Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
Who says 'I am not what I am' in Act 1?
Who says 'I am not what I am' in Act 1?
Iago
What does 'an old black ram / Is tupping your white ewe' use to describe Othello and Desdemona?
What does 'an old black ram / Is tupping your white ewe' use to describe Othello and Desdemona?
Animal imagery
In Act 2, Scene 3, what does Cassio repeatedly lament losing?
In Act 2, Scene 3, what does Cassio repeatedly lament losing?
His reputation
Who warns Othello about 'the green-eyed monster' in Act 3?
Who warns Othello about 'the green-eyed monster' in Act 3?
Iago
What does Iago's 'set down the pegs that make this music' metaphor refer to in Act 2?
What does Iago's 'set down the pegs that make this music' metaphor refer to in Act 2?
Disrupting Othello & Desdemona's marriage
What does Desdemona say will 'never taint' despite Othello's unkindness in Act 4?
What does Desdemona say will 'never taint' despite Othello's unkindness in Act 4?
My love
In Act 4, who argues 'it is their husbands' faults / If wives do fall'?
In Act 4, who argues 'it is their husbands' faults / If wives do fall'?
Emilia
In 'Put out the light, and then put out the light', what does Othello equate the candle with?
In 'Put out the light, and then put out the light', what does Othello equate the candle with?
Desdemona's life
What does Iago's final statement 'Demand me nothing...I never will speak word' reinforce?
What does Iago's final statement 'Demand me nothing...I never will speak word' reinforce?
His evil and inscrutability
How does Othello describe his love in Act 5: 'loved not wisely but...'?
How does Othello describe his love in Act 5: 'loved not wisely but...'?
too well