A2S1 Key quotes Flashcards

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How does Shakespeare introduce the idea of setting foreshadowing events

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‘a fuller blast ne’er shook our battlements’

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How does Cassio describe Desdemona like a goddess (3)

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  • ‘divine Desdemona’
  • ‘our great captain’s captain’
  • ‘hail to thee lady’
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3
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How does Desdemona stand up to Iago

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‘Fie upon thee slanderer’

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What is the purpose of Iago’s asides this scene (2)

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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’

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How is Othello shown to be naive in his loving of Desdemona

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‘I fear my soul hath her content so absolute’

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How do Desdemona and Othello greet each other

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‘my fair warrior’ - O
‘my dear Othello’ - D

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How does Iago spin a tale to convince Roderigo of Desdemona’s unfaithfulness (2)

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  • ‘her eye must be fed’
  • Cassio has ‘all which the Moor is defective in’
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Name three key quotes from Iago’s final soliloquiy in this scene

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  • ‘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’
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