Key soliloquies and monolouges

Question 1

what soliloquies or monologues are there in act 1 scene 1 and who by

Answer 1

monolouge by Iago -complaining about not being promoted and lays his resentment towards Cassio and Othello

Question 2

what soliloquies or monologues are there in act 1 scene 3 and who by

Answer 2

soliloquy by Iago-reveals his plans to deceive Othello and use Cassio and Desdemona to destroy him-sets plot in motion

Question 3

what soliloquies or monologues are there in act 2 scene 1 and who by

Answer 3

soliloquy by Iago-he speculates that Othello’s and Desdemona’s marriage is unnatural and further plots

Question 4

what soliloquies or monologues are there in act 2 scene 3 and who by

Answer 4

soliloquy by Iago-he justifies his manipulation as a skillful strategy , showing his deception

Question 5

what soliloquies or monologues are there in act 3 scene 3 and who by

Answer 5

soliloquy by Othello -Othello begins to doubt Desdemona’s fidelity and wrestles with internal conflict

Question 6

what soliloquies or monologues are there in act 3 scene 3 and who by

Answer 6

soliloquy by Iago-Iago outlines how he’ll use the handkerchief to frame Desdemona

Question 7

what soliloquies or monologues are there in act 4 scene 1 and who by

Answer 7

fragmented soliloquy by Othello-Othello spirals into madness, consumed by imagined betrayal

Question 8

what soliloquies or monologues are there in act 4 scene 3 and who by

Answer 8

monologue by Emilia-Emilia delivers a ‘pro-feminist’ speech about double standards in marriage

Question 9

what soliloquies or monologues are there in act 5 scene 2 and who by

Answer 9

soliloquy by Othello-He prepares himself emotionally to kill Desdemona, trying to rationalize it

Question 10

what soliloquies or monologues are there in act 5 scene 2 and who by

Answer 10

monologue by Othello-His final words before his suicide; a mix of confession, pride and grief