| othello made cassio 2nd in command instead of him and feels cassio is less experienced | why does lago say he hates othello |
| loves desdemona but othello married her | why does roderigo hate othello |
| he is inexperienced | why does lago not trust lago as a military leader |
| wake up her father and tell him his daughter has run away | In Act 1 Scene 1, what is lago’s plot to drive a wedge between othello and desdemona |
| lago and roderigo | which 2 characters approach the house of brabantio in this scene |
| old black ram is stupping your white ewe, daughter covered with a barbary horse, making the beast with 2 backs | example of lago referring to sex in terms of animals |
| an old black ram, black animals, beast with two backs, barbary horse | lago/roderigo’s offensive words |
| he hates him at first and thinks hes messing with him that his daughter ran away; then he says he would be a better match for his daughter and thanks him | how does brabantios attitude change towards roderigo throughout the course of the scene |
| she may look innocent but her mind is dirty | what is brabantio’s explanation for why his daughter ran off with othello |
| Saggitarius | part horse part man |
| he is comparing othello to a black beast who is taking advantage of desdemona | what is the importance of saggitarius in this scene |
| Brabantio | lago tells othello someone was speaking ill of him. Who? |
| lago pretended to support othello’s marriage, but once he leaves, he insults the relationship | explain what happens between lago and cassio in the short time othello is off stage |
| foul thief, sooty bosom, abused her, abuser of the world | negative comments brabantio uses to describe othello |
| prideful and unphased; the duke must hear him and decide in his favor | how does othello react to the provocation of Brabantio’s attack |
| janus has 2 faces one looking forward and one looking backwards and lago is also two faced | what is the importance of lago swearing my janus |
| dont know how many galleys there actually are | why are the duke and senators confused at the beginning of the scene |
| the turks want to take cyprus, using naval power | what do the duke and council of venice determine the turks true military objective is |
| expanded through most of eastern europe | what is important about the ottoman empire |
| desdemona because she loved and was saddened by his story and the dangers he had passed | who first initiated the idea of love in othello’s and desdemonas relationship |
| life and education | why is desdemona divided |
| he would lock them up and prevent them from foolishly running away like desdemona did | why is it good brabantio has no other children |
| if he goes to war and she is left behind, she will have nowhere to go | how does desdemona argue that she should be allowed to accompany her husband to cyprus |
| too old for sex, he just wants her love; he will not let her distract him from official business | what assurances does othello offer the council that he will take care of business, even with his wife with him |
| our bodies are our gardens and our wills are gardeners; our wills determine how well our gardens grow; dont let weeds grow such as thinking of drowning yourself | explain lagos parable of the garden |
| she must change, will grow tired and want a younger man, her love for the Moor will fade, she will realize she made a mistake and leave othello | why does lago think desdemona and othello’s relationship will not last |
| gets roderigo to sell all his land bc he will need money to marry desdemona; roderigo wants othello and her to breakup but lago only wants to use roderigo | how does lago manipulate roderigo in this scene |
| othello envies cassios gentlemeness and looks, will believe lies about him | why is cassio a particularly handy scapegoat for lagos plot |
| cassio | which character is described as a great arithmetician |
| lago | who says, “tis the curse of service, preferment goes by letter and affection, and not by old gradation, where each second stood heir to the first” |
| lago | who says, “I am not what I am” |
| sagittary | what is the name of the inn where othello and desdemona are staying |
| ottoman | the venetians are at war with what empire |
| drugs and charming her | how does brabantio believe othello won desdemona |
| roderigo | who says, “that thou…who hast had my purse as if the strings were thin, shouldst know of this” |
| lago | who says, “mere prattle without practice is all his soldiership” |
| roderigo | who says, “your daughter and the moor are now making the beast with 2 backs” |
| othello | who says, “let him do his spite. My services which i have done the segniory shall out tongue his complaints” |
| othello | who says, “keep up your bright swords for the dew will rust them. good signor, you shall command more years than with your weapons” |
| the duke of venice | who says, “goodnight to everyone and noble signor if virtue no delighted beauty lack your son in law is more fair than black” |
