Starter quiz

  • Which of the below could be seen as examples of jealousy?
    • feeling resentful that one's partner is attracted to someone else  ✓
    • feeling resentful of someone's achievements that you lack  ✓
    • feeling sad about your personal circumstances
    • having control over someone
  • How is Iago jealous in 'Othello'?
    • he resents Cassio's promotion  ✓
    • he resents Brabantio having a daughter
    • he resents Othello supposedly sleeping with his wife, Emilia  ✓
  • Jacobean women were expected to be ...
    • chaste.  ✓
    • obedient.  ✓
    • out-spoken.
    • bold.
    • devious.
  • In Shakespeare's 'Othello', how is Othello a victim of the society he lives in?
    • he is rejected by the woman he loves due to being an outsider
    • he is subject to prejudice because of his status as outsider  ✓
    • he cannot work in a high rank because of his status as an outsider
  • In 'Othello', how is Othello's jealousy shown to be all-consuming and how could its effect be linked to pride?
    • he kills Cassio as Cassio publicly humiliates him
    • he kills Desdemona as her infidelity threatens his male dominance  ✓
    • he kills Iago as his scheming ruins his reputation
  • How are the patriarchy and jealousy linked in 'Othello'?
    • jealousy is most significant and detrimental to male characters  ✓
    • jealousy is mostly felt by the female characters
    • men are jealous of women's position of little responsibility
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