A2S1 Key quotes Flashcards
How does Shakespeare introduce the idea of setting foreshadowing events
‘a fuller blast ne’er shook our battlements’
How does Cassio describe Desdemona like a goddess (3)
- ‘divine Desdemona’
- ‘our great captain’s captain’
- ‘hail to thee lady’
How does Desdemona stand up to Iago
‘Fie upon thee slanderer’
What is the purpose of Iago’s asides this scene (2)
To inform the audience of his plotting and make them complicit
- ‘with as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio’
- ‘I’ll set down the pegs that make this music’
How is Othello shown to be naive in his loving of Desdemona
‘I fear my soul hath her content so absolute’
How do Desdemona and Othello greet each other
‘my fair warrior’ - O
‘my dear Othello’ - D
How does Iago spin a tale to convince Roderigo of Desdemona’s unfaithfulness (2)
- ‘her eye must be fed’
- Cassio has ‘all which the Moor is defective in’
Name three key quotes from Iago’s final soliloquiy in this scene
- ‘I do suspect the lusty Moor hath leapt into my seat’
- ‘I’ll have our Michael Cassio on the hip’
- ‘make the Moor thank me for making him egregiously an ass’