Othello (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Hamartia
Hamartia
Tragic flaw
Peripeteia in Othello
Peripeteia in Othello
Dramatic turning point; occurs in Act III, Scene iii
Anagnorisis
Anagnorisis
Moment of recognition or realisation
Othello's speech: hypotaxis to parataxis
Othello's speech: hypotaxis to parataxis
Complex sentences to fragmented speech showing breakdown
Iago's phrase inverting biblical language
Iago's phrase inverting biblical language
I am not what I am
Motiveless malignity
Motiveless malignity
Coleridge's term: evil for evil's sake, without clear motive
Green-eyed monster
Green-eyed monster
Iago's metaphor for jealousy
Desdemona's 'divided duty' speech
Desdemona's 'divided duty' speech
Argues marriage transfers allegiance from father to husband
Triadic destruction
Triadic destruction
Three-way dynamic where each character's fate depends on others
Conditional otherness
Conditional otherness
Othello valued for military service, not for who he is