Othello, Act I: Homework Questions
Answer in your
Journal!
CHOOSE 3 FROM THIS GROUP OF QUESTIONS:
- What are Iago’s motives for his actions? Do you think his motives
are reasonable?
- Why is Brabantio so hesitant to believe that Desdemona was willing
to marry Othello? Find at least two reasons in the text.
- Find and list at least three examples of racist remarks made by the
characters.
- Describe what is happening with Turkish fleet (NOTE: “Ottomites” = Ottoman Empire = Turks)? Why are the senators
of Venice worried?
- Find and copy down one example of imagery in Act 1. What is the impact of this image? (How does the image affect the reader?)
CHOOSE 2 FROM THIS GROUP OF QUESTIONS:
- Paraphrase Othello’s speech (Act 1, Sc. 2, L. 20-32). (NOTE: paraphrase = “translate” into your own
words… line by line)
- Paraphrase (put in your own words) Iago’s soliloquy (Act 1, Sc.
3, L. 426-447).
- Paraphrase (put in your own words) Desdemona’s speech (Act 1,
Sc. 3. 209-218).
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