Shakespeare Final Set Vocab Practice

5. Roderigo's rude and _ remarks cause Cassio to fight him.
6. Iago's hints that Cassio might not be honest are at first very _. Later, however, Iago calls him a liar outright.
7. It is ironic that at first, Iago tells Cassio that reputation is a _, nothing, but later he tells Othello that your reputation is more valuable than money.
8. At the beginning of the play, Iago says to Roderigo that he _, or utterly loathes, "The Moor."
9. One _ to Cassio getting his job back is the fact that Desdemona can't see him because she needs to sooth Othello's headache.
11. Othello's _ changes as he becomes more and more convinced that Desdemona is cheating. His fear is on his face.
13. Iago uses cut-off phrases to _ that Cassio and Desdemona are lovers.
15. Desdemona believes she has lost her handkerchief out of _; she just wasn't careful enough and lost it.
16. If Roderigo had more _ or cleverness, he would try to get Desdemona on his own without Iago's help.
17. Cassio admits that drinking is an _ that makes him avoid alcohol.
18. It is hard to view Iago's actions in anything but a _ light. Everything seems to be for his own good.
19. Iago mentions that his plan works because Othello is a _ person who believes most people's words are true.

1. After the fight with Montano, Cassio _ to lament the loss of his reputation.
2. The fleet from Cyprus plans on fighting the Turks, but a giant storm so out of the norm is an _ that kills them all.
3. Iago's lies are _ or immoral.
4. It's clear that Brabantio _ on Desdemona because he is so concerned that she has eloped.
10. Iago pretends to speak with _ or honesty, but he is lying. This is an example of dramatic irony because the audience knows but not the characters.
12. Nothing will _ or satisfy Iago more that humiliating Othello by making Othello believe his wife is chating.
14. Desdemona _ the Duke to let her go to Cyprus with Othello. She begs the Duke.
20. Desdemona is _ when she believes she has misplaced her handkerchief. She is upset.