Othello Flashcards
Describe Othello
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who was the critic?
- black soldier
- __‘Tragic Hero’__
- respected by all
- destructive jealousy
- guillable ‘honest iago’
- ‘for she had eyes and chose me’
‘she loved me for the dangers i ahd passed,/ And i loved her that she did pioty them.’ - __'’he remains the same othello’’
- '’complexity of Othellos simple nature.”
F.R Leavis
Describe Iago
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who was the critic?
- respected - ‘honest Iago’
- clever
- manipulative/sly/deceptive
- jealous
- murderer
- crude ‘an old black ram/ Is tupping your white ewe’
- machiavillian - cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics
- trouble/ forceful - ‘put money in thy purse!’
- __audience focus on “how they are done”__
- __“plot from his perspective”__
- __“underestimated” wife’s loyalty and women__
- __beyond straigtforward__
- __“mental torturer of Othello and Desdemona”__
- __“godlike sense of power”___
cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics
Honigmann
Describe Desdemona
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- innocent party
- disobedient
- respectful
- stereotypically pure
- willow song
- romeo + julliet death
- forgiving - “ nobody: i myself. Farewell:/ Commend me to my king lord:”
Describe Emilia
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- catalyst for handkerchief
- still respects husband, YET speaks up for what’s right
- used for Iagos plan
- “villainy, villainy!” -> “No i will speak as lberal as the north;”
- loyal to her mistress, distrustfull of husband
- strong woman
Describe Cassio
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- Iago used look + gentlemeness against him
- Iago jealous of him
- devoted to Othello
- gentleman-ish
- with Bianca
Describe Duke of Venice
-high need/respect for Othello
- official authority in Venice
Describe Roderigo
- ‘kills’ cassio
- jealous suitor of Desdemona
- manipulated by Iago
- guillable
Describe Brabantio
- high up in society
- traditional - feels betrayed by daughter
- tries to get Othello into trouble for marrying his daughter
Describe Montano
- govenor of cyprus
- high respect for Othello
- fights w/ cassio
- recounts status war
Describe Lodovico
- Brabantio’s kingsmen
- messenger - Cassion replaces Othello as Govenor
Describe Gratiano
- accompanies Lodovico to Cyprus
- amidst chaos he mentions that Brabantio has died
Describe Bianca
- Prostitute
- Favourite is Casio
- Catalyst for handkerchief
- Stays quiet around the men
Define Tragic Hero
- Main character experiences tragic downfall
Define Hamartia
a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine
racism
What type of language does Iago use to describe Othello?
- ## Prose + verse
racism
What is the impact of racism on Othello?
A1, S2
Summarise what happens in this scene?
Iago tells Othello that Brabantio knows about his marriage and ‘spoke such scurvy and provoking terms against your honour’ but Othello dismisses this and says ‘let him do his spite’. Cassio then arrives with a message from the Duke asking Othello to come to the Senate to talk about the war in Cyprus.Brabantio decides to bring his concerns to the duke himself.
Act1, S2
What does disease symbolize in the play?
A1,S2
What does the use of misogynistic language show?
- it shows the patriarchy and how Iago tries to use thid to his advantage.
- Expecting his wife to not speak up against him
A1, AS2
Complete the quotation: “Tis better…”
“Tis better as it is.”
A1,S2
Complete the quotation: “My services…”
“My services, which i have done the Signoiry,/Shall out-toungehis complaints.”
A1,S2
Complete the quotation: “I love…”
“i love the gentle Desdemona.”
A1,S2
Complete the quotation: “I won…”
A1,S2
Complete the quotation: “Hath boarded…”
“he tonight hath boarded a land carack:”
