Othello Flashcards
1
Q
Key themes in ‘Othello’
A
Love
Jealousy
Power
Race
2
Q
Quote that represents Desdemona’s naivety
A
“A moth of peace”
3
Q
Samuel Coleridge on Iago
A
“The motive hunting of motiveless malignity”
4
Q
O’Toole on Iago
A
“There is no Othello without Iago”
5
Q
John Wain on Othello
A
“It’s a tragedy of misunderstanding”
6
Q
AC Bradley on Othello
A
“Noblest soul on earth”
7
Q
Marilyn French on Desdemona
A
“Self denying in the extreme”
“She must be obedient to males”
8
Q
Lisa Jardine on Desdemona
A
“too-knowing and too independent”
