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“Yet she must die, else she’ll betray more men” Spoken by Othello he is hear explaining the reason why he is killing his truly innocent wife Desdemona. Saying that she shall be murdered so no more men are hurt by…

What is Iago’s complaint in scene I? He wants to be the lieutenant but Othello gave the job to Cassio. Who is Brabantio and why do Iago and Roderigo awaken him in the middle of the night? Desdemona’s father; they…

[ACT 3, SCENE 4] Desdemona: Sure there’s some wonder in this handkerchief Desdemona shows that she understands the importance of the handkerchief to Othello [ACT 3, SCENE 4] Cassio: Strike off this score of absence, sweet Bianca, (giving her Desdemona’s…

How would Iago gain from Roderigo’s death? Cassio’s? By Roderigo’s, he would not have to repay him for all the jewels and money he took. From Cassio’s he would be keeping his promise to Othello. By both of these, he…

why does Edmund ask Edgar to raise his sword against him his father is coming and he is trying to make it look like he is stopping Edgar why is Edmund’s arm bleeding in this scene he cut himself on…

Finkelstein “King Lear… shows wickedness in full operation” Finkelstein “those who live by human values may not always triumph… but they have a strength that misfortune cannot overcome” Carrick “the period in the wilderness brings with it the possibility of…

king lears youngest daughter Cordelia King lears middle daughter Regan King lears oldest daughter Goneril Goneril’s steward Oswald Goneril’s spouse Duke of Albany Cordelia’s husband King of France Cordelia’s suitor Duke of Burgundy Regan’s spouse Duke of Cornwall King lears…

what is lear’s tragic flaw (hamartia) his hubris (excessive pride) what is the main theme of the play the true nature of nature (human relationships based on love) who said “It’s not what becomes of us, but what we become.”…

“Thou hadst little wit on thy bald crown when thou gav’st thy gold one away” “Thou hadst little… “For wise men have grown foppishTheir manners are so apish” “For wise men… “That such a king should play bo-peep” Mocking ridicule…

25. “When we our betters see bearing our woes,/ We scarcely think our miseries our woes “ EdgarHe starts to compare the hardships he has endured seem small compared to Lear’s, and he counts himself lucky that something like that…