| brabantio | who says, “look to her moor if thou hast eyes to see she has deceived her father and may thee” |
| they drowned and there was a huge storm; destroyed | what has happened to the turkish fleet at the start of the section |
| 3rd gentleman | who tells montano about othello’s marriage |
| he respects her | describe how cassio acts when he lands at cyprus especially when desdemona comes ahsore |
| emilia | what is the name of lago’s wife |
| she talks to much; trying to past time | why does lago verbally attack his wife |
| cassio grabs her hand for a few seconds to shake her hand and he uses that as evidence | how does lago convince roderigo that cassio is in love with desdemona |
| lago | who persuades roderigo to pick a fight with cassio |
| herald | who announces othello’s arrival in scene 2 |
| Michael | what is cassio’s first name |
| othello | who instructs cassio to keep guard |
| othello | who says that, “lago is most honest” |
| cassio | who describes desdemona as perfection |
| lago is attempting to get cassio drunk so he can fight with roderigo | who attempts to get cassio drunk; why? |
| england | where did lago learn his drinking song |
| violent | what is unattractive about cassios behavior as a drunk |
| lago | who falsely praises cassio after he leaves then notes his vices |
| montano | who asks lago if cassio is drunk |
| he is drunk every night | what is lagos response to this |
| cassio | who threatens to bodily harm both roderigo and montano |
| he says cassio is always drunk, and he does want it to get him in trouble | how does lago manipulate the gentlemen of cyprus to object cassios behavior |
| lago and othello | which two characters break up the fight between montano and cassio |
| acts agressively and will kill people he fights | what new aspect of othellos personality do we see |
| lago | who tells othello that cassio began the fight |
| he tells othello his side of the story, making othello mad, but said cassio didnt have bad intentions | describe how lago while appareantly defending cassio actually encourages othello to take action against him |
| cassio | who says, “reputation, reputation, oh i have lost my reputation” |
| hydra has multiple heads and multiple mouths; he is saying that if he had as many mouths of a hydra such a decision would shut him up | what is the significance of hydra |
| lago | who persuades cassio to seek redemption through desdemona |
| cassio and desdemona are having an affair | according to lagos soliloquy at the end of the section, what is the pestilence that he’ll pour into othellos ear |
| no money at all, but has gained wit | according to roderigo why does he plan to return to venice, what has he lost and what has he gained |
| lago | who persuades roderigo to be patient |
| emilia | lago plans to use a third party to connect cassio to desdemona who is the third party |
| cassio first then lago | who reaches the shores of cyprus first? second? |
| lago | to whom does cassio refer to as, “our captains captain” |
| othello and lago | who instructs cassio to keep guard in this section and who tells him that it is not yet time to do so |
| cassio | who says that lago should be relished more in the soldier than in the scholar |
| montano | to whom does lago falsley praise cassio |
| lago | who chides roderigo for his rash impatience |
| montano | who says, “good lieutenant is your general wived” |
| lago | who says, “with as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as cassio” |
| otgello | who says, “come my dear love the purchase made the fruits are to ensure that profits yet to come tween me and you” |
| cassio | who says, “i have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking” |
| lago | who says, “you see this fellow that is gone before hes a soldier fit to stand by ceaser and give direction” |
| cassio | who says, “a knave teach me my duty ill beat the knave into a twiggen bottle” |
| othello | who says, “he that stirs next to carve his own rage holds his soul light he dies upon his motion” |
| lago | who says, “i had rather have this tongue cut from my mouth than it should do offense to…cassio” |
| lago | who says, “reputation is an idle and most false imposition, oft got without merit and lost without deserving” |
| cassio | who says, “o God that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains” |
| roderigo | who says, “I shall have so much experience for my pains and so with no money at all and a little more wit return to venice again” |
| wants to make up for his drunken behavior; he hates music | why does cassio bring musicians what is othellos response to them |
| comic relief | what purpose does the scene with the clowns and musicians serve |
| clown | who does cassio send to see if desdemona is stirring |
| lago; pointing out to othello how much they are talking | who tells cassio that he’ll occupy othello so that he might speak freely with desdemona; what is his true motivation |
| desdemona | in this scene who is the first to describe lago as honest |
