Shakespeares Othello Flashcards
what was the role of men in jacobean era
authorities figured a over women
what is the significance of Destomona and Othellos power
They are “equals” as they are both minorities within society
what does pragmatic mean
dealing with things in a sensible and realistic way
What is Othellos pride
a fatal flaw to his character
what does isolation do in the play?
- reinforces a sense of loneliness
- allows monologues which create the ironic tone
how does Othello feel lonely? How does this impact his and Ds relationship?
- feels isolated within the racial sphere
- D believes him uncapable of jealousy as they both are minorities
How are both lovers in different spheres of suspicion?
- D testing whether O has changed
- O testing if D is unloyal
what is the handkercheifs significance?
- 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
What does Destomona loose at A5 S3
- her literal loss of voice at the end of the relationship
- seen through language and physical on stage
What play is Othello
- Ancient Greek Tragedy
- morality play teaching Christian morals
Three important quotes from A1 S1
- ‘Theives, theives! Look to your house, your daughter, your bags!’- Iago
- ‘old black Ram is tupping on your white ewe’- Iago
One important quote from A1 S3
- ‘I won his daughter’- Othello
Three important quotes from A3 S3
- ’ 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
Three important quotes from A4 S1
- ‘let her rot and perish… O, the world hath not a sweeter creature!’- Othello
- he strikes her *
Three important quotes from A5 S2
- ‘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.’
How does proximity impact the characters
they are close to temptation of corruption and deception, death and love
What is critic quashies quote
‘it may be Othellos Tragedy, but it is Iagos play.’
What is critic Michael Donkors quote
‘othello is a tragedy that proceeds from misunderstanding and miscommunication’
what is critic Leonard Tennenhouse quote
how Destomonas smothering is an example of the ‘silencing of female political voice’
when was Othello written
1603
when was hamlet written
1601
what is similar about Hamlet and Othello
work throughout the play to achieve their consuming goal
What was hamlets desire?
To avenge the murder of his father by killing Claudius
