Act 3 Scene 3

Question 1

Desdemona

My ____ shall never ____, I’ll watch him ____ and ____ him out of ______

Answer 1

• strong effort
• know it will backfire, used by Iago
• women as victim, used by Iago

My Lord shall never rest, I’ll watch him tame and talk him out of patience

Question 2

jealousy

that ____ would ____ away so ____ like

Answer 2

• planting idea of jealousy in his mind
• influencing his mind

that he would steal away so guilty like

Question 3

love and relationships

but I ____ love ____ and ____ I love thee ____ chaos is ____ again

Answer 3

• exclaiming love for her, show it is real
• but foreshadowing downfall, link to death

but I do love thee and when I love thee not, chaos is come again

Question 4

jealousy

as if ____ were some ____ in his ____ too ____ to be ____

Answer 4

• Iago is a monster
• cultivating jealousy and chaos

as if there were some monster in his thought too hideous to be shwon

Question 5

jealousy

it is the ____ eyed ____ which doth ____ the ____ it ____ on

Answer 5

• ignorence is bliss, doubt is torture
• saying it is better for Othello to be unaware

it is the green eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on

Question 6

manipulation

I ____ this has ____ your ____

Answer 6

• othello has been affected by Iago’s convincing
• visual affect

I see this has dashed your spirits

Question 7

prejudice

‘____ I am ____’
‘Into the ____ of ____’

Answer 7

• age and race are his insecurities
• saying these are the reasons for her supposed disloyalty

For I am black
Into the vale of years

Question 8

treatment of women

I ____ but to ____ his ____

Answer 8

• ignorant of his plans
• women are victims
  -unknowingly helping him
  dutiful wife

I nothing but to please his fantasy

Question 9

revenge

farewell the ____ troops… ____ steed… shrill ____… royal ____

Answer 9

• mind consumed by military language
• all pointless, meaningless
• gone back to military, violence

farewell the plumed troops… neighing steed… shrill trumpet… royal banner

Question 10

revenge

I’ll ____ her ____ to ____

Answer 10

• threatening physical violence
• all love is gone
• consumed by violence

I’ll tear her all to pieces

Question 11

revenge

____ these ____ days let ____ hear thee say ____ Cassio’s not ____

Answer 11

• ordering to kill Cassio
• powerful and authorative, but now going towards violence

within these three days let me hear thee say that Cassio’s not alive