| domestic | Context and Dating:Othello is a ______________ play |
| wisely | Context and Dating:Tale of a once-proud man who concludes sadly that he has “loved not ___________ but too well” |
| hinterlands | Context and Dating:Setting: ______________ – military outpost on the island of Cyprus. 1,000 miles from Venice |
| sexual | Context and Dating:____________ jealousies and innuendos destroy Othello’s marriage |
| senator | Plot and Structure:foreign general falls in love with daughter of a powerful Venetian _____________ |
| Duke | Plot and Structure:__________ of Venice condones marriage |
| Cyprus | Plot and Structure:immediately sends Othello to lead an army to __________ |
| Iago | Plot and Structure:__________, under Othello’s command, spews poison that destroys Othello’s trust in his bride |
| Cassio | Plot and Structure:contradiction: Desdemona and __________ simply have no time to indulge in “stolen hours of lust” |
| action | Plot and Structure:__________ lies in the processes of thoughts and feelings |
| verse | Language and Music:Initial contrast: Othello’s speeches in ____________ and Iago’s mainly in prose |
| Othello | Language and Music:__________ represents high style |
| Iago | Language and Music:__________ represents the common man |
| imagery | Language and Music:patterns of ____________ contrast light with darkness and human with beast |
| Othello | Language and Music:____________’s language begins to fall apart towards the end of the play |
| Iago | Language and Music:____________’s language adapts to all circumstances and sometimes improves |
| green eyed monster | Themes and Issues:”_________-_______ ___________” – the play depicts the destructive power of jealousy |
| passion | Themes and Issues:Iago: ability to appear so rational and dispassionate while consumed by ____________ spawned by envy and self-loathing |
| color | Themes and Issues:The play is astonishingly bold in its sympathetic depiction of a person of ___________ |
| women | Themes and Issues:___________ are victimized in the play. Emilia delivers both the injuries women suffer at the hands of men |
| Cassio | Act 1:Iago is mad that __________ was named Othello’s lieutenant because Iago:- has more experience- has 3 recommendations- needs $$$ |
| Brabantio | Act 1:Iago and Roderigo woke up _____________ in the middle of the night because they wanted to tell him about Othello and Desdemona’s secret marriage |
| Othello | Act 1:Iago leaves Roderigo at Brabantio’s house because he doesn’t want __________ to know he told Brabantio about the marriage |
| magic | Act 1:When Brabantio finds out about Desdemona’s marriage he doesn’t believe it or thinks Othello tricked her into marriage using __________ |
| Duke | Act 1:The _________ sends for Othello because he needs to tell him he’s being sent off to fight the Turks that night |
| approves | Act 1:After learning about the marriage from both Brabantio’s complaining and Othello’s explanation, the Duke ____________ the marriage |
| Roderigo | Act 1:______________ is heartbroken over Desdemona so Iago tells him to save up his $$$$ |
| Cassio | Act 2:Iago wants Roderigo to start a fight with ________ so he’ll lose his lieutenantship |
| drunk | Act 2:Iago gets Cassio _________ to he’ll get violent and start a fight |
| Montano | Act 2:Iago tells _________ that Cassio is a drunk and drinks himself to sleep every night |
| Othello | Act 2:After Iago’s explanation of Cassio’s fight, ____________ strips Cassio of his rank because he thought of him irresponsible and dishonorable |
| Montano | Act 2:Cassio stabs _________ while he was drunk |
| Desdemona | Act 2:Iago tells Cassio to ask _____________ for help restoring Othello’s faith in Cassio because it would appear that she favors Cassio over Othello (making him jealous) |
| friendship | Act 3:Iago didn’t simply tell Othello that Des and Cassio were having an affair because Othello wouldn’t believe him and it would ruin their _____________ |
| Emilia | Act 3:_________ finds Desdemona’s handkerchief and gives it to Iago |
| handkerchief | Act 3:Iago plans to put the ______________ in Cassio’s stuff to make it look like they’re having an affair |
| talking | Act 3:When Othello’s demands proof of his wife’s disloyalty Iago says he heard Cassio _________ in his sleep about making love to her and that he once wiped his face with the lost handkerchief |
