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why start act 3 with a comedy routine there was a lot of heavy stuff at the end of Act 2, for comic relief Desdemona and Othello already spoke about Cassio , why wont Othello reinstate Cassio immediately because Montano…

This sorrow’s heavenly, it strikes where it doth love. She wakes. Who’s there? Othello? Ay, Desdemona. Will you come to bed, my lord? Have you pray’d tonight, Desdemon? Ay, my lord. If you bethink yourself of any crimeUnreconcil’d as yet…

Ambush Cassio What Iago gets Roderigo to do. Roderigo gets wounded What happens when Cassio is attacked? Iago wounds Cassio’s legs and runs away What does Iago do to Cassio? Othello Who hears Cassio call out murder and thinks he…

What kind of English does Shakespeare write in? Early Modern English When was Othello first performed? 1604 What do the following words translate to: thy, thine, thou, thee, thyself, ye your, yours, you, you, yourself, you (plural) What endings were…

Othello The play’s protagonist and hero; Christian Moor and general of the armies of Venice- “The Moor of Venice” Desdemona Daughter of Venetian senator Brabanzio and wife of Othello (the two are secretly married before the play begins) Iago Othello’s…

PrologueWhy may Romeo not have access to breathe such vows as lovers use to swear? Romeo does not have the chance to say the things that he would normally tell his lover because he is an enemy to the Capulet’s.…

Who are Sampson and Gregory servants of? Sampson and Gregory, servants of the house of Capulet, go out looking for trouble Who do Sampson and Gregory almost pick a fight with? Sampson and Gregory almost pick a fight with Abram…

List the characters on the Capulet side Juliet, Sampson, Gregory, Tybalt List the characters on the Montague side Romeo, Abram, Benvolio Why do Sampson and Gregory fight with Montague’s men? Gregory and Sampson fight in defense of their master. These…

“Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt’s death, And therefore have I little talked of love, For Venus smiles not in a house of tears. Now, sir, her father counts it dangerous That she do give her sorrow so much sway, And…

What is Friar Lawrence an expert on? He is an expert on uses of plants as poisons and medicines. Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet? The Friar believes their marriage will end the feud between the…