Þthello Act 1 Study Guide Act 1. Scene 1
1. Why might Shakespeare choose to begin the play in the middle of a conversation between
lago and Roderigo? What effect does it have on you as a reader?
2. What are the two of them discussing?
3. What reasons does lago give for being angry with Othello?
4. What might lago mean when he says "I am not what I am."(line 66)?
5. What other words/phrases does he use in his short speech (lines 42-66) that also relate to
the idea that appearances are deceiving?
6. What are your first impressions of lago and Roderigo?
7. Why do lago and Roderigo go to wake up Brabantio, and how would you describe the way in
which they deliver the news to Brabantio?
8. What evidence of racism do you find in the first scene?

"get off of your lazy bum and come running with me or i'm dumping this pitcher of water on u " u say with a smile. she thinks your joking so she ignores you about 10 seconds later shes screaming wile water is dripping everywhere you say "here comes the second one! " then you here her say okay, your such a j e r k ! ill be ready in 5 put the pitcher down " she say in an angry tone. and you smile in victory

good enough?

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i’m writing a memoir and i’ve been given the great suggestion of placing a ‘sub-narrative’ within some of the chapters – sort of, what was going on with me in the grand scheme of things.

i was wondering how to format this so that it is very obvious we are stepping out the of story.

firstly is a change in font from serif to sans workable? i also use dashes for a scene change. was thinking of using a different scene-changer too.

here’s a (shortened) example:

university – or what’s known as ‘uni’ in australia – were some of the best days of my life. where else do you get to potter around in a great location, have very little responsibility, learn lots of things, do lots of things and walk out four years later with a bonus – a degree!

with my university years i had immersed myself into community of intelligent ambitious people. generally everyone had a confidence about themselves. they knew where they were going in life and weren’t threatened by others.

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next normal paragraph continues here…

(sorry couldn’t show the fonts in this comment field)

too much?

(the answer is d)

hope this !