Othello Act 1 Scene 1

Questions

Summarise what happens in Act 1 Scene 1 in one sentence

Iago and Roderigo to alert him of Desdemona’s elopement with Othello

What does Venice symbolise?

Civilization, law, and order

What does animal imagery symbolise in Othello?

The way people dehumanise Othello due to his race

What derogatory words does Iago use to describe Othello?

The Moor
Thick-lips

Barbary horse
Black ram

Complete the quotation: “I follow him to…”

“I follow him to serve my turn upon him”

Complete the quotation: “I am not…”

“I am not what I am”

Complete the quotation: “poison”

“Call up her father, rouse him, poison his delight, proclaim him in the street, incense her kinsmen.”

Complete the quotation: “an old black…”

“An old black ram is tupping your white ewe”

Define meritocracy

Political system where power is individual based on one’s ability rather than wealth or social class.

Define duplicitous

Someone acting in two ways to different people

Define debased value system

A set of morals or principles that have become corrupted or weakened.

Define prejudiced

Showing unfair dislike or judgment toward a person or group based on their identity or characteristics.