Period 1 February 14, 2011

“Othello” by William Shakespeare

Mr. Hedges

Quiz: I

February 14, 2011

Write your answers in complete sentences on loose-leaf or on the reverse side of this paper.

1.            Who says “I take it much unkindly
That thou, Iago, who hast had my purse
As if the strings were thine, shouldst know of this”?   and what is he referring to?

2.            Who says, “I follow him to serve my turn upon him:
We cannot all be masters, nor all masters
Cannot be truly follow'd.”? and what does he mean?

3.            Who says, “Were I the Moor, I would not be Iago:
In following him, I follow but myself;
Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty,
But seeming so for my peculiar end:” and what does he mean?

4.            What is Brabantio’s reaction when he hears that it is Roderigo who is hollering at him from the street?

5.            In the following lines Iago carefully chooses every word and phrase for effect.  Who is he speaking to.  Take apart every word and phrase for its literal and symbolic meaning and explain how Iago is a genius and using language to manipulate emotions

“Zounds, sir, you're robb'd; for shame, put on your gown;
Your heart is burst, you have lost half your soul;
Even now, now, very now, an old black ram
Is tupping your white ewe. Arise, arise;
Awake the snorting citizens with the bell,
Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you:
Arise, I say.”

REMINDER
Shakespeare Period 1
Don't forget to view the Youtube links for "Othello" and "O" posted on February 8
Homework - Due by Monday, 2/14/11  typed, printed, and emailed

In this section Iago gets Roderigo to wake and tell Brabantio that his daughter has eloped

1. Who are Roderigo and Iago
2. What kind of people are they
3. What does each seem to want from the other?
4. Who’s in control?
5. Who is Brabantio?
6. What sort of person do you think the Moor is?
7. How do you picture Brabantio’s daughter?
8. Why is neither Othello nor Desdemona mentioned by name in the scene?
9. What sort of language does Iago use to tell Brabantio of his daughter’s elopement?
10. On what fears and prejudices is Iago playing?

1. Why do Iago, Roderigo, and Brabantio hate the man they are discussion?
2. What reasons does Iago give for continuing to follow his master?
3. What kind of person do you expect the man they discuss to be?
4. How do you imagine him? Count the number of times the word “Moor” is used in 1.1. Can you draw any conclusions?