| montano | emilia speaks of a man whom cassio hurt who is of great fame in cyprus to whom is she referring |
| get him to be re-hired | what does emilia tell cassio that desdemona is already doing for him |
| lago | who promises cassio to get him some time with desdemona |
| othello | who sends letters to the pilot via lago |
| desdemona | who swears to cassio to ply othello on his behalf |
| he is dissapointed in himself for his drunken behaviors | why does cassio leave desdemonas side when othello and lago approach |
| he seems guilty | what responses do lago and othello have to seeing cassio leave desdemona |
| because he never made a mistake and it was just a lie lago made up | why is desdemonas line, “for if he be not one that truly loves you, that errs in ignorance and not in cunning i have no judgement in an honest face” ironic |
| 3 days | while desdemona is pleading with othello she asks that othellos dismissal of his removal not exceed how many days |
| she is successful but he is annoyed but still loves her | how successfully does desdemona plead for cassio what is his response |
| doesnt have enough evidence for othello to believe him yet | why doesnt lago want to tell othello his thoughts |
| evidence they are spending time together | why does lago ask othello if cassio accompanied him during his courtship of desdemona |
| othello | who says lago is full of love and honesty |
| he refuses to tell othello everything | what facet of lago speech patterns gives othello fright |
| build the suspence and confuse othello | why has lago suddenly adopted these speech patterns |
| iago: iago is very manipulative and is not what he says he is | who says men should be what they seem and why is this ironic |
| good name/reputation | according to lago what part of a man and a woman is the jewel of their soul |
| jealousy | what does lago describe as the green eyed monster |
| cuckhold | someone who cheats on someone else |
| she decieved her father by marrying othello | why does lago mention desdemonas father in this section |
| he wants othello to see for himself | why doesnt lago simply tell othello right away that desdemona and cassio are having an affair |
| they are very good friends and care about each other | why does desdemona push so hard for cassio to get his job back |
| a hankerchief | what object is dropped by desdemona and retrieved by emilia |
| tell othello that he saw cassio wiping his beard with it | what does lago plan to do with the hankerchief |
| othello hated lago at first and didnt believe him but now he is siding with lago after lago tells him that desdemona and cassio are having an affair; also becomes more violent | how has othello changed throughout the course of the play |
| he thinks lago is just messing with him and doesnt want to believe the affair | why does othello threaten lago |
| he will find more evidence | how does lago react to being threatened |
| toothache | according to lago why cant he sleep lately |
| he was sleep talking and started kissing him | according to lago how did he come by first hand information of desdemonas dream affair with cassio |
| it has strawberries on it | how would othello recognize the hankercheif he gave to desdemona |
| othello | who orders cassios death |
| lago has a crush on desdemona and doesnt want her to die because she never did anything wrong | what is going through lagos mind when he says but let her live |
| lago | who gets promoted at the end of the section |
| clown | who is desdemona conversing with as this scene opens |
| wants to know where cassio is | what information is she trying to get |
| where did she leave her hankerchief | what is the first question desdemona asks emilia in this scene |
| men eat and women are the food | how does emilia explain othellos anger over the missing hankerchief |
| he manipulates them; stressed about politics and isnt feeling well | how does lago control the communications between othello and all the other characters; why does desdemona excuse her husbands anger |
| cassios lover and her and othello are both jealous of him | who is bianca and how is she like othello |
| othello | who asks desdemona repeatedly for the hankerchief in this scene |
| his mother | which relative of othello’s gave him the hankerchief |
| sibyl | a women who can fortell the future |
| jealous | what word does emilia continually repeat |
| bianca | to whom did cassio give the hankercheif |
| bianca is a prostitute | why doesnt cassio want othello to see him with his girlfriend |
| clown | who says, “the general so likes your music that he desires you for loves sake to make no more noise with it” |
| desdemona | who says, “be thou assured good cassio i will do my abilities on thy behalf” |
| lago | who says, “did michael cassio when you wooed my lady know of your love” |
| lago | who says, “men should be what they seem or those that be not would they might seem none” |
| emilia | who says, “i am glad i have found this napkin this was her first rememberance from the moor” |
