Brabanzio | senator, talks about magic, mad at othello & desdemona for getting marring (desedemona dad), died of grief, accused othello of witchcraft |
where play is mostly located | cyprus (island) |
Iago | main vilan, causes all the schemes |
Emilia | finds the handkerchief & gives to Iago |
Bianca | gives handkerchief back to Cassio, she sleeps with a lot of guys |
Lodovico | Desdemona cousin, messenger from venice to cyprus bringing news about othello replaced by Cassio as governor |
Montano | fights with Cassio, governor of Cyprus before Othello, recounts the status of war & awaits the Venetian ships, doesn’t die |
Granziano | Desdemona uncle, gets all of Othello belongings when he is dead, amidst the chaos of the final scene, mentions Brabanzio is dead |
Cassio | at the end he became the lord governor, trusting, good guy, laughs & talks bad about Bianca but Othello thinks he is talking about Desdemona, values you reputation |
Roderigo | love sick & depressed, gullible, gives jewels but should give them to Desdemona, killed on his way back from supper with Bianca |
Queen of England during Shakespeare time | Elizabeth |
Shakespeare birth & death date | April 23 |
Shakespeare wife | Ann Hathaway |
Shakespeare plays are written in what form | Iambic pentameter |
What is Iago complaint in scene 1 | Cassio got the promotion he wanted |
At the beginning of the play, what is iago | Iago is Othello’s ensign |
Iago left Roderigo at Brabanzio’s house because he didn’t want to be seen against Othello | true |
Why did the Duke send for Othello | The Duke wanted to send Othello to Ottoman to fight |
what is Iago’s reply to Roderigo complaint about being love sick | to straighten up and act like a soldeir |
who wants Roderigo to anger Cassio | Iago |
what is major theme in act 2 | dishonesty |
what happen to Turkish fleet | lost in a storm |
what lie does Iago tell Montano about Cassio | Cassio drinks every night |
what is the result of Iago’s crafty explanation of Cassio’s fight with Roderigo | Cassio is relieved of his position |
how does Iago cause Cassio to be argumentative | Iago encourages Cassio to get drunk |
why does Iago want Cassio to ask Desdemona for help in restoring Othello’s faith in Cassio | to show Desdemona’s favor for Cassio |
who has handkerchief in end of act 3 | Cassio gives it to Bianca for her to make a duplicate |
what does Othello decide at end of act 3 | wants to have Cassio killed within 3 days. Othello would kill Desdemnona. Iago was promoted to lieutant |
what is Emilia’s relationship with Iago | married |
what is Emilia relationship with Desdemona | lady in waiting |
why is Othello hesitant to excuse Cassio | Montano is well liked in Cyprus |
what does Iago say that causes Othello to doubt Desdemona’s honesty | reminds Othello that Desdemona’s deceived her father in order to marry him |
what happens when Cassio and Roderigo fihgt | Rod. was wounded by Cassio. Cassio was wounded from behind by Iago |
what does Iago do after the battle | left but returned to “help” Cassio finish off Roderigo |
how is Desd. faithful to Othello at the end | she did not tell Emilia that Othello was the one who had smothered her |
what happens to Iago | stabbed & imprisoned |
who does Lodovico refer to as a viper | Iago |
what is Othello’s last action | kisses Desd. |
what sin does Desd. admit | for loving Othello too much |
how do the contents of Roderigo’s pockets clarify this situation | contain corespondance between Iago and Roderigo |
Othello, poem & play test
August 12, 2019