PREPARATION FOR OTHELLO TEST (AP LANG) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED AND SOLVED 100%

PREPARATION FOR OTHELLO TEST (AP LANG) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED AND SOLVED 100% Who is Othello? He is the tragic hero. He is a Moor (African man), and general in Venice. He marries Desdemona and is very successful in battle but is insecure in personal affairs. Who is Iago? He is the antagonist of this play. The villian. He is Othello's ensign in the Venetian military who wanted a promotion. However, the promotion was given to Cassio, and now he wants revenge. Who is Desdemona? She is very honest and straightforward. She is a Venetian lady who is loyal to Othello and marries him before the start of the play. Her father is Brabantio. She is killed by Othello at the end. Who is Brabantio? He is Desdemona's father, a Venetian senator, and is not happy with his daughter's choice of husband. But he eventually accepts this. At first, he believed Othello had bewitched his daughter with charms in order to get her to marry him. Who is Roderigo? He is in love with Desdemona and tries to get with her the whole play until he is killed by Iago. He pays Iago to help Desdemona fall in love with him. He is very easily manipulated. Who is Cassio? From Florence, Othello's lieutenant who is very honorable. Who is Bianca? Cassio's mistress. She falls in love with him Who is Emilia? She is a lady in waiting for Desdemona. She is Iago's wife. Who is the Duke of Venice? Leader of the govt of Venice. He appoints Othello to lead soldiers against a Turkish attack on Cyprus, urges Brabantio to accept Desdemona/Othello marriage. Who is Gratiano? Desdemona's uncle/ Brabantio's brother Who is Lodovico, and why has he come to Venice? A Venisian nobleman. Lodovico is Desdemona's cousin (son of Gratiano) Who is Montano? former governor of Cyprus who supports Othello. Summary of Act 1 Scene 1 Othello begins on a street in Venice, in the midst of an argument between Roderigo and Iago. The rich Roderigo has been paying Iago to help him in his suit to Desdemona, but he has seen no progress, and he has just learned that Desdemona has married Othello, a general whom Iago serves as ensign. Iago reassures Roderigo that he hates Othello. Chief among Iago's reasons for this hatred is Othello's recent promotion of Michael Cassio to the post of lieutenant. In spite of Iago's service in battle and the recommendation of three "great ones" of the city, Othello chose to give the position to a man with no experience leading men in battle.