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WorksheetsExploring Othello's Monologues
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Alright there, listen up! (a) is the one givin’ that famous monologue that starts with "It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul" in Othello.
Match each character to the famous line they exclaimed in Shakespeare's Othello.
Othello
"And yet how nature erring from itself—"
Cassio
"Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation!"
Emilia
"They are all but stomachs, and we all but food."
Brabantio
"Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see."
Who’s speakin’ in the monologue that starts with "Her father loved me; oft invited me"? Come on, it’s not that tricky!
Iago
Othello
Roderigo
Cassio
Which one o’ these folks says "I am not what I am" in a monologue? Sounds a bit mysterious, that.
Othello
Iago
Desdemona
Emilia
In Othello’s monologue, "It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul," what’s the main thing he’s goin’ on about? Give it a think!
Betrayal and jealousy
Celebration and joy
Friendship and loyalty
War and peace
What’s the main theme in Cassio’s monologue about losin’ his reputation, eh? Don’t let me down!
The value of honesty
The importance of reputation
The power of love
The pain of exile
In Othello’s monologue "Her father loved me; oft invited me," what’s Othello talkin’ about, then?
His military victories
How he won Desdemona’s love
His hatred for Iago
His plans for revenge
Which bit o’ figurative language is used in the line "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster"? Sounds a bit magical, that.
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
In the monologue "I am not what I am," what sort o’ literary trick is Iago usin’, eh?
Irony
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
What’s Othello mean when he calls Desdemona "a pearl" in his monologue? Not talkin’ about jewelry, mind you!
She is wealthy
She is precious and rare
She is from the sea
She is difficult to find
How does Shakespeare use Othello’s language to communicate his psychological decline?
Othello refuses to speak to anyone but Iago
Othello makes increasingly misogynistic, aggressive comments and is less eloquent
Othello begins speaking in riddles that no one can comprehend
Othello forgets his thoughts mid-sentence and stutters
