What are metaphorically suggested by Iago in the three words in bold?
Even now, now, very now, an old black ram
Is topping your white ewe. Arise, arise
How does Iago use the below words to surrender Brabantio?
"you'll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse;
you'll have your nephews neigh to you; you'll have
coursers for cousins and gennets for germans."
What does the text in bold in the below extract refer to?
Tush! never tell me; I take it much unkindly
That thou, Iago, who hast had my purse
As if the strings were thine, shouldst know of this.
What makes Othello to select Cassio over Iago as his lieutenant?
Why is the below line ironical?
"By heaven, I rather would have been his hangman."
Even though Iago mentions Othello will be the first choice of the senate, the audience soon realizes that, Marcus Luccicos, a Greek soldier becomes the priority of the senate. Why?
"Another of his fathom they have none,
To lead their business"
What dramatic technique is associated with the statement in bold?
"your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs."
Othello's selection of his lieutenant makes the audience question his judgement.
Who is the first racist character the audience finds in the drama?
Who speaks the below words, and to whom are they spoken?
"As if the strings were thine, shouldst know of this."
What does the text in bold in the below extract suggest about the recipient?
"Tush! never tell me; I take it much unkindly
That thou, Iago, who hast had my purse
As if the strings were thine"
What does the text in bold in the below extract suggest about the speaker?
"I do know, the state,
However this may gall him with some cheque,
Cannot with safety cast him, for he's embark'd
With such loud reason to the Cyprus wars,
Which even now stand in act"
Who speaks the below words, and to whom are they spoken?
"your fair daughter, At this odd-even and dull watch o' the night,
Transported, with no worse nor better guard
But with a knave of common hire, a gondolier,
To the gross clasps of a lascivious Moor"
What does Iago attempt to convey to the audience about Othello's character?
Even now, now, very now, an old black ram
Is topping your white ewe. Arise, arise
What characteristic of the speaker is revealed in the below text?
"Three great ones of the city,
In personal suit to make me his lieutenant,
Off-capp'd to him"
What characteristic of the listener is highlighted in the the below dialogue?
"Three great ones of the city,
In personal suit to make me his lieutenant,
Off-capp'd to him"
What is the dramatic technique found in the text in bold?
"And, though he in a fertile climate dwell,
Plague him with flies"
What does the text in bold in the below extract suggest about the recipient?
"As if the strings were thine, shouldst know of this."
Who speaks the below words, and to whom are they spoken?
Rouse him: make after him, poison his delight,
Proclaim him in the streets; incense her kinsmen,
"And, though he in a fertile climate dwell,
Plague him with flies: though that his joy be joy,
Yet throw such changes of vexation on't,
As it may lose some colour"
The judgements of the characters such as Roderigo, Iago and Brabantio towards Othello conclude that Othello is a lustful character. What statement is most accurate to describe the aforesaid statement?
Who speaks the below words, and to whom are they spoken?
"Three great ones of the city,
In personal suit to make me his lieutenant,
Off-capp'd to him"
Who is the first character in the drama to speak of violence?
Who speaks the below words, and to whom are they spoken?
"Tush! never tell me; I take it much unkindly"
What characteristic of the speaker is revealed in the below text?
"A fellow almost damn'd in a fair wife"
Iago is a character who is aware of the weaknesses of his victims. What flaw of Brabantio is attacked by Iago in the below lines?
"Do, with like timorous accent and dire yell
As when, by night and negligence, the fire
Is spied in populous cities."
