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1
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What does it mean by Florentine?

“A Florentine more kind and honest”-Cassio

A

This is the home of the Machiavelli

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Why is it ironic that Cassio says to Iago and says

“A Florentine more kind and honest”-Cassio?

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As florence is the home of the Machiavelli not known for kindness and honesty

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What does Emilia say to Cassio about how Desdemona has been advocating him? Act3.1

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“she speaks stoutly for you”

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“she speaks _______ for you”-Emilia to Cassio Act3.1

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stoutly

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What does Emilia say about how Othello has spoken about Cassio in Act 3.1?

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“he protests he loves you”

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“He _______ he loves you”-Emilia to Cassio about Othello Act3.1

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protests

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What does Desdemona call Iago Act3.3?

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“an honest fellow”

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“an honest ______“-Desdemona Act 3.3

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fellow

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What does Cassio call himself to Desdemona?Act3.3

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her “true servant”

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“My general will forget my _____ and ______“-Cassio to Desdemona Act3.3

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love and service

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“His ____ shall seem a _______“-Desdemona to Cassio Act3.3

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bed

school

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How does the quote
“his bed shall seem a school”-Desdemona to Cassio
foreshadow her downfall? Act 3.3

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  • Arguably Shakespeare uses Desdemona’s character to reflect the futility women in face in a society which does not allow them a voice.
  • He suggests the inevitability of the universal oppression of women through her eventual tragic fall
  • The similar murder of Emilia and arrest of Bianca regarding Cassio’s attempted murder, is possibly a criticism of the social order,
  • Shakespeare exposes reality as a harsh truth, that women are victims of their oppression.
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What is the significance of Emilia calling Iago

“my lord”? Act 3.3

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  • When used to address the antagonist, Iago, arguably Shakespeare discredits the term as one of endearment and religious spirituality,
  • to criticize the patriarchy and its potency within society
  • Even Iago, a figure of true evil has the godly position of “lord” in comparison to a woman,
  • recognizing the inevitable fall of Emilia who cannot challenge such a potent force.
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“sweet _______“-Othello to Desdemona Act 3.3

A

Desdemon

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How does Othello greet Desdemona in Act 3.3?

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“sweet Desdemon”

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“What would you ____ __ that I should ____”? Dezzy

A

ask me
deny

deny

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What is significant about

“What would you ask me that I should deny”-Desdemona

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  • ironic that while professing her unfaltering devotion as wife, that Desdemona in turn admits her own complacency.
  • attempt to earn Othello’s unequivocal support as a partner in marriage,
  • her innocence is apparent from her inability to recognize her position as a wife,
  • this lack of understanding inevitably cements her downfall;
  • her naivety regarding Cassio of which strengthens Othello’s doubts and determines her murder.
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18
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What contradicts the fact that Othello says

“I will deny thee nothing” in Act3.3?

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In Act 5 he will deny her her voice, love and life.

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19
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While Desdemona is listening the things she does for Othello
“feed on __________ dishes, or keep you ______”
desdemona 3.3

A

nourishing
warm

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“I am _________” -Desdemona 3.3

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obedient

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What does Othello jokingly call Desdemona in 3.3?”

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Excellent wretch”

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“________ wretch”-Othello about Desdemona Act 3.3

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excellent

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“when I love _____ ____/chaos is _____ again” Act 3.3

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thee not

come

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Why is it significant that Othello questions Cassio’s honesty?
“Is he not honest?”- to Iago Act 3.3

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  • As this question of integrity structurally implies Othello’s loss of judgement under Iago’s manipulation and “pestilence.
  • Early in the act he protested his love for Cassio, yet by this point the peripetia of the play is apparant from his decent into jealousy, t
  • the lusis of which follows results in his loss of control in the denoument.
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“as if there was some _______ in thy thought/

Too ________ to be shown” Act 3.3 Othello

A

monster

hideous

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26
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“My lord, ____ _____ I love you”-Iago Act 3.3

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you know

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“I know ____‘__ full of ___ and ______“-Othello to Iago Act 3.3

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thou’rt
love
honesty

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“_____‘__ thy words before ____ ___‘__ give them breath”-Othello to Iago Act 3.3

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weigh’st

thou giv’st

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What is the significance in the punctuation when Iago talks about Cassio?
“I think,that he is honest”

A

This creates a verbal pause to communicate his doubt in Cassio’s true intentions

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30
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“I am not ______ to that all _____ are free to”-Iago to Othello Act3.3

A

bound

slaves

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31
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What is the significance of Iago saying

“I am not bound to that all slaves are free to”? Act 3.3

A

He makes Othello hungry for his thoughts making it Othello’s fault and not his for the accusations

32
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What does Iago say about reputation in Act 3.3 to Othello?

A

it “is the immediate jewel of their soul”

33
Q

“it is the ________ jewel of their soul” - Iago to Othello Act 3.3

A

immediate

34
Q

“it is the ____-____ monster which ____ ____ the meat it feeds on”-Iago to Othello Act 3.3

A

green eyed

doth mock

35
Q

“souls of all my _____“-Iago Act 3.3

A

tribe

36
Q

“For she had ____ and ____ me”-Othello to Iago

A

eyes

chose

37
Q

What does

“For she had eyes and chose me” suggest about Othello? Act 3.3

A

That he is insecure on his appearance which could stem from the fact that it was his war stories rather than appearance that won Desdemona over

38
Q

“She did _______ her father”-Iago Act 3.3

A

deceive

39
Q

What is
“She did deceive her father”
a direct parallel to ?

