Act 3 Othello Vocab

• Shrift

Confession to a priest, or the absolution given by a priest following confession. (To give "short shrift" originally meant giving a criminal little time for confession before execution).

• Beseech

To ask someone urgently and fervently to do something; to implore or beg.

• Wooed

Courted or pursued romantically; tried to gain the love or affection of someone with the intent to marry.

• Importunity

Persistence in requesting or demanding something, often to the point of being annoying or troublesome.

• Castigation

Severe reprimand, punishment, or harsh criticism.

• Advocation

The act of pleading for or supporting a cause, proposal, or person; advocacy.

• Suborned

Bribed, induced, or secretly persuaded someone to commit an unlawful act (such as perjury or bearing false witness).