Othello Act Five
©David Rickert
How well do you know Act Five?
1. Why does Iago kill Roderigo?
2. Who does Desdemona blame for her death?
3. What revelation allows Emilia to be the first to figure out what really happened?
4. When Othello asks Iago why he did what he did, what is Iago’s response?
5. What did Roderigo have on him that implicates Iago?
6. How does Othello want to be remembered after his death?
7.
Who is put in charge in Othello’s place? What is the first command he receives from Lodovico?
Extended Response: At what point in the play do
you believe Othello was most likely to figure out
what was going on? Or do you think he had no
reason not to trust Iago, so his downfall was
inevitable?
©David Rickert