| lago | who says, “the Moor already changes with my poison” |
| othello | who says, “make me to see it or at least prove it so that the probation bear no hinge nor loop to hang a doubt upon or woe upon thy life” |
| othello | who says, “i have a salt and sorry rheum offends me; lend me thy hankerchief” |
| emilia | who says, “they are all but stomachs, we are but food, they eat us hungerly, and when they are full they betch us” |
| emilia | who says, “but jealous souls will not be answered so they are not ever jealous for the cause but jealous for they are jealous” |
| bianca | who says, “what keep a week away seven days and nights eightscore-eight hours” |
| cassio | who says, “go to woman throw your vile guesses in the devils teeth from whence you have them” |
| othello | with whom is lago conversing as the scene opens |
| her honor | as lago mentions a womens right to give away a hankerchief, othello asks if its also permissible for a woman to give away what |
| lie with her | lago indicates that cassio admitting something to him |
| othello | who falls into a trance in this section |
| it was an epilepsy | how does lago describe the trance to cassio |
| lago | who claims credit for causing the trance to happen |
| go hid and watch him when hes telling the truth | what does lago suggest othello do while he converses with cassio |
| othello will no longer have doubt; lago made cassio laugh | how does lago use this to his advantage |
| prostitute | according to cassio what is biancas profession |
| desdemona | to whom does othello think cassio is referring |
| hankerchief | what item does bianca describe as a minx token |
| lago; shell ruin the streets | who sends cassio after bianca? why? |
| chop her to pieces or poison | by what two methods of murder does othello say he will kill desdemona |
| suffocate her in bed | what alternate method does lago suggest |
| lodovico; tells othello to come home | who comes from vencice in this section and what does the letter from venice order othello to do |
| desdemona | whom does othello physically strike in this section |
| lago | who fosters doubt in lodovico regarding othellos abilities |
| emilia | with whom is othello conversing with at the start of scene 2 |
| cassio | what is the topic of their discussion |
| desdemona | who does othello send emilia to fetch |
| lookout | what task does othello give to emilia while he talks to desdemona |
| her father | whom does desdemona suggest is behind othello’s being recalled to venice |
| desdemona | who does othello describe as fair paper this most goodly book |
| othello | who does desdemona send emila to get |
| othello | desdemona says that someone is treating her like a child, who |
| she is a *****; emila | which insult of othellos seems to insult desdemona the most; who else is insulted by this |
| lago | who repeatedly tries to get emilia to cease her ranting |
| the business of the state | according to lago what has upset othello |
| roderigo | after emilia and desdemona who does lago start having a conversation with |
| othello is not giving roderigo enough attention | why is this character upset |
| good for you for standing up against me, says he is smart | how does lago flatter this character |
| cassio | when othello leaves cyprus who will take his place |
| roderigo and lago | which two characters have a final conversation in the scene |
| injure cassio between midnight and 1am at biancas house | what is roderigo and lagos plot |
| lodovico and othello | which 2 characters have the first conversation |
| othello | who tells desdemona to dismiss emilia |
| buried in them | desdemona makes a request of emilia regarding her sheets should she pass |
| emilia | who describes lodovico as a handsome man |
| desdemona | who sings the willow song |
| emilia | who indicates that she would cheat on her husband |
| their husband | according to emilia whose fault is it if wives fall |
| if you see someone with a bad habit, dont pick it up but avoid it | describe the meaning of desdemona’s final couplet in this act |
| iago | who says, “now i will question cassio of bianca a huswife that by selling her desires buys herself bread and clothes” |
| othello | who says, “get me some poison lago” |
| lodovico | who says, “is this the noble moor whom our full senate call all in all sufficient are his wits safe is he not light of brain” |
| desdemona | who says, “alas what ignorant sin have i commited” |
| emilia | who says, “i will be hanged if some eternal villian some busy and insinuating rogue some cogging cozening slave to get some office have not devised this slander” |
| othello | who says, “get you to bed on the instant i will be returned forthwith” |
| emilia | who says, “i have laid those sheets you bade me on the bed” |
| lago and roderigo | which two characters are conversing as this act opens |
| ambush cassio | who are they planning to attack |
| roderigo | which of the two seems apprehensive or nervous |
