Transcript Othello Jeopardy - IV Form World Literature

Othello Jeopardy
Who said it
&
Significance
Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV
Act V
Dramaturgy
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Act I 200
• The person who rats out Othello and
Desdemona’s relationship to Brabantio
and begins the rising action of the play
Act 1 – 200 ?
• Who is Roderigo?
Act I 100
The man Othello named his lieutenant
Act 1 100 Question
Who is Cassio?
Act I 300
• The first two secret acts of the play
Act I 300 ?
• What are the marriage between
Desdemona and Othello and the hidden
relationship between Iago and Roderigo to
bring Othello to his downfall.
Act I 400
• 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”
Act I 400 ?
• What is imagery?
Act I 500
• Brabantio believes that this is the only
possible explanation why Desdemona
would have married the Moor.
Act I 500 ?
• What is witchcraft or enchantment?
Act II 100
• These ships were tossed into the rocks
and thus lost the battle for Cyprus before it
was even begun.
Act II 100 ?
• What is the Turkish fleet?
Act II 200
• This person was entrusted by Othello to
get Desdemona safely to Cyprus
Act II 200?
• Who is Iago?
Act II 300
• The metaphor Shakespeare uses to
represent jealousy.
Act II 300 ?
• What is “a green-eyed monster”?
Act II 400
• The irony of Iago’s discussion on
reputation with Cassio
Act II 400?
• Iago tells Cassio not to worry about his
reputation because it is “an idle and most
false imposition, oft got without merit and
lost without deserving”; however, in order
for all of his machinations to work Iago is
completely dependent upon his “honest”
reputation and therefore understands that
one’s reputation is everything.
Act II 500
• The following lines foreshadow
Act II 500
• The solilquoy that reveals Iago’s ultimate
plan and how he will discredit Desdemona
and Cassio while at the same time
poisoning Othello with his lies.
• You have one minute to use your book to
read this to the class.
Act II 500 ?
• What is “And what’s he then that says I
play the villain…So will I turn her virtue
into pitch,/ And out of her own goodness
make the net/ That shall enmesh them all”
(II.iii.318-344).
Act III 100?
• This character provides the comic relief
needed after Iago’s plot to destroy them all
is revealed and is empolyed by Cassio to
serenade Othello and Desdemona.
Act III 100
• Who is the clown?
Act III 200
• The way Cassio treats Bianca as opposed
to how he treats Desdemona
Act III 200?
• Cassio demeans Bianca and talks about
his relationship with her very graphically;
however, he is nothing but respectful and
gentlemanly in his comments to and about
Desdemona. This reveals the different
societal standards afforded the women as
Cassio is representative of the upper
class.
Act III 300
• This key symbol represents the love and
later the distrust between Othello and
Desdemona.
Act III 300 ?
• What is the handkerchief?
Act III 400
• Othello demands from Iago that Cassio be
dead within this number of days.
Act III 400?
• What is 3 days?
Act III 500
• The way Othello feels about himself as
revealed by the comment, “Haply, for I am
black/ And have not those soft parts of
conversation/ That chamberers have, or
for I am declined/ Into the vale of years”.
Act III 500?
• What is a lack of self-confidence?
Act IV 100
• Othello experiences this when he
becomes so enraged by Iago’s lies and
believes Desdemona to be unfaithful.
Act IV 100?
• What is a seizure or epileptic fit?
Act IV 200
• He is a general from Venice whose
presence signifies as a reminder of the
distance that Othello has come in his
transformation from a respected general to
a man tormented by jealous rage.
Act IV 200?
• Who is Lodovico?
Act IV 300
• This traces and represents Othello’s
descent into madness
Act IV 300?
• What is Othello’s erratic speech patterns?
Act IV 400
• This causes Othello to strike Desdemona
Act IV 400?
• What is Desdemona’s explanation to
Lodivico of the falling out between Othello
and Cassio?
Act IV 500
• This is the reason Iago gives Roderigo to
motivate him to murder Cassio.
Act IV 500?
• What is if Cassio is murdered they will
have to stay in Cyprus longer and delay
their return to Venice.
Act V 100
• Iago kills this man in order to protect his
duplicity and then places the blame for the
attack on this person.
Act V 100?
• Who are Roderigo and Bianca?
Act V 200
• The two reasons Iago wants Cassio dead
Act V 200?
• Iago says Cassio has a “beauty” in his life
(integrity) that makes Iago look ugly, and if
Othello confronts Cassio, Iago’s treachery
will be revealed.
Act V 300
• The implication about how Iago is feeling
from the aside, “This is the night/ that
either makes me or fordoes me quite”
(V.i.138-143).
Act V 300?
• What is the first sign of Iago’s doubt about
his success? Iago has been most honest
with the audience, and has never
questioned his success until this moment,
which leaves the audience wondering if
events will unfold as he wants or if he will
fail.
Act V 400
• This is Othello’s mood before he kills
Desdemona as revealed in his soliloquoy.
