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Even now, now, very now, an old black ramIs tupping your white ewe. Arise, arise!Awake the snorting citizens with the bell,Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you.Arise, I say! -Iago Act 1, scene 1, lines 97-101 Brabantio…

Meaning: Iago is saying that Cassio is not as fit for the job as he is. He is mad at Othello for giving him this job.Significance: This is why Iago hates Othello. “That never set a squadron in the field,…

CASSIO Thanks, you the valiant of this warlike isle,That so approve the Moor! O, let the heavensGive him defense against the elements,For I have lost us him on a dangerous sea. MONTANO Is he well shipp’d? CASSIO His bark is…

F.R. Leavis said that Othello has a “readiness to respond” to Othello that is? “tragically pathetic” F.R. Leavis claimed that Othello lacks what, and is what? “self-knowledge” and “un-self-comprehending” Leavis’ assertion that Othello lacks “self-knowledge” and is “un-self-comprehending” means that…

What is Iago’s complaint in scene 1? Michael Cassio is lieutenant and Iago believes he is a better soldier and more deserving than Cassio Who is Brabantio, and why do Iago and Roderigo awaken him in the middle of the…

Bob can we have some lights, please? We left Sam on her own to research this play. She must have looked up “moor” in the dictionary and thought it was a place where you tie up boats. Which, in this…

What do Othello and Iago discuss at the beginning of the scene? Why? They are describing Cassio affair with Desdemona; to get Othello even more jealous. What evidence shows that Othello’s suspicions about Desdemona have affected his physical health? He’s…

Cyprus Where does scene 1 take place? 1 week How much time has passed? 3 How many groups of ships are here? Iago’s wife and desdemona’s friend Who is Amelia? War over What’s the war status? Montano Who is the…

After Iago lied and told Othello that Cassio confessed to going to bed with Desdemona, what advice did he give the overwhelmed Othello? (1) He told Othello to forget about it, not to act rashly, and try to protect his…

What was Iago’s complaint in Scene I? Iago has been passed over for a promotion. Cassio got the promotion to Lieutenant even though Iago had more time in service as a soldier. Cassio got the promotion over Iago because his…