Othello, Act II: Homework Questions
Answer in your Journal!
CHOOSE
4 of the following questions:
- How does Montano feel about Othello?
What evidence do we have to back that up?
- What is Cassio’s opinion of Desdemona?
(see lines 68-71 & lines 78-80 & 91-94)
- What happens in Scene II?
- What do you think about Iago’s opinion of women? Emilia and Desdemona take his comments as jokes—would you? Note the paradoxes. (See lines 122-125 & l. 128)
- Explain the metaphor in lines 2.1.218-220.
- How does Iago convince Cassio to drink, even though Cassio
knows he needs to take it easy?
- How does Iago play both sides when describing the fight
between Cassio and Roderigo to Othello? (2.3.235-261)
CHOOSE
3 of the following paraphrases:
- Paraphrase lines 2.1.82-90.
- Paraphrase Iago’s speech, Act. II, Scene 1, lines 242-270. What are his reasons that Othello’s and Desdemona’s relationship won’t last?
- Paraphrase Iago’s speech in lines 2.3.49-66. How does Iago demonstrate his devious nature?
- Paraphrase Othello’s passage in lines 2.3.181-190. How is the racism Othello receives similar to that expressed toward the Turks?
- Paraphrase Iago’s speech in lines 2.3.356-382.
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