Act 3 Scene 4 Flashcards
Summarise what happens in this scene.
Othello is enraged when he asks Desdemona for the handkerchief, but she talks about Cassio. Emilia suggests that Othello is jealous; Desdemona rejects this idea. Cassio finds the handkerchief.
What does the monstrous imagery symbolise?
the concept of being monstrous refers to unnatural, deviant or immoral behaviour in the play. Iago refers to his plot as a “monstrous birth” and Othello calls Desdemona’s alleged infidelity “monstrous”. This demonic imagery alludes to complete , unstoppable and almost unspeakable destruction.
Complete the quotation: “my noble Moor…”
“Is of true mind, and made of no baseness / As jealous creatures are.”
Complete the quotation: “A young and sweating…”
“devil here that commonly rebels.”
Complete the quotation: “They are all but…”
“stomachs, and we are all but food.”
Complete the quotation: “a monster…”
“begot upon itself.”
Define: cynical.
distrusting, disparaging of others.
Define: ensnared.
Catch in or as in a trap
