Othello Acts 4 and 5

In Act 4, Scene 1 Iago says "work on my medicine." What is his "medicine" and what is the "work" it is doing?

• The medicine is the drugs he slipped into Othello's drink and the work it's doing is making Othello have a seizure.

• The medicine is the lies he's telling Othello about Desdemona and the work it's doing is making him go actually crazy with jealousy.

• The medicine is the handkerchief he stole the work it's doing is making Cassio lose his spot as a lieutenant.

• The medicine is the lies he's telling and the work it's doing is making Desdemona fall in love with Cassio.

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What is Othello's original plan for Desdemona after he sees Bianca with the handkerchief?

• To strangle her

• To confront her to find out what's going on

• To poison her

• To call her a whore

Lodovico says "Are his wits safe?" about Othello, basically asking if he's gone crazy. Why does he ask this?

• Because Othello is angry about being asked to return to Venice

• because Othello made Iago his lieutenant

• because Othello and Cassio are in a fight

• because Othello hit Desdemona and called her a devil

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In Act 4 Scene 2 what is Othello asking Emilia about and what is her response?

• he asked did she ever see Desdemona and Cassio "together," her response was "Never"

• he asked did she know how Desdemona lost the handkerchief, her response was that she didn't even know it was gone

• he asked did she think Iago could be trusted, her response was that she avoided answering the question directly

• he asked if she would return to Venice with them, she responded that she would go wherever Desdemona went

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In Act 4, Scene 2 Emilia says "I will be hanged if some eternal villain, some busy and insinuating rogue, some cogging, cozening slave, to get some office, have not devised this slander. I will be hanged else." Why is this a significant statement?

• because that's exactly what Cassio did

• because that's exactly what Othello did

• because that's exactly what Iago did

• because that's exactly what Desdemona did

Why is Roderigo mad at Iago in Act 4 Scene 2?

• He has heard that Othello and Desdemona have been ordered to return to Venice.

• He has given Iago a bunch of jewels to give to Desdemona and has received no affection from her in return.

• He has found out that Iago has been lying to him all along so he threatens him wit his knife.

• Desdemona spoke to Roderigo and she once again refused his advances.

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What does Iago convince Roderigo to do at the end of Act 4 Scene 2?

• He convinces Roderigo to give Iago a few more days to help him

• He convinces Roderigo to give up on Desdemona and return to Venice.

• He convinces Roderigo to return to Venice because that is where Desdemona will soon be going.

• He convinces Roderigo to kill Cassio.

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Why does Roderigo say "Oh I am slain" in Act 5?

• Because Cassio stabbed him

• because Iago stabbed him

• because Desdemona finally definitively rejected him

• because Othello stabbed him

Who stabs Cassio?

• Roderigo

• Iago

• Othello

• Lodovico

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Who does Desdemona say killed her?

• love

• Iago

• herself

• jealousy

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