Key Quotations (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What key themes does Iago's line 'I am not what I am' reveal?
What key themes does Iago's line 'I am not what I am' reveal?
Deception, identity, manipulation
Who uses animal imagery saying 'an old black ram / Is tupping your white ewe'?
Who uses animal imagery saying 'an old black ram / Is tupping your white ewe'?
Iago to Brabantio
What does Iago suspect about Othello and Emilia in Act 1?
What does Iago suspect about Othello and Emilia in Act 1?
Othello slept with Emilia
What does Cassio say he has lost after the drunken brawl?
What does Cassio say he has lost after the drunken brawl?
His reputation
Iago plans to 'turn her virtue into pitch'. Whose virtue does he mean?
Iago plans to 'turn her virtue into pitch'. Whose virtue does he mean?
Desdemona's
What literary device is used in 'the green-eyed monster'?
What literary device is used in 'the green-eyed monster'?
Personification
What turning point occurs in Act 3, Scene 3?
What turning point occurs in Act 3, Scene 3?
Othello trusts Iago over Desdemona
What does Emilia argue about in 'it is their husbands' faults / If wives do fall'?
What does Emilia argue about in 'it is their husbands' faults / If wives do fall'?
Male responsibility & double standards
'Put out the light, and then put out the light' equates what with Desdemona's life?
'Put out the light, and then put out the light' equates what with Desdemona's life?
Extinguishing a candle
How does Iago's silence at the end reinforce his character?
How does Iago's silence at the end reinforce his character?
It reinforces his evil & inscrutability