Key Quotations (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What biblical phrase does Iago's 'I am not what I am' invert?
What biblical phrase does Iago's 'I am not what I am' invert?
God's 'I am that I am'
What does Iago's 'green-eyed monster' metaphor say jealousy does?
What does Iago's 'green-eyed monster' metaphor say jealousy does?
Mocks the meat it feeds on
Who speaks the racist line 'an old black ram / Is tupping your white ewe'?
Who speaks the racist line 'an old black ram / Is tupping your white ewe'?
Iago to Brabantio
What does Cassio equate reputation with when he says 'the immortal part of myself'?
What does Cassio equate reputation with when he says 'the immortal part of myself'?
The soul
What literary technique appears in Othello's final 'Killing myself, to die upon a kiss'?
What literary technique appears in Othello's final 'Killing myself, to die upon a kiss'?
Rhyming couplet
Who defiantly says 'let them all, / All, all, cry shame against me, yet I'll speak'?
Who defiantly says 'let them all, / All, all, cry shame against me, yet I'll speak'?
Emilia exposing Iago
What does Iago mean by 'wear my heart upon my sleeve / For daws to peck at'?
What does Iago mean by 'wear my heart upon my sleeve / For daws to peck at'?
He'll never reveal true feelings
What does the Duke's 'more fair than black' conflate 'fair' with?
What does the Duke's 'more fair than black' conflate 'fair' with?
Moral worth and whiteness
What does Iago's 'bodies are our gardens' metaphor suggest about human nature?
What does Iago's 'bodies are our gardens' metaphor suggest about human nature?
Humans can cultivate themselves
How does Othello frame himself in 'loved not wisely, but too well'?
How does Othello frame himself in 'loved not wisely, but too well'?
As tragic lover not murderer