Othello | Act V, Scenes 1-2 Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. Explain Iago’s attitude toward Roderigo and Cassio.

2. How does Othello come to think that Iago has kept his vow?

3. What function does the presence of Lodovico and Gratiano serve?

4. Why does Iago stab Roderigo?

5. How does Iago cast aside suspicion of his own part in the plot to kill Cassio?

6. When does Othello show a change of heart towards Desdemona?

7. Why does Othello mention the handkerchief so often?

8. Why does Othello kill Desdemona?

9. How are all the plots and schemes revealed at the end of the play?

10. Why does...

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