| kill | Act 3:At the end of scene 3, Othello decides to ______ Desdemona and for Iago to ______ Cassio (same word) |
| lieutenant | Act 3:At the end of scene 3, Othello also appoints Iago as his _______________ |
| Emilia | Act 3:_________ is Iago’s wife and Desdemona’s close friend and handmaiden |
| Bianca | Act 3:When Cassio finds the handkerchief, he likes it so much that he gives it to his lover _________ to make a copy of it |
| hide | Act 4:Iago tells Othello to ________ so Iago can talk to Cassio and get him to confess about having an affair with Desdemona |
| Bianca | Act 4: Iago tricks Othello into thinking Cassio is talking about sleeping with Desdemona when Cassio is really talking about his affair with __________ |
| angry | Act 4:Bianca is __________ with Cassio because she thinks the handkerchief belongs to another one of his lovers |
| Othello | Act 4:Bianca’s return with the handkerchief helps Iago’s plan because ___________ sees that Cassio had his handkerchief making him think he’s sleeping with Des |
| slaps | Act 4:When Lodovico comes with a letter saying Othello gets to go home and Cassio will take his place, Desdemona is happy they get to go home but Othello _________ her because he thinks she’s happy that Cassio is being promoted |
| Lodovico | Act 4:After Othello hits Des, ____________ questions Othello’s sanity |
| Emilia | Act 4:Othello asks _________ about Desdemona’s affair with Cassio because they’re together so much but she says there’s nothing going on between them |
| Iago | Act 4:Desdemona turns to ___________ for help after Othello calls her a strumpet (wh***) |
| Roderigo | Act 4:Iago tells __________ to kill Cassio so he won’t take Othello’s place in Cyprus. He agrees because then Othello and Des have to stay and he’ll have a chance with Des |
| Roderigo | Act 5:Iago would gain from ____________’s death because then he won’t tell Desdemona that Iago took the jewels meant for Des |
| Cassio | Act 5:Iago would gain from ____________’s death because Iago thinks he’s better than him and then Othello won’t tell him what Iago’s been saying about the affair |
| Iago | Act 5:Roderigo tries to stab Cassio but missed so Cassio stabs Roderigo, then __________ comes in and stabs Cassio in the leg |
| Roderigo | Act 5:After wounding Cassio, Iago runs away so no one sees it was him and then he kills ______________ |
| Othello | Act 5:Desdemona is faithful to Othello until the end because even after ___________ smothered her, she says it was her own fault (she basically said she’s the reason she’s dead when it obvi wasn’t) |
| Emilia | Act 5:When Othello tells her that Iago had revealed Desdemona’s affair with Cassio to him, _________ realizes Iago is behind ALL OF THIS BULLSH*** DRAMA |
| Emilia | Act 5:________ tells everyone the truth about Iago |
| Othello | Act 5:In the end, ____________ was about to be arrested for killing Desdemona but instead he kills himself |
| Iago | Act 5:In the end, everyone finds out about what ___________ did, Othello stabs him (not dead tho), and he’s taken away to be tortured and killed |
| Cassio | Act 5:In the end, ___________ get Othello’s job and gets to rule Cyprus |
| Montano | ____________ is the governor of Cyprus |
| Bianca | ____________ is Cassio’s lover and slut of the community |
| Lodovico | ____________ is a Venetian noble who delivers a letter to Othello |
| Gratiano | ____________ is a Venetian noble and uncle of Desdemona |
| Duke of Venice | ____________ ___ ___________ is the ruler of the city and allows Othello and Des to stay together despite Brabantio’s protests |
| Roderigo | ____________ is in love with Desdemona and Iago manipulates him to help his plan to take down Othello |
| Brabantio | ____________ is Desdemona’s father and senator of Venice |
| Iago | ____________ is Othello’s ensign and a crazy person who hates Othello and wants to ruin is life |
| Cassio | ____________ is Othello’s lieutenant despite his little experience |
| Desdemona | ____________ is Othello’s wife and the daughter of a senator |
| Othello | ____________ is a Moor (Muslim; person of dark skin) and an officer in the Venetian military. He is married to Desdemona but because of Iago’s manipulation, he goes crazy out of jealousy |
Othello Final
July 5, 2019