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“when the hurlyburly’s done.” The three witches will meet again once the”hurly-burly” (battle, turmoil) is done.The witches specifically throughout the entire play use a number of paradoxes and contradictions to foreshadow the future events, this being the first, and referring…

Title Othello Author William Shakespeare Genre Tragedy Setting Island of Cyprus and Venice, during the Renaissance period. Characters and Brief Description Othello- the novel’s protagonist and general of the Venitian army. He was a slave who climbed up in the…

discern Verb. To differentiate between two or more things.sentence: what from the cape can discern at sea? surfeited Verb. fed or supplied to excessSentence: the child was surfeited to the point he puked. Paradoxes Plural noun. Things that appear false…

E. Honigmann [Iago] is anything but straightforward S. Johnson The character of Iago is so conducted, that he is from the first scene to the last hated and despised C. Lamb while we are reading any of [Shakespeare’s] great criminal…

Scene 1 Summary Act 1 opens with Iago and Roderigo arguing that Iago took Roderigo’s money and has not made Desdemona fall in love with him. Iago reveals to Roderigo Desdemona has married Othello and that Iago now hates Othello…

setting of novel in act one venice “I take it much unkindly that thou Iago who hast had my purse as if the strings were mine….” said by Roderigo to Iago Why is Iago upset at the beginning? Michael Cassio…

What is Iago’s complaint in Scene I? In other words, why does Iago hate Othello? Iago complained that he didn’t get the promotion. Who is Brabantio, and why do Iago and Roderigo awaken him in the middle of the night?…

Discern (v.) to see clearly, recognizeSynonyms : Detect, Notice, UnderstandSentence : It wasn’t hard to discern that she killed her husband for the money and took off. Citadel (n.) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or…

Describe a quote showing Iago’s anger at Othello and Cassio. He describes Cassio’s military career as ‘Mere prattle without practice’.Plosive sounds and alliteration add emphasis and show his anger as it’s like he’s spitting the words out. Describe two quotes…

Who wrote Othello? William Shakespeare Othello The play’s protagonist and hero. A Christian Moor and general of the armies of Venice, Othello is an eloquent and physically powerful figure, respected by all those around him. In spite of his elevated…