Sunday, October 3, 2010

Act IV, Scene 1

85. In the first 30 lines of IV, 1, how has the relationship between Iago and Othello changed since III, 3?

86. Why does Othello lose consciousness at IV, 1, lines 35 -- 44? How does Iago explain what happened? Why?

87. Explain how Iago stages the dual, simultaneous manipulation of Cassio and Othello at IV, 1, lines 95 -- 144.

88. Do you think Iago anticipated Bianca's appearance at line 145? How is he able to use her arrival to further his deception?

89. What's different about Othello's attitude toward Desdemona lines 178 -- 210? What causes this change?

90. Explain what is happening in the sequence at IV, 1, lines 218 -- 261? Why "goats and monkeys!"

91. How does Iago manipulate Lodovico in the last 20 lines of IV, 1?

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