Critical Approaches to Shakespeare's Othello

Why does Desdemona's father oppose his daughter's marriage with Othello? (two are correct)

• He has dark skin

• He is a soldier

• He is older than her

• He is a foreigner

Which of these characters is STILL alive at the end of Othello?

• Othello

• Desdemona

• Iago

• Roderigo

Shakespeare lived from...

• 1500-1564

• 1564-1616

• 1568-1614

• 1616-1664

Leavis said of Othello... "The traitor is within the gates". What does this mean?

• Othello is ready to fight anyone who attacks him

• Othello has many enemies

• Othello's weakness is inside of him

• Othello lacks any real emotion

Which of the following statements does NOT apply to critical theory?

• Asks questions moving beyond tradition

• Focuses exclusively on "the words on the page"

• It is a system of ideas designed to explain something

• It is interested in understanding the ideological dimension of the text

Which of the following critical approaches focuses in particular on "the control and exploitation of people and land"?

• Close reading

• Mise-en-scene

• Postcolonialism

• Feminism

Who calls Othello "begrimed and black"? (covered with dirt)

• Iago

• A man in Venice

• Othello himself

• A man in Cyprus