| give them to desdemona | according to lago in this section what does he intend to do with the jewels he got from roderigo |
| cassio | who successfully wounds roderigo in this section |
| lago | who successfully wounds cassio and quickly exits |
| his leg | what part of cassio is wounded |
| desdemona | as othello sees cassio he threatens to harm another character who |
| lodovico | who describes as a valient fellow in this section |
| lago | who delivers a fatal strike to roderigo |
| bianca | to whom does lago refer to as a notable strumpet |
| lago | who tells emilia about the attack on cassio |
| bianca | lago insinuates some guilt regarding the attack upon another character who? |
| suffocating her in bed | how does othello plan to kill desdemona |
| desdemona will not wake up from the dead again once he kills her like primithean heat | explain significance of primithean heat |
| have you prayed | what is the first question othello asks desdemona in this section |
| he doesnt want her to go to hell | why does he ask her this |
| othello | who says think on thy sins |
| loving othello | according to desdemona what is her only sin |
| othello | who tells desdemona of cassios death |
| emilia | which character comes along as othello is smothering desdemona |
| the eclipse | according to othello what astronomical event makes men mad |
| desdemona | othello describes what character as being false as water |
| iago: iago is the slime that sticks on filthy deeds | according to othello which character hates the slime that sticks on filthy deeds; why is this ironic |
| emilia | which character keeps repeating my husband |
| emilia | who is the first character in this act to suspect lago’s villainy |
| emilia | who calls othello a gull and a dolt |
| montana, gratiano, and lago | which three characters enter when emilia starts shouting about othello’s guilt |
| shut up | how does lago initially answer emilias charges |
| lago; she is putting the pieces together | who tries to send emilia home; why? |
| brabantio due to grief of his daughter dying | who does gratiano report is dead and why |
| lago | who physically threatens emilia in this section |
| iago | who tells othello abut what really happened with regard to the hankerchief in this section |
| lago | who calls emilia a villenous ***** |
| othello | who attempts to attack lago in this section |
| emilia | lago stabs someone in this scene who? |
| lie next to desdemona | what is emilia’s last dying request |
| values their friendship | how does this show her loyalty |
| lago | who disarmed othello in this section |
| emilia | who sings willow in this section |
| the chamber | from where does othello get another weapon |
| lodovico | who calls for the viper and villian to be called forth |
| lago | to whom is he referring |
| othello | who wounds lago |
| othello | who admits to being a con conspirator along with lago in the attack on cassio in this section |
| lago | who swears never to speak another word in this section |
| roderigo | who removes othello’s power from him in this section |
| he will be tortured | according to lodovico what will happen to lago |
| othello | which character is described as one who loved not wisely but too well |
| himself by stabbing himself | who kills othello and by what method |
| lodovico | who plans to relate recent events to the leaders of venice |
| bianca | to whom does lago refer to as a noble strumpet |
| chop her to pieces or poison | by what two methods of murder does othello say he will kill desdemona |
| othello | who asks desdemona repeatedly for the hankerchief in this scene |
| othello | who says, “let him do his spite. My services which i have done the segniory shall out tongue his complaints” |
| getting her drunk and bribery | how does brabantio believe othello won desdemona |
| the rest is silence | what are othellos last words |
| Queen Elizabeth I | who ruled england during shakespeares time |
| holy trinity church | where was shakespeare baptized |
| the plague | how did thousands of people die during the year shakespeare was born |
| John and Mary | what were the names of shakespeares parents |
| gloves and leather worker | what was the profession of shakespeares father |
| anne hathaway | what was the name of shakespeares wife |
| 3 | how many children did shakespeare have |
| automatic lighting and cheap meals | why did shakespeare possibly write his plays in the pubs of london |
| August 11, 1596 | in what year did hamnet shakespeare die |
| New Globe theater | what was the name of shakespeares theater |
| Henry VIII | during which play did shakespeares theater burn down |
| 52 | how old was shakespeare when he died |
| 1623 | in what year were shakespeares plays finally gathered and published |
| shakespeare | who wrote shakespeares epitaph |
| Good Friends, for Jesus’ sake forbear,To dig the bones enclosed here!Blest be the man that spares these stones,And curst be he that moves my bones | what was on shakespeares grave |
English Othello review guide
September 3, 2019