Othello (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What key question should students ask about Othello for AO2?
What key question should students ask about Othello for AO2?
How & why does Shakespeare present it?
What is Othello's hamartia (fatal flaw)?
What is Othello's hamartia (fatal flaw)?
Jealousy
What is anagnorisis in tragedy?
What is anagnorisis in tragedy?
The moment of recognizing errors
How does dramatic irony work when Desdemona pleads for Cassio?
How does dramatic irony work when Desdemona pleads for Cassio?
We know it strengthens Othello's suspicions
How does travel writing present itself?
How does travel writing present itself?
As first-person eyewitness testimony
In morality play conventions, what does Desdemona symbolize?
In morality play conventions, what does Desdemona symbolize?
Goodness
How does the setting change to create claustrophobia?
How does the setting change to create claustrophobia?
From Venice to Cyprus to a bedroom
How many times does the word 'honest' appear in Othello?
How many times does the word 'honest' appear in Othello?
52 times
How many syllables are in each line of iambic pentameter?
How many syllables are in each line of iambic pentameter?
10 syllables
What does Desdemona's smothering symbolize?
What does Desdemona's smothering symbolize?
Her being silenced & unbelieved