1.-3. write down three facts about shakespeare’s life that you learned yesterday or you found...

1.-3. Write down three facts about Shakespeare’s life that you learned yesterday or you found fascinating.

Today’s Target: I can summarize information important for analysis.

Othello Bellringer #1 2/25/14

1. Who is Othello? 2. What scandal has happened at the

start of the play?3. Why is Iago mad at Othello? Today’s Target: I can read drama and analyze the author’s use of conventions.


1. Where does Act 1 of Othello take place?

2. Your notes describe Iago as malcontent. What does malcontent mean?

Today’s Target: I can read drama and analyze the author’s use of conventions.


1. What are Roderigo and Iago upset about the beginning of the play?

2. Why do they wake Brabantio up in the middle of the night?

3. How does Iago behave toward Othello in scene 2?

4. Think back to your Othello intro notes: How did Elizabethan culture feel about women?



1. What does Roderigo want to do after the Duke and everyone else leaves?

2. What is Iago’s advice to Roderigo?3. What plan does Iago reveal at the

end of Act I?Today’s Target: I can read drama and analyze the author’s use of conventions.


1. How does Iago feel about his wife or women in general?

2. On page 60 Iago discusses a new revenge plan for Othello?

3. What gave him the idea for this plan?



1. How do Othello and Desdemona behave when they see each other again?

2. Why does Iago think Desdemona will cheat on Othello with Cassio? List at least two reasons.

3. What does Iago reveal at the end of scene 1 of Act 2?


Othello Bellringer #73/14/14

1. How did Iago set up Cassio?2. What is the outcome of Iago’s plan?

Did it work? Explain.3. What advice does Iago give Cassio

after the fight?Today’s Target: I can read drama and analyze the author’s use of conventions.


1. What is ironic about the fact that Cassio and Othello keep referring to Iago as “honest Iago”? (Remember irony is about expectations.)

2. Predict: Do you think Iago’s plan to make Othello jealous will work? Why or why not?



Directions: Use your Act 3 notes to help you answer these questions.1. Why does Emilia say Othello cannot

reinstate Cassio? (page 1)2. Iago’s web of deceit and lies starts in this

act. List one instance of Iago’s deceit or lies.

3. What does Iago believe about reputation? (Page 7)



Directions: Use your Act 3 notes to help you answer these questions.1. What “proof” does Iago offer Othello

of Desdemona and Cassio’s affair? 2. What is significant about the

handkerchief in this act?

Today’s Target: I can summarize information important for analysis.


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