Act V 400?
• What is contemplative?
• He thinks about her innocence and guilt
rationally. He is resigned to killing her, and
while he may not feel remorse for the
crime he is about to commit, he does
mourn the loss of Desdemona and his own
life.
Act V 500
• Discuss the irony in Iago’s final statement,
“Demand me nothing; what you know, you
know:/ From this time forth I never will
speak word” (V.ii.348-349)
Act V 500?
• This statement is ironic because
throughout the play Iago uses language to
accomplish his goal. Iago was able to
manipulate people through his words.
Now, when he should be using this talent
to explain himself and extract himself from
peril, he refuses to do so.
Lines 100
• “Speak of me as I am…Of one that loved
not wisely, but too well;/ Of one not easily
jealous, but being wrought,/ Perplexed in
the extreme; of one whose hand,/ Like the
base Judean, threw a pearl away/ Richer
than all his tribe. . .” (V.ii.341-347).
Line 100?
• Othello
• Othello’s final death speech is very eloquent and beautiful. He
addresses the motif of being seen for what one truly is and
wishes nothing more for himself. By saying this, he recognizes
himself for what he is, which is a man who loved too deeply and
was unable to recognize the value of what he had in
Desdemona because he was wrought incapable of rational
thought due to Iago’s poisonous influence. His dying wish is to
have speak this truth of him as well. In reality, that is all Othello
ever sought and appreciated, truth and honesty. Additionally
this also has biblical allusions to the Judas Iscariot who
betrayed Christ and “plays upon the image of Christ as ‘the
pearl of great price’” that Judas threw away.
Lines 200
• “The world’s a huge thing; it is a great
prize/ For a small vice. . .But for all the
whole/ world? ‘Ud’s pity, who would not
make her husband a/ cuckold to make him
a monarch?” (IV.iii.65-72)
Lines 200?
• Emilia
• This quote demonstrates Emilia’s pragmatic approach to
marriage and love as opposed to Desdemona’s romantic
ideas of love, marriage and loyalty. For Emilia, fidelity is
insignificant in comparison to wealth and power. Sex is
a commodity that can be used by women to improve
their status as well as their husband’s. For her, the ends
justify the means as long as what is attained in the end is
a worthwhile and important gain. This does not imply,
however, that she was ever disloyal to Iago since we
never see her put into a position to have to make that
choice. Sex is not about love or romance; it is a
currency to buy a kingdom.
Lines 300
• “And what’s he, then, that says I play the
villain,/ When this advice is free I give and
honest. . .” (II.iii.318-319)
Lines 300?
• Iago
• In this soliloquoy, Iago’s tone is mock innocence.
He knows very well that he is playing the villain,
but he mockingly justifies his actions by claiming
that his pawns act of their own free will. He
simply provides them with information that they
can interpret in any way they want. While he
claims to have no control of how they will
interpret his advice, he is completely aware how
they will perceive the situation based on the
information he has given them. Iago is a
psychological mastermind who expertly
manipulates people.
Lines 400
• “Oh, I have lost/ my reputation! I have lost
the immortal part of/ myself, and what
remains is bestial ” (II.iii.249-250)
Lines 400?
• Cassio
• Cassio feels despair at his loss of position and
Othello’s trust. As a gentleman, Cassio knows
exactly how important his reputation in society
is; it is part of what makes us human. Without a
noble reputation, he is only a shell of a human,
an animal. His reputation is a reflection of his
soul, and having been stripped of it, he sees no
way to repair the damage that has been done.
Lines 500
• “I am not merry, but I do beguile/ The thing
I am by seeming otherwise” (II.i.123-124).
Lines 500?
• Desdemona
• Desdemona says this as an aside to the audience
while they are waiting for Othello’s ship to arrive. This
reveals her real feelings of dismay and worry over
Othello’s safety despite the bantering display she
feigns with Iago and Cassio over the women’s virtues.
Because she is distressed over the thought of losing
him, it shows the depth of her emotion and love for
Othello. This reflects the ongoing theme of
appearance versus reality in the play. While Iago
hides his true self for his own selfish gain, Desdemona
hides her fear to protect those around her, so they will
not have to cater to her woes.
Dramaturgy 200
• This nation detested the Turks.
Dramaturgy 200?
• What is England or Italy?
Dramaturgy 100
• Ira Aldridge’s performance in this play
earned him fame.
Dramaturgy 100?
• What is Othello?
Dramaturgy 300
• The age group that is usually effected by
epileptic seizures.
Dramaturgy 300?
• What is 1-8 and 65+?
Dramaturgy 400
• This actor performed the role of Othello in
1930 in London and was the first black
actor to do so in a major production since
1860.
Dramaturgy 400?
• Who is Paul Robeson?
Dramaturgy 500
• This actor played opposite Raul Julia’s
Othello in 1991.
Dramaturgy 500?
• Who is Christopher Walken?