LD ELA OTHELLO TEST
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| What is Iago's complaint in Scene I? | show 🗑
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| show | Desdemona's dad
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| show | Afraid that his daughter is going to marry a black muslim
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| Why does Iago leave Roderigo at Brabantio's house? | show 🗑
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| show | Roderigo had wanted to marry Desdemona but Barbantio rejected him.
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| show | He thinks that it is a lie and she would never betray him like that.
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| show | There is a war in Cyprus and he is sending Othello to help fight it.
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| show | Attacks from the Ottoman Turks.
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| show | He defends Othello because he has to send him to war
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| What is Rodergio's complaint, and what is Iago's reply to it? | show 🗑
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| Who is Othello? | show 🗑
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| show | Because he has proven his trust
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| show | She will betray you just like she betrayed me.
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| Othello and Desdemona have just been married. Will they stay together or separate? | show 🗑
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| show | She must die
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| show | He thinks he slept with his wife
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| How would you grade Iago on racial insesitivity? | show 🗑
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| show | Seaport in Cyprus.
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| show | Terrible storms are at sea as the Venetian ships arrive.
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| What has happened to the Turkish fleet? | show 🗑
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| show | Michael Cassio’s
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| show | Iago
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| show | Othello’s ship and Cassio’s ship were traveling together but became separated during the storms.
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| show | Their exchanges reveal a girlish closeness. They are fond of each other.
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| show | Desdemona's best friend and servant
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| show | Greets the women with great courtesy and he is happy that they have arrived safely.
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| show | Wants Roderigo to engage Cassio into a fight. If Cassio appears to neglect his duties (assigned by Othello) it will contribute to his losing favor in Othello’s eyes.
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| show | Ultimately, his plan is to topple Othello, by winning Othello’s favor and trust.
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| show | Feels cheated by the selection of Cassio as lieutenant. Finds the selection unjustified and incomprehensible. Because he cannot be trusted, Suspects that both Othello and Cassio were lecherous with his wife. Has no solid evidence; it is pure speculation.
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| show | He is easily manipulated by Iago because of his lovesickness for Desdemona. Iago simply uses Roderigo’s weaknesses against him. He wants to believe Iago’s lies because he desperately wants them to be true.
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| What emotion seems to be governing Iago's thoughts and actions> | show 🗑
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| show | Sees her simply as a tool to use for Othello’s destruction. Because the Moor loves her, he too, would “love” to use her for Othello’s destruction.
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| show | To cloud his judgment; under the influence of alcohol, Cassio, like others, will act rashly.
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| show | Was easily provoked into an argument with Roderigo, and then Montano. Before Othello arrived, Montano was gravely wounded by Cassio.
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| show | Tells him that he is an insomniac and an alcoholic
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| Why does Othello strip Cassio of his rank? | show 🗑
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| Why does Iago want Cassio to ask Desdemona for help in restoring Othello's faith in Cassio? | show 🗑
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| How does Iago get back in Othello's good graces? | show 🗑
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| What is Rodrigo's complaint, and how does Iago answer it? | show 🗑
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| How does Cassio see Desdemona? | show 🗑
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| Why does Cassio bring musicians? | show 🗑
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| show | He is mad
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| What does Emilia tell Cassio that Desdemona is already doing for them? | show 🗑
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| show | Iago sparks Othello’s suspicion of Cassio and his wife being alone together
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| How successfully does Desdemona plead for Cassio? | show 🗑
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| What is Othello's response to Desdemona as she leaves? | show 🗑
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| show | He is not trying to put ideas in his head so it is not his fault.
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| show | Iago implies that Desdemona is cheating on Othello.
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| How can anyone provide proof of fidelity? | show 🗑
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| show | Finds Desdemona’s handkerchief (given to her by Othello). The handkerchief has special meaning to both Othello and Desdemona because it once belonged to Othello’s mother.
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| show | He says he saw Cassio with Desdemona's handkerchief
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| What does Othello decide and command at the end of Scene 3? | show 🗑
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| How likely is it that Othello will keep an open mind until he has seen real proof? How much have Iago's suggestions about Desdemona's "nature" worked on Othello? | show 🗑
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| Is there any chance of his changing his mind or of Desdemona's convincing him of her innocence after this speech? | show 🗑
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| What is Emilia's relationship with Iago? Desdemona? | show 🗑
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| show | It was made by an Egyptian magician and his mom got it. Then his mom gave it tom him as his last gift from her. He might be trying to make Desdemona feel bad.
