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Describe Othello

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  • 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

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Describe Iago

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who was the critic?

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  • 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

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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:”
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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
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Describe Cassio

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  • Iago used look + gentlemeness against him
  • Iago jealous of him
  • devoted to Othello
  • gentleman-ish
  • with Bianca
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Describe Duke of Venice

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-high need/respect for Othello
- official authority in Venice

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Describe Roderigo

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  • ‘kills’ cassio
  • jealous suitor of Desdemona
  • manipulated by Iago
  • guillable
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Describe Brabantio

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  • high up in society
  • traditional - feels betrayed by daughter
  • tries to get Othello into trouble for marrying his daughter
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Describe Montano

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  • govenor of cyprus
  • high respect for Othello
  • fights w/ cassio
  • recounts status war
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Describe Lodovico

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  • Brabantio’s kingsmen
  • messenger - Cassion replaces Othello as Govenor
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Describe Gratiano

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  • accompanies Lodovico to Cyprus
  • amidst chaos he mentions that Brabantio has died
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Describe Bianca

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  • Prostitute
  • Favourite is Casio
  • Catalyst for handkerchief
  • Stays quiet around the men
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Define Tragic Hero

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  • Main character experiences tragic downfall
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Define Hamartia

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a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine

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racism

What type of language does Iago use to describe Othello?

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  • ## Prose + verse
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racism

What is the impact of racism on Othello?

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A1, S2

Summarise what happens in this scene?

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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.

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Act1, S2

What does disease symbolize in the play?

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A1,S2

What does the use of misogynistic language show?

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  • it shows the patriarchy and how Iago tries to use thid to his advantage.
  • Expecting his wife to not speak up against him
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A1, AS2

Complete the quotation: “Tis better…”

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“Tis better as it is.”

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A1,S2

Complete the quotation: “My services…”

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“My services, which i have done the Signoiry,/Shall out-toungehis complaints.”

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A1,S2

Complete the quotation: “I love…”

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“i love the gentle Desdemona.”

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A1,S2

Complete the quotation: “I won…”

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A1,S2

Complete the quotation: “Hath boarded…”

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“he tonight hath boarded a land carack:”

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Define Rational

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based on or in accordance with reason or logic

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Define Noble

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belonging by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy

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Define integrity

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the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles

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Define Misogynistic

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dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women

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A1,S1

Summarise A1,S1 in one sentence

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A1,S1

What does Venice symbolize?

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A1,S1

What does animal imagery symbolise?

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A1,S1

What derogatory word does Iago use to describe Othello?

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A1,S1

Complete the quotation: “I follow him to…”

By who?

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“I follow him to serve my turn upon him”

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A1,S1

Complete the quotation: “I am not…”

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“I am not what i am.”

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A1,S1

Complete the quotation: “Poison…”

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“Poison his delight,”

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A1,S1

Complete the quotation: “an old black ram…”

By who?

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“an old black ram/ Is tupping your white ewe!”

Iago

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A1,S1

Define meritocracy

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a society or social system in which people get status or rewards because of what they achieve, rather than because of their wealth or social status

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A1,S1

Define duplicitous

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acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another. synonyms: double-dealing. type of: deceit

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A1,S1

Define debased value system

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the action or process of reducing the quality or value of something

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A1,S1

Define prejudice:

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reconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

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Act 1, Scene 3

Summarise what happens in this scene

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Act 1, Scene 3

What does the council chamber symbolise?

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Act 1, Scene 3

What does the marriage symbolise?

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Act 1, Scene 3

Complete the quotation: “most potent…”

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45
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Act 1, Scene 3

Complete the quotation: “a round…”

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46
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Act 1, Scene 3

Complete the quotation: “she loved me…”

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47
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Act 1, Scene 3

Complete the quotation: “I do perceive…”

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Act 1, Scene 3

Complete the quotation: “She has deceived…”

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Act 1, Scene 3

Complete the quotation: “The Moor is of..”

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Act 1, Scene 3

Complete the quotation: “I have it…”

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