Othello (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What is a hamartia in Greek tragedy?
What is a hamartia in Greek tragedy?
A primary fatal weakness
What is Othello's hamartia?
What is Othello's hamartia?
Jealousy
What is anagnorisis in classical tragedy?
What is anagnorisis in classical tragedy?
Awareness of mistakes
What is the primary genre Shakespeare uses in Othello?
What is the primary genre Shakespeare uses in Othello?
Ancient Greek tragedy
How many times is the word 'honest' repeated throughout Othello?
How many times is the word 'honest' repeated throughout Othello?
52 times
How did travel writing typically present encounters in Renaissance texts?
How did travel writing typically present encounters in Renaissance texts?
As embellished & exoticised accounts
What structural feature distinguishes Othello from plays like King Lear?
What structural feature distinguishes Othello from plays like King Lear?
It has no subplot
How many syllables are in each line of iambic pentameter?
How many syllables are in each line of iambic pentameter?
10 syllables
Which character is structurally dominant with the most on-stage time?
Which character is structurally dominant with the most on-stage time?
Iago
What does Desdemona's death by smothering symbolise?
What does Desdemona's death by smothering symbolise?
Her being silenced