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| What does the argument in 3.4.75-95 show about both Othello and Desdemona? | show 🗑
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| show | She has a cynical view of men. It is compound when she realizes that he used her to get the handkerchief. She feels tht men do not truly love women they only use them and toss them away when they are no longer useful.
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| show | Cassio’s girlfriend.
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| show | She mistakenly assumes he got it from a new girlfriend. He assures her that he found it in his room, and only wants to have one like it for her. He then asks her to leave because he is waiting to talk with Othello.
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| Who had the handkerchief at the end of Act 3? Why? | show 🗑
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| show | Plans to plant it with Cassio. Emilia is completely unaware of Iago’s devious plan.
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| What does Cassio ask Bianca to do? | show 🗑
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| show | He said that Cassio was kissing Iago while Cassio was dreaming
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| show | He has an epileptic seizure and Cassio says he has been having them lately
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| How does Iago trick Othello into thinking Cassio is gloating and bragging about his affair with Desdemona? | show 🗑
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| show | She thinks that he is cheating on her
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| How does Blanca's return with the handkerchief help Iago? | show 🗑
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| show | Because he is angry that she "lost" her handkerchief
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| Who is Ludovico, and why has he come to Cyprus? | show 🗑
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| What is Lodovico's reaction to Othello's behavior towards Desdemona? | show 🗑
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| How does Iago later explain Othello's behavior to Lodovico? | show 🗑
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| show | He asks Emilia, who is closest to Desdemona, to find out is she knows anything. Although she can say nothing to convince Othello of Desdemona’s innocence, Emilia passionately defends Desdemona, but cannot convince him.
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| How correctly does Othello identify his weakness in Scene 2? | show 🗑
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| To whom does Desdemona turn for help after Othello calls her a strumpet (Act IV.ii.p5)? | show 🗑
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| Why does Iago tell Roderigo to kill Cassio? | show 🗑
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| Why does Roderigo consent to think about it? | show 🗑
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| If Roderigo kills Iago, what promise has Iago taken care of? | show 🗑
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| show | She can't even say the word whore and she says she would never cheat on Othello even to help him.
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| What is the effect of the “Willow Song” and the interruptions to it? | show 🗑
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| show | Iago gains from Roderigo’s death because he will not have to repay him for all the jewels and money he has taken from in to woo Desdemona, in Roderigo’s name. Cassio death would keep Iago’s promise to Othello
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| show | Roderigo misses when he attacks Cassio. Iago, from behind, wounds Cassio, and eventually kills Roderigo.
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| show | Assumes Iago has kept his promise and Cassio is dead. Cassio is seriously wounded, but notdead.
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| show | When Bianca arrives, Iago draws her into suspicion for the attack on Cassio. Because her reputation is in question, it is possible that others would believe she would do such an evil act.
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| show | Both, or either, Roderigo and/ or Bianca will be blamed for the attack on Cassio.
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| What justification does Othello try to give for the murder of Desdemona in Scene 2? | show 🗑
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| show | Smothers Desdemona but is interrupted by Emilia. Emilia goes to Desdemona; but, it is too late she dies.
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| Whom does Desdemona blame for her death? Does Emilia believe Desdemona? | show 🗑
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| show | By saying she caused her own death.
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| What happens when Iago tells his wife not to speak and to go home, orders which good Renaissance wives should follow without question? | show 🗑
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| What is Emilia’s reaction when Othello tells her that Iago has revealed Desdemona's affair with Cassio to him? | show 🗑
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| show | To realize he has been deceived and has made a grave mistake. Desdemona’s father has died.
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| show | He is furious wit him for having him kill his wife
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| What is Othello’s reaction to having his sword taken away? | show 🗑
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| show | To attack Iago.
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| How do Roderigo’s pockets conveniently help to clarify much of what has happened? | show 🗑
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| What happens to Othello, Iago and Cassio in the end? | show 🗑
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| show | Gratiano, Desdemona’s uncle, gets Othello’s estate as restitution for Desdemona’s death caused by the Moor.
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