| explain the following phrase O, beware my lord, of jealousy. it is the green eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on. | don’t let jealousy eat you up and take over your emotions. |
| what does iago mean when he says “she did deceive her father marrying you, and when she seemed to shake and fear your looks, she loved them the most.” | she tricked her father, she knows when to trick the men. |
| how and why does emilia take desdemona handkerchief? why is the handkerchief so important to desdemona ? | she steals it from desdemona and gave it to iago because he told her to get it. |
| what does othello mean when he says,” i had been happy if the general camp, pioners and all,had tasted her sweet body, so i had nothing. known”? | he wishes that he never knew that she was sleeping around. |
| what does iago mean when he says, look where it comes..not poppy, nor mandragora, nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep which thou owedst yesterday. | othello will not be happy because iago’s plan works. |
| what does iago claim happens while he and cassio were bunking together ? what does he mean ? | he says that cassio was talking about desdemona in his sleep he said ” let’s hide our love” meaning that desdemona and cassio are cheating. |
| what lie does iago tell othello about the handkerchief? how does othello react? | iago said he saw cassio wiping his beard with the handkerchief. othello is angry |
| why is the handkerchief so important to ohello? | the handkerchief is “charmed” if a lover loses it, the love goes away. |
| how does desdemona unknowingly place suspicion on herself in this scene? | she keeps telling othello to give cassio’s job back she keeps bringing up cassio’s name. |
| what does emilia say about men at the end of the scene? | she says men only use women. |
Othello Act III
August 21, 2019