| To whom does Cassio appeal for help in regaining his position? At the beginning of the act, what does Othello say he plans to do about Cassio? | Cassio appeals to Desdemona to help regain his position. Othello plans on giving Cassio his job back. |
| How does this fit into Iago’s plan? | It gets rid of Cassio because Othello won’t like that Desdemona is having an affair |
| How does Iago get Desdemona’s handkerchief? What does he do with it? | Emilia/he puts it in cassio’s room |
| Explain the significance of the handkerchief. Why is it special? | The handkerchief was a gift from his mother on her death bed. If the person he gave it to lost it their love wasn’t real. |
| At the end of Act III, scene iii,what does Othello say he will do about Cassio?about Desdemona? Who will be his lieutenant now? | Kill him, kill her/Iago |
| Explain Othello’s change of heart | He now believes she is having an affair with Cassio because she doesn’t have the handkerchief |
| In act III, scene iii, Desdemonais “tried” and found guilty, withIago as the prosecutor andnobody to act as her defense.Analyze Iago’s argumentsagainst Desdemona. What”evidence” does he present? | That she doesn’t have the handkerchief and that she has been secretly talking/meeting with Cassio |
| How convincing is theevidence? What flaws do yousee in Iago’s case? Given theevidence presented, is Othelloright to condemn Desdemona? | It isn’t convincing because I know the facts and he has no proof. Give the evidence he doesn’t know the whole truth still. |
| Analyze the role that jealousyplays in this act. What is thenature of jealousy, according toIago and Emilia? Is Othello anaturally jealous person? Howdoes jealousy change Othello’sview of the world? | … |
| Is Othello right that “’tis betterto be much abused / Than butto know’t a little?” Is ignorancebliss? | Yes and no if you don’t know something it can’t hurt you but if you don’t know it it’ll get worse. |
| How does Desdemona try to help Cassio? | Set up dinner with othello |
| What event in Scene 3 does Iago use to stir up Othello’s doubts about Cassio? | Cassio runs away when he saw Othello’s |
| What happens in Act 3 to the handkerchief Desdemona tries to use to soothe Othello? | He falls on the floor and Emilia gives it to Iago |
| What does the tortured Othello demand of Iago? | To kill Cassio |
| Which characters lie knowingly in Act 3 and about what? | Desdemona-having handkerchief Iago-about the affair with Cassio & DesEmilia- not knowing where the handkerchief is |
| Scene 3 is often referred to as the temptation scene, in which Iago, like Satan, misleads Othello. What are some of the techniques Iago uses to plant suspicion in Othello’s mind? | Keeping it a “secret” saying he doesn’t have to share his thoughts |
| What emotion does Iago warn Othello against? What irony do you sense in his warning? | Jealousy, he is jealous of Cassio |
| What contradictory feelings toward Desdemona does Othello express in Scene 3? What contrasting images does Othello use to reveal his confusion? | He loves her then hates her |
| In the course of Scene 3 Othello admires, trust, doubts, makes demands of, and gets angry with Iago. How would you describe the relationship between Othello and Iago by the scene’s end? | Trust and anger at the same people |
| Key themes of the play involve the passions of love and jealousy are displayed in the play? | Roderigo, jealousy due to job/position |
| Scene 3, lines 60-89 (“Why, then, tomorrow night…To leave me but a little to myself”.) | Desdemona |
| Scene 3,lines 257-276 (“This fellows of exceeding honesty…When we do quicken”) | Othello |
| Scene 3 lines 356-380 (“Villian, be sure thou prove my love a *****!…And loses that it works for.”) | Othello |
| Scene 3, line 380-387 (“By the world… Would I were satisfied!”) | Othello |
| Scene 3, lines 425-428 (“But this denoted a foregone conclusion… I’ll tear her all to pieces!”) | Othello |
| Scene 4,lines 53-99 (“Lend me thy handkerchief…Away!”) | Othello |
| Scene 4, 141-155 (“Something sure of state… And he’s indicted falsely.”) | Desdemona |
| Scene4 , lines 180-196 (“Take me this work out…. But that you do not love me!”) | Cassio & Bianca |
| Cassio referring to Iago as kind and honest in Scene 1 is an example of | Dramatic Irony |
| Iago urges Cassio to seek Desdemona’s help in getting his position back because | Iago wants Othello to see Desdemona and Cassio talking privately |
| In a famous metaphor in Scene 3, Iago compares jealousy to | The green-eyed monster |
| How does Iago obtain possession of Desdemona’s handkerchief? | Emilia finds it and gives it to Iago. |
| What does Desdemona lie about Scene 4? | She claims she still has the handkerchief when she knows she has lost it. |
| “But I do love thee! And when I love thee not,/ Chaos is come again.” | Othello |
| “Good name in man and woman…/Is the immediate jewel of their souls.” | Iago |
| “Away at once with love and jealousy!” | Iago |
| “O beware my lord of jealousy!/It is the green eyed monster which doth mock/The meat it feeds on.” | Iago |
Othello Act III
August 18, 2019