Othello Bellringer #1
2/25/14
1.-3. Write down three facts about
Shakespeare’s life that you learned
yesterday or you found fascinating.
Today’s Target: I can summarize
information important for analysis.
Othello Bellringer #2
2/27/14
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Who is Othello?
What scandal has happened at the start
of the play?
Why is Iago mad at Othello?
Today’s Target: I can read drama and
analyze the author’s use of conventions.
Othello Bellringer #3
2/28/14
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Where does Act 1 of Othello take place?
Your notes describe Iago as malcontent.
What does malcontent mean?
Today’s Target: I can read drama and
analyze the author’s use of conventions.
Othello Bellringer #4
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3/5/14
What are Roderigo and Iago upset about the
beginning of the play?
Why do they wake Brabantio up in the
middle of the night?
How does Iago behave toward Othello in
scene 2?
Think back to your Othello intro notes: How
did Elizabethan culture feel about women?
Today’s Target: I can read drama and analyze
the author’s use of conventions.
Othello Bellringer #5
3/7/14
What does Roderigo want to do after the
Duke and everyone else leaves?
2. What is Iago’s advice to Roderigo?
3. What plan does Iago reveal at the end of
Act I?
Today’s Target: I can read drama and
analyze the author’s use of conventions.
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Othello Bellringer #6
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3/13/14
How does Iago feel about his wife or
women in general?
On page 60 Iago discusses a new revenge
plan for Othello?
What gave him the idea for this plan?
Today’s Target: I can read drama and
analyze the author’s use of conventions.
Othello Bellringer #7
3/14/14
How do Othello and Desdemona behave
when they see each other again?
2. Why does Iago think Desdemona will
cheat on Othello with Cassio? List at least
two reasons.
3. What does Iago reveal at the end of scene
1 of Act 2?
Today’s Target: I can read drama and
analyze the author’s use of conventions.
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Othello Bellringer #8
3/18/14
How did Iago set up Cassio?
2. What is the outcome of Iago’s plan? Did
it work? Explain.
3. What advice does Iago give Cassio after
the fight?
Today’s Target: I can read drama and
analyze the author’s use of conventions.
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Othello Bellringer #9
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3/24/14
What is ironic about the fact that Cassio
and Othello keep referring to Iago as
“honest Iago”? (Remember irony is about
expectations.)
Predict: Do you think Iago’s plan to make
Othello jealous will work? Why or why
not?
Today’s Target: I can read drama and
analyze the author’s use of conventions.
Othello Bellringer #10 3/25/14
Directions: Use your Act 3 notes to help you
answer these questions.
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Why does Emilia say Othello cannot
reinstate Cassio? (page 1)
2.
Iago’s web of deceit and lies starts in this act.
List one instance of Iago’s deceit or lies.
3.
What does Iago believe about reputation?
(Page 7)
Today’s Target: I can read drama and analyze
the author’s use of conventions.
Othello Bellringer #11 3/26/14
Directions: Use your Act 3 notes to help
you answer these questions.
1. What “proof” does Iago offer Othello of
Desdemona and Cassio’s affair?
2. What is significant about the
handkerchief in this act?
Today’s Target: I can summarize
information important for analysis.