University of Phoenix Othello Play by William Shakespeare Questions Discussion Discussion of Act 3 (Othello, W. Shakespeare) 1) In 3.3., Othello says he

University of Phoenix Othello Play by William Shakespeare Questions Discussion Discussion of Act 3 (Othello, W. Shakespeare)

1) In 3.3., Othello says he wants “ocular proof” before he believes that Desdemona has an affair with Cassio. How is it that he is eventually convinced and why do you think that the evidence he is given is able to convince him that his wife has betrayed him?

2) How does relationship between Othello and Iago change in the last 30 lines in scene 3? How does Shakespeare physically show shift in power?

3) How does Iago end up with Desdemona’s handkerchief?

4) Who is Bianca? How does she fit in the play?

5) Give three examples of irony from act 3.

Discussion of Acts 4-5 (Othello, W. Shakespeare)

Identify the speaker. Briefly explain the quote: “Now, whether he kill Cassio / or Cassio him, or each do kill the other, / Every way make my gain.”
Describe Othello’s reaction when he thinks that Cassio has been wounded and is dying.
What is Othello’s reply when Desdemona suggest that he ask Cassio about the handkerchief?
What is Emilia’s response to the death of Desdemona? What does she do?
What happens to Emilia?
How does Rodrigo die?
Identify the speaker. Briefly explain the quote: “Yet I’ll not shed her blood, / Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow, / And smooth as monumental alabaster. / Yet she must die, else she’ll betray more men.”
How does Desdemona die?
What is Cassio’s last action as Othello’s friend?
What part do the letters, presented by Lodovico, play in the resolution of the play?