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“Honest Iago, / My Desdemona I must leave to thee.” (Othello) Act 1 Scene 3: Othello is not at all jealous to begin with as he leaves Desdemona to Iago and a ship full of men. “I hate the Moor,…

Othello in Giraldi’s tale In Giraldi’s tale, Othello is taken back to Venice and tortured and refuses to confess to crimes of killing Des. However, in Shakespeare’s, Iago is the one who refuses to ‘speak word’. In Shakespeare’s, Othello has…

Roderigo Who attacks Cassio? Cassio Who wounds Roderigo? Iago Who stabs Cassio? Iago Who Kills Roderigo? Othello Who suffocates Desdemona incompletely? Emilia Who exposes Iago as villain? Iago Who stabs/ kills Emilia? Iago Who tries to flee Cyprus Othello Who…

Who has Cassio come to see at the castle? Emilia but really to see Desdemona According to Emilia what does Othello plan to do about Cassio’s situation? Is Cassio satisfied with this answer? He still loves Cassio so he hopes…

OthelloDesdemonaBrabantio Iago Which characters are key for presenting different forms (OR PERSPECTIVES ON/) of love? It’s a stereotypical, possessive love of the time. Parental/maternal love. He wants the best for Desdemona, yet he is conscious of his association with her…

Romeo The son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. A young man of about sixteen, is handsome, intelligent, and sensitive. Though impulsive and immature, his idealism and passion make him an extremely likable character. He lives in the middle…

what kind of prologue is the poem and what purpose does it serve? its a sonnetits giving people the situation and telling uneducated people to stick around why are romeo and juliet called “star-crossed” lovers? star-crossed means ill faded, or…

Romeo The son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. Juliet The daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet. Friar Laurence Priest who secretly marries Romeo and Juliet in hopes that the union might eventually bring peace to Verona. Nurse Juliet’s…

Who speaks these lines? Her body sleeps in Capels’ monument. And her immortal part with angels lives. I saw her laid low in her kindred’s vault And presently took post to tell it you. Balthasar Who speaks these lines? Such…

Who asks his uncle to kick Romeo out of the feast? Tybalt In the prologue, the voice that gives us the background for the play is called… Chorus To which powerful figure is Paris related to? Mercutio How and where…