How does Desdemona’s conversation with the clown affect the audience? | It adds Comic Relief. |
Find the irony in Desdemona’s opening comment about Othello? | She says that Othello never gets jealous, and when he comes up he’s is burning with jealousy. |
How would you characterize the first part of the dialogue between Othello and Desdemona? What is going on in their relationship? | Shaky, they are not insigne anymore, and Othello is really Jealous; and there relationship is slowly going deteriorating. |
What does Othello say about the background of the handkerchief? | It’s from his grandmother, and it has magical powers of love and who ever has it stays married and if u lose it your marriage is going down. |
What is Desdemona’s big disadvantage in their conversation (With Othello)? | She has no idea what Iago has been telling Othello. |
Why does she (Desdemona) lie about losing the handkerchief? | She doesn’t want to make him (Othello) angrier and she thinks she can find. She heard about what it means if she loses it CURTIANS! |
Explain Emilia’s comments about the relationships between men and women. What has led her to this view? Is she overly cynical? | Men are tools, and they take what they want and leave. She’s married to Iago; She’s about right, not overly cynical. |
Who is Bianca? How does she contrast with Emilia and Desdemona? | Cassio’s lady friend / interest; She Contrast Emilia’s Cynicalness and Desdemona’s Innocence. |
Section 1: Desdemona, Emilia, and Cassio (up to the exit of Cassio); Describe the Atmosphere? | Tense. |
Section 1: Desdemona, Emilia, and Cassio (up to the exit of Cassio); What does Desdemona decide to do? | She says she’ll convince Othello to give Cassio his job back. |
Section 1: Desdemona, Emilia, and Cassio (up to the exit of Cassio); Why does Cassio Hurriedly exit? | Othello’s coming and he’s embarrassed to be seen by him after he got fired. |
Section 2: Iago, Othello, and Desdemona (up to the exit of Desdemona with Emilia); How odes Iago make use of Cassio’s quick exit? | He (Iago) makes it seem that Cassio and Desdemona were talking and he (Cassio) ran off as soon as he (Cassio) saw Othello. |
Section 2: Iago, Othello, and Desdemona (up to the exit of Desdemona with Emilia); What seems to be on Desdemona’s mind? | Cassio. |
Section 2: Iago, Othello, and Desdemona (up to the exit of Desdemona with Emilia); What seems to preoccupy Othello? | I’ll do anything for you (Desdemona), He’s is just so love struck. |
Section 3: Iago and Othello (up to the exit of Iago); What strategies does Iago use to build suspicion in Othello? | He builds Suspension, and makes Othello beg him, and hints him (Othello) things. |
Section 3: Iago and Othello (up to the exit of Iago); What does Iago mean by the phrase “green-eyed monster?” | Jealousy. |
Section 4: Othello and Desdemona (up to their exit); What happens to Desdemona’s handkerchief? | She (Desdemona) drops it and Emilia picks it up and then Iago snatched / took it from Emilia. |
Section 5: Emilia and Iago (up to the exit of Emilia); Why does Emilia take the handkerchief? | To give it to Iago, because Iago wants it badly. |
Section 5: Emilia and Iago (up to the exit of Emilia); What do we learn of its (the Handkerchief) importance? | It’s the first present that Othello gave to Desdemona. |
Section 6: Othello and Iago; What does Iago plan to do with the Handkerchief? | To plant it in Cassio’s house. |
Section 6: Othello and Iago; Why does Othello call Iago a villain? | If he’s (Iago) is lying about Desdemona cheating on him (Othello). |
Section 6: Othello and Iago; By the end of the scene, what is Othello’s state of mind? | Full on raging Jealousy. |
World Literature Othello Quiz Act 3 Scene 3-4
August 30, 2019