Scene 3:
For what two reasons
does Desdemona agree to plead Cassio's case?
She wants to get them back to being best friends and she
believes he is good at his job so that’s why she will try to persuade Othello
to give Cassio his job back.
What is Iago referring
to when he says, "Ha! I like not that."
Iago gives the impression that he should not being saying
something and he is holding back important information.
After Othello
repeatedly urges Iago to tell him what's on his mind, Iago says "O,
beware, my lord, of jealousy;/It is the green eyed monster, which doth mock /
The meat it feeds on." What is Othello's response? What does he want from
Iago?
Othello wants to know what Iago is holding back and why he
keeps inferring that his wife is a cheat and this just winds up Othello more as
it just makes Iago appear innocent and Desdemona even more guilty.
What does Iago say
about the women of Venice?
Iago says that women of Venice only go for men who are of
their own ‘clime, complexion and degree’ this is Iago saying how not in any way
is Othello suited to her because he is not of the same age, skin colour or
social class as Desdemona.
What contextual
evidence do we have to support Iago's views of Venetian women?
Venetian women were seen to be prostitutes and even married
women are said to sleep around with any man that they can get their hands on.
Why might this cause
Othello to believe this or, at least, not dismiss it immediately?
Othello has always worried that their age gap may affect
things, but I believe that he just doesn’t want to believe that his wife would
even cheat on him, let alone before he knows the reasons behind it.
Who echoes
Brabantio's earlier warning to Othello?
Iago warned Othello that just like back in Venice, Desdemona
had deceived her father with Othello, so there’s reason she may do it to
Othello with another man.
Desdemona's
handkerchief becomes an important piece of stage business. Why did Desdemona
produce it? What happens to it? What might this symbolise? What happens to it?
What does Emilia plan to do with it?
Desdemona produces the handkerchief as Othello gets a
headache and she want to make him feel better, as they believed that helped headaches.
When Othello says it’s too small, inferring that her love is not enough, she
drops it and doesn’t realise. This could symbolise their loss of love. Emilia
finds it and picks it up as she knows Iago wants it, she doesn’t know what he
plans do with it, but she thinks she may
receive sexual gratification in return.
What does Iago plan
to do with the handkerchief?
Iago wishes to plant it in Cassio’s bedroom so that Othello
can see him with it and start to believe that his wife is cheating on him with
his second man.
When Othello returns
to the scene upset, what warning does he give Iago?
He indicates to Iago that he is angry and believes that what
Iago has told him is false information. He takes it out on Iago because he is
confused and doesn’t know what to believe as he trusts Iago but prays that his
wife hasn’t cheated on him either.
What 'proof' of
Desdemona's disloyalty does Iago give Othello?
Iago’s ‘proof’ is that when they were asleep together, Iago
couldn’t sleep and heard Cassio talking in his sleep saying to Desdemona that
they must hide their love, as Cassio started kissing Iago’s hand and humping
his leg as if it was Desdemona.
What is Iago's final
'proof'?
Cassio wiping his beard on the strawberry handkerchief as it
was an ordinary napkin and worthless.
What is noticeable
about Othello's language in this scene?
It becomes mono-syllabic when talking with Iago, until he
produces a massive speech on how he now believes that Desdemona has cheated on him
and he is heartbroken and insults her.
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