Conflict

Question 1

All quotes for Conflict and its consequences

Answer 1

Iago’s Conflict
“I hate the Moor” - Iago, 1

Othello’s Ignorance of Conflict
“My lord, you know I love you” - Iago

Impact on characters
“So I will turn her virtue into pitch, / And out of her own goodness make the net / That shall enmesh them all.” - Iago

Iago’s poor opinion of all characters
“Begin to heave the gorge, disrelish and abhor the Moor” - Iago, of Desdemona

Iago poisoning Othello
“The Moor already changes in my poison” - Iago

Question 2

All quotes for Effective opening scene

Answer 2

Note character, setting (night) and plot

Iago’s intention
“I hate the Moor”

Iago’s two-faced nature
“I am not what I am”

How Iago will bring Othello down
“I follow him to serve my turn upon him”

Sewing suspicion in Desdemona
“Fathers, from hence trust not your daughters’ minds” ​

Using other characters
“Thus do I ever make my fool my purse”

Question 3

All quotes for Othello Flaw

Answer 3

Trusting
“The Moor is of a free and open nature / that thinks men honest that but seem so” - Iago

Believes in Iago
“Iago is most honest” - Othello

Rash with Cassio
“Cassio, I love thee, but never more be officer of mine”

Unrelenting with Desdemona
“Banish me my lord, but kill me not! “ - Desdemona

Rash
“thou hast killed the sweetest innocent”. -Emilia

Question 4

All quotes for Theme of Betrayal

Answer 4

Iago’s betrayal
“I follow him to serve my turn upon him” - Iago

Othello’s Ignorance
“honest Iago”

Suspicion of Desdemona’s Betrayal
“She has decieved her father and may thee” - Brabantio (1)

Desdemona’s unwitting Betrayal
“I had rather lose a purse full of crusadoes” - Desdemona (3)

Desdemona’s murder ​
“thou hast killed the sweetest innocent”. -Emilia (5)

Question 5

Iago’s Conflict

Answer 5

“I hate the Moor” - Iago 1

Question 6

Othello’s Ignorance of Conflict

Answer 6

“My lord you know I love you” - Iago

Question 7

Impact on characters

Answer 7

“So I will turn her virtue into pitch / And out of her own goodness make the net / That shall enmesh them all.” - Iago

Question 8

Iago’s poor opinion of all characters

Answer 8

“Begin to heave the gorge disrelish and abhor the Moor” - Iago of Desdemona

Question 9

Iago poisoning Othello

Answer 9

“The Moor already changes in my poison” - Iago