Othello Act 3 Scene 4 Flashcards
(9 cards)
Summarise what happens in this scene
Othello is enraged when he finds out Desdemona lost the handkerchief but she talks about Cassio,
Emilia suggests that othello is jealous, Desdemona rejects this idea
Cassio finds the handkerchief
What does the monstrous imagery symbolise?
Refers to unnatural, deviant or immoral behaviour i the play
Iago refers to his plot as a “monstrous birth’
Othello calls Desdemona”s alleged infertility “montrous”
Alludes to inevitable destruction
“My noble moor…
“…is of true mind and made of no baseness/ as jealous creatures are”
“They are all but…”
“…stomachs and we are all but food”
“A monster…”
“…begot upon itself”
Define cynical
Disturbing, disparaging of others
Define ensnaring
Trapping, inescapable
Define accusatory
Applying blame
Define accident of birth
Circumstances or attributes a person is born into that are beyond their control