A

to Brabantio’s warning in Act 1

“Look to her ,Moor, if thou hast eyes to see:She has deceived her father and may thee”

40
Q

After Iago’s thoughts are revealed to Othello what does Othello insist ? Act 3.3

A

“Desdemona’s honest”

41
Q

“_________ to her better judgement”- Iago to Othello about Desdemona Act 3.3

A

recoiling

42
Q

what does “haggard” mean?

“If I do prove her haggard”-Othello Act 3.3

A

untamed and wild

43
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“we can call these _______ creatures our/And not their ________“-Othello Act 3.3

A

delicate

appetites

44
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“My ________ husband hath a hundred time/_______ me to steal it”-Emilia to herself Act 3.3

A

wayward

Wooed

45
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“Heaven knows, ___ _“-Emilia Act 3.3

A

not I

46
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“She’ll run ___“-Emilia to Iago Act 3.3

A

mad

47
Q

What is the significance of Emilia remarking

“She’ll run mad” in regards to the handkerchief?

A

She is aware of it power and value to their relationship yet goes always with it anyways

48
Q

“The Moor ______ _____ with my ______“-Iago in an aside Act 3.3

A

already changes
poison

49
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“Burn like the _____ of ______“-Iago in an aside Act 3.3

A

mines

sulphur

50
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What colour is sulphur?

A

greeny sickly colour which could correlate to jealousy

51
Q

“Farewell the _______ mind”-Othello to himself

A

tranquil

52
Q

“Her name, that was as fresh/As ____’s _____ is now ________ and black/As mine own ____“-Othello Act 3.3

A

Dian’s visage
begrimed
face

53
Q

“Give me a ______ reason she’s disloyal”-Othello to Iago Act 3.3

A

living

54
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What does Othello say about Desdemona after Iago’ lies about Cassio’s dream Act 3.3

A

“I’ll tear her all to pieces!”

55
Q

“I’ll tear ___ ___ __ ______”

A

her all to pieces

56
Q

“Spotted with ____________“-Iago about the handkerchief Act 3.3

A

strawberries

57
Q

“Arise, _____ ________, from the ______ hell”Othello Act 3.3

A

black vengeance
hollow

58
Q

“For ‘___ of _____’ tongues!”-Othello Act 3.3 to Iago

A

tis

aspics’

59
Q

What are aspics?

“For ‘tis of aspics’ tongues!”-Othello?

A

they are poisonous snakes

60
Q

“O _____, _____, ______“-Othello Act 3.3

A

blood, blood, blood

61
Q

Othello describes himself alike the

“______ sea” Act 3.3

A

Pontic

62
Q

What is the “Pontic sea” Act 3.3?

A

this is the black sea

63
Q

What does Othello call Desdemona at the end of Act 3.3? (2)

A

“lewd minx”

“fair devil”

64
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What is a “lewd minx”

A

a worthless flirtacious woman

65
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What does Desdemona say about the loss of her handkerchief and its importance when speaking to Emilia? Act 3.4

A

that it could put Othello “to ill-thinking”

66
Q

What did Othello say about the handkerchief in Act 3.4?

A

“there’s magic in the web of it”

67
Q

“there’s _____ in the ___ of it”- Othello Act 3.4

A

magic

web

68
Q

“They are ___ ___ ______, and we are all but ____,/
They ___ __ _______, and when they are full/
They _____ us”-Emilia to Desdemona about men Act 3.4

A

all but stomaches
food
eat us hungrily
belch

69
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What is the quote where Cassio begs Desdemona? Act 3.4

A

“I do beseech you”

70
Q

“My lord __ ___ __ ____,nor should I know him”-Desdemona Act 3.4

A

is not my lord

71
Q

What is significant about Desdemona saying

“My lord is not my lord, nor should I know him”? Act 3.4

A

Desdemona’s recognition of Othello’s hamartia allows her to distance his flaws from his true self;
- pivotal to her construct as a tragic victim
- the message Shakespeare has arguably attempted to translate regarding the limitations of women in 17th century England.
- Even though Desdemona was aware of Othello’s mental sufferings, stimulated by his intense jealousy, as a wife she could offer no challenge to his accusations from her cultural subservience.

72
Q

When is the first time Desdemona asserts her innocence? Act 3.4

A

“I never gave him cause”

73
Q

“It is a monster/

_____ ___ _____, born on itself”-Act 3.4 Emilia

A

Begot upon itself

74
Q

“lie with her? ___ __ ___?__ ___ lie on her…/

Handkerchief! ________! Handkerchief!” -Othello Act 3.4

A

lie on her
We say
confessions

75
Q

After Othello cries
“Lie with her? lie on her? We say lie on her…?
Handkerchief! Confessions ! Handkerchief!” Othello Act 3.4

A

“Confess! handkerchief! O devil!”

76
Q

“Work on,/

My ________, work!”-Iago Act 4.1

A

medicine

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