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What did Bassanio need from Antonio? Sorry bro I have so much debts but I really need money to impress this girl named Portia What’s wring with antonio? He doesn’t know why he’s sad Where did Portia live Belmont What…

Othello a noble black Moor; married to Desdemona; greatest army general in Venice; intelligent, courageous, and honorable yet quick to make decisions Brabantio Desdemona’s father; racist; despises Othello; dies Iago Ensign, an Ancient; schemes against Othello because Othello did not…

Languishes To be or become weak or feeble Prerogative An exclusive right or privledge Ocular Of, relating to, or for to eyes Dissemble To give false or misleading appearance to Perdition A state of final spiritual ruin, loss of the…

Why is Othello so upset after overhearing Cassio and Iago talking in the street? They are saying horrible things about someone and he thinks that someone is Desdemona(they were talking about Bianca) Why did Cassio give the hanky to Bianca?…

What information does Iago provide about Michael Cassio in Act 1 Scene 1 lines 17-35? Iago describes Cassio as being Othello’s new but undeserving lieutenant. He says Cassio has little experience and unlike Iago, never fought in battle. Of what…

You shall not write my praise Emilia to Iago: Iago is insulting women in general and specially Emilia. She is upset and says “you have nothing good to say about me”. This displays their sad relationship. With as little a…

Iago Here, stand behind this bulk, straight will he come.Wear thy good rapier bare, and put it home.Quick, quick! Fear nothing. I’ll be at thy elbow.It makes us, or it mars us. Think on that,And fix most firm thy resolution.…

What’s Iago’s perception of women? What textual evidence supports your answer? His perception is that they are for working at home and caring/nursing the baby. “To suckle fools and chronicle small beer” (Shakespeare 2.1.175). What are Iago’s stated reasons for…

Bombast puffed-up; pompous Preferment promotion obsequious fawning; showing servile compliance grange farm; granary lascivious lecherous deluding deceiving promulgate officially announce beguiled diverted; taken away; also charmed or delighted alacrity eagerness; quickness surfeited fed to excess tempest violent storm base common;…

Loss of reputation “Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my / reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what/ remains is bestial.” 2.3 fake high esteem setting up for failure “He is a soldier fit to…