Starter quiz
- How is disorder created in Act 2 Scene 1 of 'Othello' through setting?
- The play moves from Cyprus to Venice and there is a flood.
- The play moves from Venice to Cyprus and there is a storm. ✓
- The play moves from Venice to Cyprus and there is a volcanic eruption.
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- How is disorder shown through characters in Act 2 Scene 1 of 'Othello'?
- Iago schemes and revels in the delight of trapping Cassio in his 'web'. ✓
- Cassio kisses Emilia upon greeting her.
- Cassio and Othello are separated by the storm. ✓
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- Why is it poignant that Cassio and Montano long so deeply for Othello's safe return in Act 2 Scene 1 of 'Othello'?
- They secretly hate Othello but are pretending to be his friend.
- Othello dies in the storm.
- The storm won't kill Othello but Iago's schemes shortly after will. ✓
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- How does Iago show his misogyny in Act 2 Scene 1 of 'Othello'?
- He mocks his wife, saying she talks too much. ✓
- He kisses Desdemona knowing she has a husband.
- He slanders women generally, calling them wild-cats behind closed doors. ✓
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- What could the storm in Act 2 Scene 1 of 'Othello' symbolise about Othello's future?
- He will die due to being weakened by the storm.
- His mind will suffer the same turbulence as a result of Iago's scheme. ✓
- He will have to defend Cyprus from the Turkish fleet after all.
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- Which quote shows that Iago is going to act as a 'puppet master' in people's destruction in Act 2 Scene 1 of 'Othello'?
- ''He takes her by the palm''
- ''You are pictures out of door... wildcats in your kitchens''
- ''With as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio.'' ✓
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