Othello

Question 1

FEMINIST
Brabantio - Act 1, Scene 3
Dramatic Irony, Rhyming Couplet
Propensity to be dishonest, prophecy

Answer 1

“Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see: She has deceived her father and may thee.”

Question 2

FEMINIST
Desdemona - Act 1, Scene 3
Allusion, Contrast
Duty to husband, desire for father’s acceptance

Answer 2

“Here’s my husband: And so much duty as my mother show’d To you, preferring you before her father, So much I challenge, that I may profess, Due to the Moor my Lord.”

Question 3

FEMINIST
Othello - Act 1, Scene 3
Dramatic Irony
Iago has control over Desdemona, dishonesty

Answer 3

“A man he is of honesty and trust. To his conveyance I assign my wife.”

Question 4

FEMINIST
Iago - Act 2, Scene 1
Metaphor
Denial of autonomy, stereotypes of women

Answer 4

“You are… players in your housewifery, and housewives in your beds.”

Question 5

MARXIST
Iago - Act 1, Scene 1
Metaphor
Racial stereotypes

Answer 5

“An old black ram is tupping your white ewe.”

Question 6

MARXIST
Iago - Act 1, Scene 1
Biblical Allusion
Hypocritical nature, opposing God

Answer 6

“I am not what I am.”

Question 7

MARXIST
First Senator - Act 1, Scene 3
Oxymoron
Respect and status with taint

Answer 7

“Valiant moor.”

Question 8

MARXIST
Iago - Act 1, Scene 1
Metaphor, Biblical Allusion
Status in bloodline

Answer 8

“The devil will make a grandsire of you.”