OTHELLO FINAL REVIEW EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION

OTHELLO FINAL REVIEW EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION Why did Cassio give the handkerchief to Bianca? To make a copy because he knows Desdemona will want it back soon. Who is Lodovico in relation to Desdemona? They are cousins. What is ironic about Cassio taking over for Othello when Othello returns to Venice? Cassio has no job because he was fired, but now he has a better job. What does Emilia reveal to Desdemona about her feelings on cheating? She says that she would cheat on Iago; that women cheat on their men all the time. What does Othello say when he confesses to Desdemona's death? He calls Desdemona a liar and says that she will go to hell. Desdemona blames which person for her murder? She blames herself. When Emilia enters the room, why does Othello draw the curtains around the bed? Othello draws the curtains around the bed so Emelia cannot see Desdemona's dead body on the bed. When Othello says he will kill Desdemona for what (in order) does she plead? First she asks for mercy, then she asks to be banished, then killed tomorrow, then killed in a half an hour, then she asks to let her say one more prayer, and then...she is dead. As Emilia is talking to Bianca, how does her attitude begin to change about prostitution? She disrespects Bianca for being a prostitute, whereas before she was accepting of it. What is one thing Roderigo is upset about at this point in Act IV? He has been giving all his money to Iago, but he still doesn't have a relationship with Desdemona. What is Roderigo's plan before he leaves Cyprus? He's going to visit Desdemona and ask for his jewels back. If she doesn't give them back, he will go and beat up Iago until he gets his money back What is Iago's plan to help Roderigo? He's going to have Roderigo kill Cassio, and once Cassio is gone, he can then have Desdemona. What is a shroud and how will Desdemona's wedding sheets be used at the end of this play? A shroud is a sheet in which you wrap a dead person. At the end of the play they are used to wrap her body in Why do women cheat according to Emilia? Their husbands taught them. What are the reasons why Iago wants Cassio dead? Cassio makes Iago look ugly and he may talk to Othello, thus ruining the plan.