| choler | irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability |
| knave | a dishonest or unscrupulous man |
| herald | an official messenger bringing news |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or weddings |
| baseness | a lack of moral principles; bad character |
| frank | used to say that someone is speaking or writing in a very direct and honest way |
| sibyl | a woman in ancient times supposed totter the oracles and prophecies of a god; a prophetess |
| their fleet was destroyed in a storm | What has happened to the army’s opponents? (Act II) |
| defeat of the Turks, Othello’s marriage | What is being celebrated? (Act II) |
| Cassio | Who does Iago sabotage in scene 2? (Act II) |
| he gets him drunk | How does Iago sabotage Cassio? (Act II) |
| Cassio and Roderigo – Iago makes Roderigo think that Desdemona is in love with Cassio | Who does the fight START out with? Why? (Act II) |
| Montano – he tries to stop it but fails | Who gets involved in the fight? Why? (Act II) |
| Othello breaks it up | How is the fight resolved? (Act II) |
| Othello | Who is Iago upset with and who does he want to sabotage? (Act II) |
| make Othello think that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio | What is Iago’s new sabotage plan? (Act II) |
| he plans on using Emilia (his wife) | How will Iago achieve his new plan? (Act II) |
| so that he can talk to Desdemona | Why does Cassio want to talk to Emilia in scene i? (Act III) |
| she promises that she’ll try her best to help him get his position back | What does Desdemona promise Cassio she will do for him? (Act III) |
| Desdemona may be cheating on him | What does Iago warn Othello about in scene iii? (Act III) |
| that Desdemona may deceive Othello just as she did to her father | In scene iii, Iago makes reference to a warning that Brabantio made in the beginning of the play. What is it? (Act III) |
| the handkerchief is the first thing Othello gave to her | Why is the handkerchief significant to Desdemona? (Act III) |
| he is convinced that Desdemona is cheating on him because Iago says he saw Cassio wiping his beard with the handkerchief | Of what is Othello convinced by the end of scene iii? (Act III) |
| he vows to kill Cassio and Desdemona | What does Othello vow to do at the end of scene iii? (Act III) |
| a women gave it to Othello’s mother and told her that is she kept it, his father would lover her, but if she lost it, his father would loathe her; Othello’s mother told him to give it to his wife | To Othello, what is the significance of the handkerchief? (Act III) |
| Othello – a way to assure himself that if Desdemona lies about the little things she lies about the big things; Desdemona – a trick for Othello to take her mind off of what she asked him to do for Cassio | How does Othello understand the conversation he and Desdemona have about the handkerchief? How does Desdemona understand the conversation? (Act III) |
| men are like stomachs and women are food; once men get full, they vomit women up | How does Emilia feel about men? (Act III) |
| she gets jealous and thinks that Cassio got the handkerchief from another woman | What does Bianca think when she finds the handkerchief? (Act III) |
Othello: Act II & III
July 27, 2019