Starter quiz
- What is a tragic hero?
- a character of high status with a hamartia that experiences a downfall ✓
- a sympathetic central character of common status
- a main character that is nice
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- In Shakespeare's 'Othello', what could Othello's hamartia be?
- ambition
- arrogance
- jealousy ✓
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- In 'Othello', what may Othello's moment of anagnorisis be?
- When he learns Cassio had Desdemona's handkerchief
- When he learns he was manipulated by Iago ✓
- When he learns that Brabantio rejected him
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- What is Othello's peripeteia in Shakespeare's 'Othello'?
- When he marries Desdemona
- When he travels to Cyprus
- When he falls for Iago's schemes ✓
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- What is meant by the word 'catharsis'?
- a build up of tension
- a release of tension ✓
- feeling sorry for the protagonist
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- When are the audience likely to experience catharsis in the play 'Othello'?
- When Othello kills Desdemona because he rids himself of insecurity
- When Othello finds that Cassio has Desdemona's handkerchief because it is tense
- When Othello kills himself because he rids himself of guilt ✓
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