Othello Bellringer #11 4/8/14
Start this on a new sheet of paper. Bellringers 1-10 were
taken up before spring break.
1. How does Iago further convince Othello that
Desdemona has been unfaithful in Act 4, Scene 1?
2. What is Iago and Othello’s plan at the end of Scene 1 to
deal with Desdemona and Cassio?
3. Why does Lodovico question Othello’s sanity at the end
of Scene 1?
Today’s Target: I can summarize information important
for analysis.
Othello Bellringer #12 4/10/14
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3.
Give one example from Act 4 of “proof” that
Desdemona did not cheat on her husband that
Othello dismisses.
What are two examples of the foreshadowing
of Desdemona’s death in Act 4?
What argument about men and women does
Emilia make at the end of Act 4? Do you agree
or disagree with her?
Today’s Target: I can summarize information
important for analysis.
Othello Bellringer #13 4/11/14
What does Iago mean when he says,
“This is the night / That either breaks me
or fordoes me quite” (5.1.129-130)
2. What does Othello compare taking
Desdemona’s life to in Act 5, Scene 1?
3. Why does Othello ask Desdemona if she
has prayed tonight in the bedchamber
scene?
Today’s Target: I can summarize
information important for analysis.
1.
Othello Bellringer #14 4/14/14
Directions: Explain how each of the
following characters died in Othello.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Roderigo
Desdemona
Emilia
Othello
Today’s Target: I can write insightful
literary analysis with specific textual
support.