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1
Q

Setting ?

A

Night. In a street

2
Q

Iago jealous of cassio

A

“If cassio do remain he hath a daily beauty in his life that makes me ugly”

Jealous/ motive

3
Q

Cassio injured by iago

A

[iago from behind strikes at cassios legs, and hurries off]

4
Q

Ironic

A

“O brave iago, honest and just”

5
Q

Iago kills roderigo

A

[he stabs roderigo]

6
Q

Roderigo last words to iago

A

“O damned iago! O inhuman dog!”

7
Q

Why is this scene signicsnt ?

A

Iago attractive villain

He is able to improvise and think on his feet

8
Q

Why is it significant it’s outside of biancas lodgings ?

A

Iago blames her for injuring cassio

9
Q

What is this scene reminiscent of ?

A

Fight between roderigo and cassio in act3, scene2

  • dark creates confusion.
  • iago adopts role of confused bystander that othello did in 2,3. He asks lots of questions.
10
Q

What is significant about roderigo killing cassio?

A

He has “no great devotion to the deed”

But iago has gave him “satisfying reasons.

11
Q

How has othello under iagos rule ?

A

He says “thou teachest me” when iago tells him he killed cassio

12
Q

How are iagos plans starting to become risky?

A

He says to roderigo that the attack on cassio will “make us, or it mars us”

He fails to kill cassio - who is later able to explain possession of handkerchief.

Roderigo physically sees what iago is like. Bianca questions his honesty

13
Q

How does this scene link to 2,3

A

Darkness creates confusion
Iago adopts role of confused bystander like othello did.
He asks questions “who’s there?”

14
Q

How othello has changed here?

A

Fight scene in 2,3 he stepped in to create order now he watches the chaos
Lost nobility

15
Q

Des bed blood

A

“Lusts blood be spotted”

Echoes iagos works to kill her in the “bed she hath contoamined”

16
Q

Bow is he an admirable villaon

A

Adopts to any situation
Practical attitude about murder
Pins blame on bimaca to divert attention

17
Q

How is iago is a precarious position / fortunes becoming uncertain

A

“Makes us, or it mars us”

“This is the night that either makes me or forgoes me”

He doesn’t kill cassio - he can then explain possession of handkerchief