is getting ready for bed and tells Emilia, “If I die before you do make sure I’m wrapped in those sheets in my coffin.” How is this dramatic irony? | Othello has just agreed to kill Desdemona. The audience knows Desdemona is about to die, but she doesn’t. |
Read Act 4, Scene 3, Page 4-5. How are Desdemona and Emilia’s ideas about love and faithfulness different? | Des = faithful, loyal no matter what. She thinks other woman are the same. Emilia = would cheat. Thinks the husband is to blame if the wife cheats. |
Map out who stabs whom at the beginning of Act 5. | Roderigo tries to stab Cassio. Cassio stabs Roderigo. Iago stabs Cassio in the leg. Iago stabs and kills Roderigo. |
Who does Iago try to accuse in Act 5, Scene 1, Page 6-7? | Bianca |
What does Emilia realize in Act 5? Why does she keep saying, “My husband.” | She realizes Iago is to blame for all the deception. He stole the handkerchief. He planted it. He is the reason Desdemona is dead. |
Tally the death count. Who is responsible for each character’s death? | Iago kills Roderigo. Othello kills Des. Iago kills Emilia. Othello kills himself. Brabantio dies of grief. |
Othello Act 4 & 5 Review
July 21, 2019