Starter quiz
- Which of the below could be seen as examples of jealousy?
- feeling resentful that one's partner is attracted to someone else ✓
- feeling resentful of someone's achievements that you lack ✓
- feeling sad about your personal circumstances
- having control over someone
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- How is Iago jealous in 'Othello'?
- he resents Cassio's promotion ✓
- he resents Brabantio having a daughter
- he resents Othello supposedly sleeping with his wife, Emilia ✓
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- Jacobean women were expected to be ...
- chaste. ✓
- obedient. ✓
- out-spoken.
- bold.
- devious.
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- In Shakespeare's 'Othello', how is Othello a victim of the society he lives in?
- he is rejected by the woman he loves due to being an outsider
- he is subject to prejudice because of his status as outsider ✓
- he cannot work in a high rank because of his status as an outsider
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- In 'Othello', how is Othello's jealousy shown to be all-consuming and how could its effect be linked to pride?
- he kills Cassio as Cassio publicly humiliates him
- he kills Desdemona as her infidelity threatens his male dominance ✓
- he kills Iago as his scheming ruins his reputation
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- How are the patriarchy and jealousy linked in 'Othello'?
- jealousy is most significant and detrimental to male characters ✓
- jealousy is mostly felt by the female characters
- men are jealous of women's position of little responsibility
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