Othello Review

The person who rats out Othello and Desdemona’s relationship to Brabantio and begins the rising action of the play.

• Roderigo
• Iago

The man Othello named his lieutenant. 

• Iago
• Roderigo
• Brabantio
• Cassio

The first two secret acts of the play. 

• Othello isn't really a soldier, and he hates Desdemona.
• Iago actually respects Othello and hates Desdemona. 
• •the marriage between Desdemona and Othello and the hidden relationship between Iago and Roderigo to bring Othello to his downfall

The literary term used by describing Othello as “an old black ram is tupping your white ewe”; “you’ll have your daughter daughter covered with a Barabary horse”; “your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs.”

• imagery
• foreshadowing
• flashback
• satire

Brabantio believes that this is the only possible explanation why Desdemona would have married the Moor.

• She wants his money. 
• She loves him. 
• Enchantment
• She is lonely. 

These ships were tossed into the rocks and thus lost the battle for Cyprus before it was even begun.

• Germany Fleet
• Turkish Fleet
• Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

This person was entrusted by Othello to get Desdemona safely to Cyprus.

• Roderigo
• Iago
• Duke of Venice
• Emilia

The metaphor Shakespeare uses to represent jealousy.

• Green with envy. 
• Seeing red. 
• Jealousy is hateful.
• "green-eyed monster"

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This character provides the comic relief needed after Iago’s plot to destroy them all is revealed and is employed by Cassio to serenade Othello and Desdemona.

• Othello
• The Duke of Venice
• a clown
• Emilia

This key symbol represents the love and later the distrust between Othello and Desdemona.

• a ring
• a handkerchief 
• a necklace 
• pretty shoes