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Othello
Plot Overview Quick Quiz

Othello

by: William Shakespeare

Summary
- Plot Overview
- Video Plot Summary
Translation
- Act 1
- Scene 1
- Scene 2
- Scene 3
- Act 2
- Scene 1
- Scene 2
- Scene 3
- Act 3
- Scene 1
- Scene 2
- Scene 3
- Scene 4
- Act 4
- Scene 1
- Scene 2
- Scene 3
- Act 5
- Scene 1
- Scene 2
Characters
- Character List
- Othello
- Iago
- Desdemona
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Plot Analysis
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Genre
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
- Key Facts
- Does Iago Hate Women?
Quotes
- Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
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Plot Overview Quick 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 Othello
NO FEAR
Character List
CHARACTERS
Othello: Character Analysis
CHARACTERS
Plot Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Does Iago Hate Women?
MAIN IDEAS
Quotes by Theme
QUOTES
Themes
MAIN IDEAS
Review Quiz
FURTHER STUDY

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