Act 3

Question 1

Summary of Act 3

Answer 1

• Othello’s trust in Desdemona is shaken.
• Iago plants seeds of doubt in Othello’s mind.
• Othello’s jealousy intensifies as he becomes convinced of Desdemona’s infidelity.
• Manipulation and deception drive the plot forward.
• Tension and conflict rise among the characters.

Question 2

“Tis not to make me jealous.. my wife is fair…loves company…sings,plays and dances well. where virtue is,there is more virtuous”

Answer 2

• Othello scene 3
• A key in-balance in the couple’s dynamics is curiosity, Desdemona is more curious of Othello than he her.
• in this quote Othello presents an understanding of his wife that is characterised by broad generalities that are archetypal
  Notions of a virtuous woman, rather than any specific observations that are unique to Desdemona - putting her on an unrealistic pedestal