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Othello
William Shakespeare
Study Guide
NO FEAR
Translation
Summary
Plot Overview
Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Act I, scenes i–ii
Act I, scene iii
Act II, scenes i–ii
Act II, scene iii
Act III, scenes i–iii
Act III, scene iv
Act IV, scene i
Act IV, scenes ii–iii
Act V, scenes i–ii
Video Plot Summary
Characters
Character List
Othello
Iago
Desdemona
Emilia
Cassio
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Allusions
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Does Iago Hate Women?
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Appearance vs. reality
Deception and treachery
Timing
Jealousy
Justice
Quotes By Section
Act I, scenes i–ii
Act I, scene iii
Act II, scenes i–ii
Act II, scene iii
Act III, scenes i–iii
Act III, scene iv
Act IV, scene i
Act IV, scenes ii–iii
Act V, scene i–ii
Quotes By Character
Othello
Desdemona
Iago
Cassio
Emilia
Further Study
Context
Othello and the War of Cyprus
Is Othello Black?
Shakespeare’s Sources for Othello
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Act I, scenes i-ii
Act I, scene iii
Act II, scenes i-ii
Act II, scene iii
Act III, scenes i-iii
Act III, scene iv
Act IV, scene i
Act IV, scenes ii-iii
Act V, scenes i-ii
Analysis of Major Characters
Character List
Context
Plot Overview
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Plot Overview Quiz
Plot Overview Quiz
1
of 5
What reason does Iago give at the beginning of the play for conspiring against Othello?
Othello passed him over for a promotion.
Othello stole the woman he loves.
Othello is secretly working for the Turks.
Othello killed his friend Roderigo.
2
of 5
Why does Othello have to go to Cyprus?
To prepare defenses against the Turks.
To confront Iago about his deception.
To take command of the Turkish army.
To rejoin his wife for their marriage.
3
of 5
Who does Iago frame as having an affair with Desdemona?
Roderigo
Brabantio
Cassio
Lodovico
4
of 5
How does Desdemona die?
She kills herself with poison.
Othello smothers her with a pillow.
Iago strangles her and frames Cassio.
Roderigo stabs her in her sleep.
5
of 5
What happens to Iago at the end of the play?
He is banished from Venice.
He is killed by the Turks.
He is married to Bianca.
He is sentenced to death.
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NO FEAR
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CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Othello: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Plot Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
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QUOTES
Quotes by Theme
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
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