Starter quiz
- What happens to Cassio in Act 2 Scene 3 of 'Othello'?
- He proposes to Desdemona
- He dies in battle
- He gets stripped of his lieutenancy by Othello ✓
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- In 'Othello', what does Iago tell Cassio to do regarding getting his job back?
- Speak to Othello about it immediately
- Ask Desdemona to speak to Othello about it ✓
- Do not act upon it
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- In 'Othello', what is Iago's motive when he tells Cassio to speak to Desdemona about his job and not Othello directly?
- He will convince Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair ✓
- He thinks this is the best way to help Cassio
- He wants to orchestrate Cassio and Desdemona falling in love
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- ''Pour pestilence into his ear." What does this quote from 'Othello' show about Iago's intentions with Othello?
- He wants to give Othello good advice
- He wants to poison Othello's mind ✓
- He wants Cassio to manipulate Othello
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- What is dramatic irony?
- When something in a play is particularly comical.
- When the audience are aware of something that the characters are not. ✓
- When a character says something they do not mean.
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- Look at the quotes from 'Othello', which quotes shows Iago as diabolical?
- "And what's he then that says I play the villain?''
- ''For 'tis most easy The inclining Desdemona to subdue In any honest suit''
- ''When devils will the...sins put on'' ✓
- ''Divinity of hell'' ✓
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