Act Four, Scene One

Question 1

I: Will you think so?

Answer 1

> medias res
rhetorical questioning gives Othello illusion of being in control

Question 2

O: Pish! Noses, ears, and lips- is’t possible? Confess-handkerchief-O, devil

Answer 2

> fragmented speech
body parts - obsession with D’s physical betrayal
jealousy as possession
repeated refrains
prose

Question 3

Falls into a trance

Answer 3

> visual signifier of transgression
no longer fit for leadership

Question 4

I: My medicine work! Thus credulous fools are caught

Answer 4

> metaphor of trapping a fool - aligns with “led by the nose as asses are”
ironic comparison

Question 5

I: To be naked with her friend
I: Not meaning any harm

Answer 5

> deliberately provocative
Othello creating his own nightmare
rhetorical genius

Question 6

O: Hypocrisy against the devil

Answer 6

> polarizes Desdemona
black-and-white worldview

Question 7

I: Her honour is an essence that’s not seen

Answer 7

> paradoxical statement
dismantles O’s perception of honour
replaces staunch truth with doubt

Question 8

I: Lie-

Answer 8

> dual meaning
linguistically
mistaken interpretation and meaning