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Shakespeare/Othello
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Othello
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is the antagonist? | Iago |
| Which island are the Venetians at war over? | Cyprus |
| Brabantio believes that Desdemona was taken by what means? | witchcraft or drugs |
| Cyprus would be a valuable conquest because it is at the center of which three continents? | Europe, Africa, Asia |
| A blood relative or a relative by marriage | kinsmen |
| This person struggles against the hero | antagonist |
| a catastrophic ending to a dramatic piece of literature | tragedy |
| A country that lies between the continent of Europe and Asia | Turkey |
| Desdemona's father and a senator in Venice | Brabantio |
| He sends Othello with his wife Desdemona to Cypress to thwart a suspected Turkish invasion there. | The Duke |
| Disrespectfully described by Iago as lacking real "battlefield" experience | Michael Cassio |
| In each Act new dimensions of his character exposed (loyal and trusted, respectful admirer, remorseful friend) | Michael Cassio |
| The appeal to logic to persuade | logos |
| Rhetoric in which you appeal to a sense of fair play and what is just | ethos |
| Persuasion by use of emotions | pathos |