| what islands are Cyprus near? | Turkey and Spain |
| Who conquered Cyprus? | Venice in 1489 |
| What is Iago’s rank? | Ancient. Third in command behind othello |
| What is Cassio’s rank? | Lieutenant. Second in command behind Othello |
| What is Venice famous for? | Judicial system. Luxury and culture |
| What is a moor? | an african |
| what literary period was othello published? | the reniassance |
| what genre is othello | tragedy |
| what is the full title of othello | the tragedy of othello, the moor of venice |
| who founded the barbary company | queen elizabeth |
| what did the barbary company do? | formally institutionalized the english slave trade with africa |
| who did the english trade with? | Northern africa |
| describe the english views regarding the moors | complex because of anti catholic sentiment in england and fear of invasion by the spanish |
| who did the catholics battle to reconquer spain from? | the arabs and the berbers (moors) |
| what island did the Catholics battle to reconquer? | spain |
| what two characters did shakespeare introduce in Othello | Brabantio and Roderigo |
| What was shakespeare’s primary source for Othello called? | “un capitano moro” aka A Moorish Captain |
| Who wrote Un Capitano Moro? | Cinthio |
| In Cintho’s Un Capitano Moro what was Iago’s motive for revenge on othello? | Iago formally loved and was rejected by desdemona |
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August 16, 2019