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1. How does what he says to Othello connect to his earlier words to Roderigo that "I must show out a flag and sign of love - Which is indeed but sign"?

2. What does othello mean when he says "I fetch my life and being/ From men of royal siege, and my demerits/ May speak unbonneted to as proud a fortune/ As this that I have reached"?

3. How does Othello respond to Iago's suggestion to go inside the house?

4. How do you think Othello handles the initial confrontation with Brabantio?

5. How would you assess Brabantio's response to the situation and what might his words reaveal about Venetian society in general?

6. Why might Brabantio have chosen the word "pagan" in the couplet that conludes the scene?

7. No specific setting is provided in the stage directions for this scene.If you were directing a production of the play, what kind of set might you choose for the staging of this scene?

8. How effective do the senators and the Duke seem as rulers and military leaders?

9. This is Othello's first long speech, so consider the impression he could make on the audience who has heard much about him, but seen little of him on stage so far. What do you notice about the way he speaks - how would you describe his language?

10. How old was Othello when he began his career as a soldier?

11. What might this reveal about the way disputes are handled in Venice?

12. Acoording to Othello, why did Desdemona fall in love with him?

13. Why did he fall in love with her?

14. Evaluate Desdemona's answer to her father's question, "Where must you owe obedienece"? What does her answer show about Venetian society and about her own character?

15. Note Brabantio's parting couplet to Othello, "Look to her, Moor, if thou has eyes to see: she has decieved her father, and may thee." What is Othello's answer?