Cassio

Question 1

Overview

Answer 1

• Well educated
• Lieutenant
• Confident
• Devoted follower of Othello
• chivalrous (respectful) behaviour with women is used against him
• Authority of rich
• Existence is a catalyst for Iago’s behaviour
• Victim

Question 2

The reputable Scholar

Answer 2

• Intelligent and well-educated man “a great arithmetician”
• Man of logic and strategy
• Florentines were associated with intellect and progress so suggests that Cassio uses his education to give himself a sense of superiority
• “You relish him more in the soldier than in the scholar” Act 2 Scene 1- Cassio

Question 3

The honourable gentleman

Answer 3

• “Hail to thee lady”
• “and yet methinks right modest”
• Deep rooted sense of honour
• Takes commitment to Othello seriously

Question 4

The dishonest Knave

Answer 4

• Duplicitous nature and misogynistic views
• Takes advantage of Bianca for his own pleasure and doesn’t value her as a human being
• “Customer” Act 4 scene 1

Question 5

The coward

Answer 5

• Without the title of lieutenant, Cassio is afraid and incapable
• He is demanding and impatient

Question 6

The con

Answer 6

• His cowardice and reluctance to take action for himself suggests he is not the brave soldier deserving of lieutenant y
• The chivalrous facade he puts on hides his proclivity for mocking and exploiting women