| the hankie | What symbolizes the bond between Othello and Desdemona? |
| having an epileptic attack | What does falling into a trance mean? |
| The person who said it was Iago and it was ironic because his medicine is actually poison and it makes you worse | Why is the phrase “my medicine works” ironic? |
| he had two (1 each day) | How many fits does Othello have in two days |
| Iago is setting up his plan to murder Iago | What is Iago setting up when he asks to talk to Cassio later on? |
| Cuckold and horned man means to be cheated on | What does cuckold and horned man mean? |
| He knows he is being cheated on | Why is Othello better off than all the other men who are cheated on? |
| encave | What word does Iago use to tell Othello to hide? |
| Iago will talk about Bianca to make Othello think he’s talking about Desdemona and make Othello jealous | Who will Iago talk about with Cassio? Why? |
| To trick many, to be tricked by one. She is a prostitute who tricks men but is tricked by Cassio | What does it mean to “to beguile many and to be beguiled by one”? |
| He cannot hear them to well | Why does Othello believe that Iago and Cassio are talking about Desdemona when they are really talking about Bianca? |
| Othello thinks they are talking about Desdemona and he’s getting jealous but they really are talking about Bianca | Why is Othello so upset after overhearing Iago and Cassio talking in the streets? |
| To have her copy it | Why did Cassio give the hankie to Bianca? |
| he has mixed emotions | Why does Othello both love and hate Desdemona? |
| Iago suggests an open relationship | Iago suggests what could be a solution, if Othello still loves Desdemona? |
| Chop, poison, and strangle | What are the ways Othello thinks about killing Desdemona? |
| Lodivico is Desdemona’s cousin | Who is Lodivico in relations to Desdemona? |
| That Cassio is going to die that night. (“Lives, Sir”) | What is ironic about Iago’s answer to Lodivico about Cassio, when Iago says Cassio lives? |
| Othello is saying Desdemona’s tears are fake such as a crocodile which has fake tears. | What does it mean to cry like a crocodile? |
| Emilia is now being honest in Act 4 unlike in Act 3 | How is Emilia, different in Act 4 vs Act 3? |
| Emilia is standing outside to guard the door | Why is Emilia standing outside the door while Othello and Desdemona speak? |
| Desdemona thinks her father is behind Othello being back to Venice | Why is Desdemona’s father brought up in act 4? |
| The opposite of heaven is hell and Othello thinks Desdemona is a ***** doing him wickedness like the devil | Why does Othello compare Desdemona to the gate keeper opposite of St.Peter? |
| Othello gives Emilia money after she watches the door | What does Othello give to Emilia after she watches the door? |
| She is still in a daze/shock from the fight | Why does Desdemona say she’s half asleep after she fights with with her husband and he calls her a *****? |
| Tears because of Desdemona’s sorrows | What does water signify or mean in act 4? |
| to scold(yell at someone) | What does chide mean? |
| Iago pretends to care for her | How does Iago pretend to care in scene 2 when he talks to Desdemona? |
| She got the jewels but he had no pay off. | What is one thing Roderigo is upset about at this point in act 4? |
| To talk to Desdemona, get the jewels back, and if she doesn’t have the jewels then he’s gunna get the money from Iago. | What is Roderigo’s plan before he leaves Cyprus? |
| He’s going to have Roderigo kill Cassio, and if Desdemona is not Roderigo’s the next day then Roderigo can kill Iago? | What is Iago’s plan to help Roderigo? |
| Mauritania, Africa | If Cassio lives where will Desdemona be according to Iago? |
| 12 am and 1 am | Between which 2 hours will Cassio die? |
| to be back up | What does being a second mean? |
| The sheets will be used as a shroud, and a shroud is something that covers your body when you’re dead. | What is a shroud and how will Desdemona’s wedding dress be used at the end of this play? |
| So he can change the rules and make cheating a good thing. | Why would Emilia want her husband to be the king of the world? |
| Because their wives learned to cheat, by watching their husbands cheat. | Why do women cheat according to Emilia? |
Othello Act 4 Questions
August 5, 2019