Nov 22, 2008

Othello | Act III, Scenes 1-4 Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. What function do the musicians and clown serve?

2. How does Iago’s duplicity become evident when he speaks to Cassio?

3. What does Emilia’s remark about the rift between Othello and Cassio suggest about their relationship?

4. Identify and explain two examples of irony found in Act III, Scene 3.

5. Explain how Iago manages to arouse Othello’s suspicion in the conversation between Cassio and Desdemona.

6. How does Iago use Othello’s racial differences against him?

7. How is the dropping of the handkerchief ironic?

8. What literary...