ACT 1 OTHELLO Flashcards
1
Q
STRUCTURE
A
-not in the opening = irrelevance = audience perceived conception
2
Q
‘my life and being from men of royal seige’
A
- iambic pentameter = elegant `and composed
- comes from nobility and pride = defending social rank
3
Q
‘my parts my title and my perfect soul’
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- syntax = what’s most important in venetian society
- repetition of ‘my’ = big headed
4
Q
‘rude am I in my speech’
A
- self depricating
- ironic, very eloquent rhyme couplets
- racial inferiority underlying insecurity
5
Q
‘rough quarries, rocks and hills whose heads touch hevaen
A
- fairy tale, mythologising
- idealizing situation
6
Q
‘fair warrior
A
‘dear husband’
