| What is the purpose of the brief scene with the clown and the musicians? | To show that Cassio was trying to get on Othello’s good side; a comic relief from the drama. |
| Analyze how Iago works on Othello’s suspicions in scene 3. | Cassio ask Iago and Desdemona for help, but when Othello walks in, he stops his conversation. |
| What was Cassio’s relationship with Othello before the beginning of the play? | They had a good relationship; Othello trusted Cassio and Cassio respected Othello. |
| How does the handkerchief serve as a plot device in Act III? What role does sheer chance play to Iago’s use of the handkerchief to exact revenge? | It was a gift from Othello’s mother & he gave it to Desdemona, she loses the handkerchief & Iago planted it in Cassio’s room. Othello states it has magically powers. |
| How is the theme if jealousy developed in Act III? | Before you listen to other people, control yourself, don’t believe everything you hear, jealousy is a green eye monster, jealousy can victimize people. |
| How is Emilia characterized? | A simple woman; she has common sense; blindly loyal; talks about jealousy; She isn’t like Iago; doesn’t have evil intentions. |
| How does Emilia’s remark about jealousy comment on the theme of the play? | She thinks jealousy is a green eye monster; bad emotion that imprisons us; similar thought to Iago. |
| What hope does Desdemona cling to in scene 4? | Desdemona clings to her cousin for help. |
| What is Cassio’s relationship to Bianca? | She is a prostitute; She loves him but he doesn’t feel the same. |
| What has become of Cassio’s hope to appeal Othello through Desdemona by the end of Act III? | Cassio is hoping Desdemona would put in a good word for him, unaware Iago already made him part of his evil plot. |
Othello Act III
August 13, 2019