Shakespeares Othello Flashcards
1
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what was the role of men in jacobean era
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authorities figured a over women
2
Q
what is the significance of Destomona and Othellos power
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They are “equals” as they are both minorities within society
3
Q
what does pragmatic mean
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dealing with things in a sensible and realistic way
4
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What is Othellos pride
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a fatal flaw to his character
5
Q
what does isolation do in the play?
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- reinforces a sense of loneliness
- allows monologues which create the ironic tone
6
Q
how does Othello feel lonely? How does this impact his and Ds relationship?
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- feels isolated within the racial sphere
- D believes him uncapable of jealousy as they both are minorities
7
Q
How are both lovers in different spheres of suspicion?
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- D testing whether O has changed
- O testing if D is unloyal
8
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what is the handkercheifs significance?
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- portrayal of the progress of love to jealousy
- dictates the way the story unfolds
- handled by most characters in the play- shows their involvement in the marriage
- definitive test of love
9
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What does Destomona loose at A5 S3
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- her literal loss of voice at the end of the relationship
- seen through language and physical on stage
10
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What play is Othello
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- Ancient Greek Tragedy
- morality play teaching Christian morals
11
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Three important quotes from A1 S1
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- ‘Theives, theives! Look to your house, your daughter, your bags!’- Iago
- ‘old black Ram is tupping on your white ewe’- Iago
12
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One important quote from A1 S3
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- ‘I won his daughter’- Othello
13
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Three important quotes from A3 S3
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- ’ she is gone, I am abused, and my relief must be to loathe her’- Othello
- ‘Dians visage is now begrimmed and black’- Othello
- ’ O beware, my lord, of jealousy’- Iago
14
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Three important quotes from A4 S1
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- ‘let her rot and perish… O, the world hath not a sweeter creature!’- Othello
- he strikes her *
15
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Three important quotes from A5 S2
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- ‘Kill me tomorrow; let me live tonight!’- Destomona
- ‘But half an hour!’
- ’ a guiltless death I die’
- ‘she must die, else she’ll betray more men’
- ‘My Wife! My Wife! What Wife? I have no wife.’
