Act 2 scene 1

Question 1

What happens to the war?

Answer 1

The Turkish fleet is destroyed.

Question 2

Act 2 scene 1 plot

Answer 2

All arrive in Cyprus.
Iago convinces Roderigo of Cassio and Desdemona.
Othello and Desdemona reunite lovingly.

Question 3

What happens in Iago’s second soliloquy?

Answer 3

He says he plans to drive Othello to jealousy.

Question 4

What does Iago say about Emilia?

Answer 4

‘Her tounge she oft bestows me’

Question 5

‘Her tounge she oft bestows me’ Theme

Answer 5

Marriage

Question 6

‘Her tounge she oft bestows me’ Meaning

Answer 6

Iago ridicules Emilia suggesting their marriage is of disharmony.

Question 7

‘With as little as web I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio’ Theme

Answer 7

Deception

Question 8

‘With as little as web I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio’ Meaning

Answer 8

Highlights Iago’s plan to manipulate and use Cassio’s attributes against him.

Question 9

What does Othello say to Desdemona when they reunite?

Answer 9

‘If it were now to die Twere now be most happy’

Question 10

‘If it were now to die Twere now be most happy’ Theme

Answer 10

Marriage and love

Question 11

‘If it were now to die Twere now be most happy’ Technique

Answer 11

Foreshadowing

Question 12

‘If it were now to die Twere now be most happy’ Meaning

Answer 12

Shows their love for one another but also foreshadows their unhappiness and death.

Question 13

What does Iago say that Othello has done?

Answer 13

‘Hath leaped into my seat’

Question 14

‘Hath leaped into my seat’ Technique

Answer 14

Pun

Question 15

‘Hath leaped into my seat’ Theme

Answer 15

Possession
Hate

Question 16

‘Hath leaped into my seat’

Answer 16

Conveys Emilia belongs to him.
Delusion as duality.
Motive for destroying Othello.