Othello Questions and Answers
Explain this quote from act 1, scene 3 of Othello: "Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see: she has deceived her father and may thee."
What reason does Iago give for his hatred of Othello?
Why does Iago think that Emilia has slept with both Othello and Cassio, and where in the play does he voice these suspicions?
How does Iago convince Othello that Desdemona is cheating?
What is Iago's plan and purpose in act 1, scene 3 of Othello?
What are some quotes that reveal Othello's low self esteem?
What is the meaning of the following quote from Shakespeare's play Othello? "Tis not a year or two shows us a man. / They are all but stomachs, and we all but food. / They eat us hungrily, and when they are full, / They belch us."
How did Brabantio react to the marriage of Othello and Desdemona in Othello?
What is Othello's tragic flaw that causes his downfall?
In Othello, why does Iago want Roderigo to "put money in thy purse"?
Why might Shakespeare choose to begin Othello in the middle of a conversation between Iago and Roderigo?
Explain how Iago is manipulative in Othello, including specific examples and quotations.
What is the significance of this quote from Othello? "Ere I would say, I would drown myself for the love of a guinea-hen, I would change my humanity with a baboon."
In Othello, what does,"Put out the light, and then put out the light" mean?
How is the fear of being a "cuckold" relevant to William Shakespeare's Othello?
What does Desdemona think of Iago in act 2, scene 1, lines 112-181?
In Othello, what does Iago mean by "Tis the curse of service preferment goes by letter and affection and not by old gradation"?
EXPLAIN "Cassio's a proper man. Let me see now:/ To get his place and to plume up my will/ In double knavery." I am explaining how Iago is killing 2 birds in 1 stone by destroying othello and desdemona's relationship and cassio's position with this quote
What are some quotes about the status of women in Shakespeare's Othello?
What is the relationship between Iago and Roderigo in Othello?
What is a jealousy thematic statement for Othello?
In act 1, scene 3, line 403 of Othello, Iago says his plot is a “monstrous birth” which he must bring “to the world’s light.” What is this “monstrous birth,” and why does he call it that?
What is a comparison between Venice and Cyprus as settings in Othello? What does each setting symbolize?
Compare and contrast Desdemona and Emilia in Othello by Shakespeare.
What is significant in Iago's monologue in act 1, scene 1 of Othello?
In Othello, what is the significance of Iago's final line? "Demand me nothing. What you know, you know. / From this time forth I never will speak word."
Who Dies In Othello
In Shakespeare's Othello, why does Iago feel that he should have Cassio's job?
What is a good way to conclude an essay about Othello?
What is the significance of "Men should be what they seem; / Or those that be not, would they might seem none" in light of events unfolding in Othello?
How can I write a word-level analysis of this soliloquy from Othello? "When devils will the blackest sins put on They do suggest at first with heavenly shows As I do now." (Othello Act 2, Scene 3)
"He hath a daily beauty in his life" Othello, Act 5, Scene 1. What does that quote means?
Modernizing Othello
In Othello, one of Iago's soliloquies once again gives us a glimpse into his plans. He concludes, "So will I turn her virtue into pitch; / and out of her own goodness make the net that shall enmesh them all." What is he saying and how does he plan to accomplish this?
In act 3, scene 3, of Othello, Othello and Iago kneel down together and then rise. What does this symbolize?
What is the meaning of Othello's expression "goats and monkeys!" in 4.1.243 of Othello?
Describe the relationship between Emilia and Iago.
In William Shakespeare's play Othello, what does Iago mean when he says, "But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve / For daws to peck at: I am not what I am" (1.1.64-65)?
What lie does Iago tell Roderigo about Desdemona in Othello?
Why does Iago suggest Roderigo kill Cassio?
In act 1, who accuses Othello of witchcraft? why?
What does the line "O beware my lord of jealousy! / It is the green-eyed monster" in Othello mean?
In Othello, Act 1, Scene 1, why does Iago leave Roderigo alone at Brabantio's house?
How is betrayal shown in Othello? Why did Iago betray each character in Othello?
What lies does Iago tell in the play Othello?
How can Cassio's view and treatment of women in the play be compared to that of Iago?
What is the significance of Othello's suicide at the end of Shakespeare's Othello, and does it achieve anything?
How do Othello and Desdemona win each other's affections?
In act 2 scene 1, what does Emilia mean by the quote "you shall not write my praise" when she is talking to Iago?
Give examples of Iago's two-faced behaviour. How might an actor convey this?
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