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Othello Act 5 S.G.

Please answer the questions in full sentences

1. How would Iago gain from Roderigo's death? Cassio's?

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2. What happens when Roderigo attacks Cassio? Who actually wounds Cassio?
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3. What does Othello assume has happened? Is he correct?
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4. After Bianca appears, what new part of his plot does Iago begin in Scene 1?
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5. Who will get the blame for the attack on Cassio if Iago has his way?
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6. What justification does Othello try to give for the murder of Desdemona in Scene 2?
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7. How does Othello kill Desdemona? What interruption occurs while he is doing it?
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8. Whom does Desdemona blame for her death? Does Emilia believe her?
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9. How is Desdemona faithful to Othello to the end?
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10. What happens when Iago tells his wife not to speak and to go home, orders which good Renaissance wives should
follow without question?
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11. What is Emilias reaction when Othello tells her that Iago has revealed Desdemona's affair with Cassio to him?
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12. What is Othello finally beginning to realize at 5. 2.205? What has happened to Desdemonas father?
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13. Why does Othello attack Iago?
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14. What is Othellos reaction to having his sword taken away?
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15. How does Othello use the second sword his finds in the room?
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16. How do Roderigos pockets conveniently help to clarify much of what has happened?
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17. What happens to Othello, Iago and Cassio in the end?
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18. Who gets Othellos estate? Why?
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