Location and setting Othello

Question 1

‘This is Venice. My house is not a grange’ B

Answer 1

Simple declaratives
B finds it necessary to remind everyone of the high class society they live in- therefore shouldn’t accept O
C- Venice renowned for being high class

Question 2

‘This warlike isle’

Answer 2

Premodifier- warlike
Simile
Presents Cyprus as a ripe location for conflict

Question 3

‘Goats and monkeys’ O

Answer 3

Metaphor
Othello doesn’t find things in Cyprus very serious

Question 4

‘Some unhatched practice made demonstratable here in Cyprus to him, hath puddled in his clear spirit’ D

Answer 4

Metaphor
D suggests Cyprus has allowed Venetians to act unlike how they would at home- mainly allowing the conditions for Iago’s plot

Question 5

‘My services… shall out-tongue his complaints’ O

Answer 5

Collevtive noun- services
Possessive P - My
O is confident in his power and uses it to win his argument rather than violence-eloquent

Question 6

‘You shall command with your years than with your weapons’ O to B

Answer 6

DV command
MV shall
O wants to settle the conflict with B through knowledge and respect

Question 7

‘Valiant O, we must straight away employ you’ Duke

Answer 7

Adverb of manner- straight
Modal verb must
Descriptive adj valiant
Duke recognises O’s achievements
C- Military setting underlines the conflict of the marriage