othello exaam questions Flashcards
“Typically, Shakespeare’s tragedy explores the idea that women are owned by the men they are in relationships with”.
In the light of this view, explore how Desdemona is portrayed as being a possession by the men she is closest to in this extract, and in the rest of the play.
(Act 1, scene 1)
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“ Shakespeare’s tragedies are often built on the idea that man is a self-loathing thing and that this low self esteem leads to their downfall.”
In this light of this statement, how is low self love explored in this extract, and in the rest of the play?
(1.4)
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“Iago is a loathsome character, not least because he is an abusive husband.”
In this light of this statement discuss how Iago’s misogyny is represented in this extract, and in the rest of the play.
(2.1)
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“It is easier to persuade someone that their lover is false than persuade them that she is true”
In the light of this statement, discuss how Iago persuades Othello of Desdemona’s infidelity in this extract, and in the rest of the play.
(3.2)
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“Paradoxically, Shakespearean tragedies often present jealousy as springing from the deepest kind of love”
In the light of this view, how is the link between jealousy and love presented in the passage, and in the rest of the play?
(3.3)
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“Typically, women are presented a passive victims of men’s (sometimes violent) passion.”
In the light of this statement, how is Desdemona represented as a victim of love in this passage, and in the rest of the play?
(4.2)
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“Typically, texts present marriage from a male point of view”
In the light of this statement, how do the women in the play comment on marriage?
(4.3)
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“Even at the end of the tragedy, Othello still loved Desdemona, and this is the true tragedy.”
In the light of this statement, discuss whether Othello still loved Desdemona at the end of the play and how this is represented in this extract, and in the rest of the play.
(5.2)
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