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A long speech a character speaks to himself or herself, relating thought and feelings, thereby also sharing with the audience correct answer Soliloquy A long speech made by one character that other characters onstage can hear correct answer Monologue A prostitute in Cyprus correct answer Bianca a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play correct answer aside Arrives at Cyprus with news that ...

'It is too simplistic to label Iago the villain of the play. He merely exploits the weaknesses and hypocrisies of others.' How far do you agree with this view of Iago's part in the play? correct answer 'Othello's virtue and valour ultimately make him admirable' By considering Shakespeare's presentation of Othello, to what extent do you agree with this view? correct answer "Desdemona becomes a stereotype of female passivity" correct answer "Desdemona is...

____________________ promises to "devise a mean to draw the Moor/ Out of the way, that your converse and business be more free," Iago is appealing to Cassio's resentment towards Othello. correct answer Iago . Desdemona promises Cassio that she will beseech Othello in Cassio's favor, saying "I'll intermingle everything he does with _______________________." correct answer Cassio's suit "Men should be what they seem " (quoted above) This is an example of ______...

"come, be a man. drown thyself? drown cats and blind puppies. i have professed me thy friend," correct answer iago "demand me nothing; what you know, you know./from this time forth i will never speak word" correct answer iago "give him defense against the elements, for i have lost him on a dangerous sea." correct answer cassio at the beginning of the play, he was talking about othello being on the ship sailing home "hath she forsook so many noble matches,/her fat...

Brabantio complains to the Duke about Othello's marriage to Desdemona. After listening to both sides of the story, how does the Duke respond? correct answer He says he thinks Othello would win his daughter under the same circumstances, and tells Brabantio to make the best of the situation How did Iago cause Cassio to be argumentative? correct answer Iago encouraged Cassio to get drunk How was Desdemona faithful to Othello to the end? correct answer She did not tell Emilia that Othello w...

Act V, scene 1 includes the first death of this tragedy. Who dies and how? correct answer Roderigo dies and he dies because Iago stabs him, pretending to be on Cassio's side At the end of Act III, scene 3 what does Othello do? correct answer He makes Iago his lieutenant Does Brabantio like Roderigo at first? Why or why not? correct answer No, because Roderigo has spent the last few years trying to make Brabantio let him marry his daughter Desdemona Does Emilia know what Iago plans to...

"But here's my husband And so much duty as my mother showed To you, preferring you before her father" correct answer Desdemona "Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul But I do love thee! And when I love thee not Chaos is come again" correct answer Othello "I am not what I am" correct answer Iago "Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see: She has deceived her father and may thee" correct answer Brabantio "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the g...

Ethos correct answer appeal to authority hesitation correct answer uncertainly How does Iago try to justify his actions? correct answer He claims that his advice to Cassio is actually good advice Iago tells Roderigo that they have to keep Othello and Desdemona in Cyprus. What does he want Roderigo to do to ensure that they stay on the island? correct answer Kill Cassio intimation correct answer hint leading question correct answer a question prompting a certain answer Pathos co...

"...with as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio." correct answer Iago "Be thou assured, good Cassio, I will do all my abilities in thy behalf." correct answer Iago "I am not what I am" correct answer Iago "I am unfortunate in the infirmity and dare not task my weakness with any more." correct answer Othello "I understand a fury in your words, but not the words" correct answer Desdeoma "Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes t...

According to Act 5, Scene 1, which of the following is not a reason for lago to kill Roderigo and Cassio? correct answer lago wants Desdemona for himself. How is the scene with Othello and Desdemona testifying before the Senate important to the play as a whole? correct answer It establishes Othello and Desdemona's love for each other. Identify the line that best shows the impact of lago's words on Othello. correct answer "Why did I marry?" (3.3.283) lago says, "Trifles l...