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Opening Act 2 Scene 1 Banquo and his son Fleance walk in the torch-lit hall of Macbeth’s castle What does Banquo say, when his son tells him that it’s after midnight? he wishes to stay awake because his sleep has…

observation The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way. interpretation explanation of something not obvious or not meaning the same thing to everyone critique A detailed analysis and assessment. constructive useful, wanting to improve…

Duncan the king of Scotland who Macbeth murders in order to become king himself Malcolm one of Duncan’s sons who is thought to have murdered Duncan, flees to England Donalbain one of Duncan’s sons who is thought to have murdered…

“I am not what I am.” (Iago) Act 1 Scene 1: Iago is established as a dishonest villain from the very first scene. “O, she deceives me past thought!” (Brabantio) Act 1 Scene 1: Brabantio’s reaction on finding out his…

LINE OF ARGUMENT? Shakespeare presents love and marriage as something both sacred and destructive in Othello. FOUR POINTS? Emilia/Iago/Desdemona – Loyalty.Othello and Desdemona. Cassio and Bianca.Destruction as a consequence of love. SIGN OF EMILIA’S LOYALTY TO IAGO The handkerchief. EMILIA’S…

Othello General to the armies of Venice, he is the play’s protagonist Desdemona Daughter of Barbantio, she secretly married Othello Iago Passed over for a promotion, he is the manipulative villain of the play Cassio Promoted to lieutenant by Othello…

Beguile Noun – Mislead or delude – “And often did beguile her of her tears, When did I speak of some distressful stroke That my youth suffer’d” Bereft Adjective – deprived of, made unhappy through a loss – “The rites…

Cassio: Reputation, reputation, reputation! Oh, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial. My reputation, Iago, my reputation! I’ve lost my reputation, the longest-living and truest part of myself! Everything…

Othello The play’s protagonist and hero. A Christian Moor and general of the armies of Venice, he is an eloquent and physically powerful figure, respected by all those around him. In spite of his elevated status, he is nevertheless easy…

The renaissance The rebirth of art and intellectual endeavours. It is part called ‘the golden age’ of English literature. Drama and the renaissance Shakespeare’s drama came as innovative and challenging in the way of the renaissance. Assertive heroines, critical and…