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Iago (Emilia) i hate the moor and it is thought abroad ‘twixt my sheets he has done my office Iago (work) one micheal cassio, a florentine… that never set a squadron in the field… but he, sir, had the election…

William Shakespeare wrote The Tragedy of Othello in what language? Middle English For what reason(s) would Iago be angry with Othello? he was passed over for a promotion Explain why and how Iago and Roderigo wake Brabantio in Act I…

what is the symbolic significance of the handkerchief Line55- Othello begins to confirm suspicions that he has used magic to woo Desdemona, as he comments on the ‘magic in the web of it’ and ‘t’ would make her amiable and…

“I follow him to serve my turn upon him” Who: IagoWhere: I.i.45Significance: This quote defines Iago’s villainous character by saying that he wants to “serve his turn” on Othello. He is untrustworthy and thirsty for revenge. “In following him, I…

“For naught did I in hate, but all in honor” (Vii347) Othello-Lodovico; Othello says that everything he has done was a result of him trying to sustain his honor, and not that he truly hated Desdemona. “Her honor is an…

Why does Cassio pay money to the clown to find Emilia? He plays the clown to get Emilia to meet him so he can see if she has any news about Othello’s feelings towards rehiring him. What does Emilia tell…

What was Iago’s complaint in scene 1? He was passed over for a promotion and Cassio got the job as lieutenant Who was Brabantio, and why did Iago and Roderigo awaken him in the middle of the night? Brabantio was…

“I have no way, and therefore want no eyes;I stumbled when I saw: full oft ’tis seen,Our means secure us, and our mere defectsProve our commodities”4.1.20-23 (82) Speaker: GloucesterSituation: Speaking to an old man, his tenant, as he makes his…

Folio version (F1) 1623 more nihilistic: no justice, e.g. no mock trial 1962 RSC (dir. Peter Brook) austerity, pain, brute instincts: cuts Edmund’s redemption and servant’s intervention 1971 King Lear film (dir. Peter Brook) bleak winter landscape, rarely visible sun,…

Bastards in renaissance theater bastards were traditionally agents of distortion and evil English reformation -ritual theory and practice revolution-Where before priests had acted as mediators between god and men, reformed theology declared the priesthood of all beleivers Henry VIII Henry…