Othello Advanced

3. Othello’s moment of recognition when he realises Desdemona’s innocence and Iago’s treachery.
5. Othello’s powerful storytelling skill that wins Desdemona’s love and persuades the Duke.
6. Iago frequently uses this dramatic device to reveal his manipulative intentions directly to the audience.
7. Animal metaphors used to demean Othello and evoke racial prejudice.
10. The idea that Desdemona and Emilia must perform idealised versions of womanhood.
13. The destructive emotional state that overwhelms Othello and leads to violence.
15. Quality that complicates characters like Emilia and Othello, resisting simple categorisation.
16. Process by which Othello is constructed as exotic, inferior, or non-Venetian.
17. Othello’s hamartia, often identified as jealousy or excessive trust.
19. Iago’s manipulation is compared to directing a play, creating “scenes within scenes.”
20. The emotional release audiences experience as Othello recognises his fatal error.

1. System that positions women as obedient and male honour as dependent on female chastity.
2. Descriptor for Iago’s ruthlessly strategic and self-serving villainy.
4. The handkerchief operates through this device, representing love, fidelity, and illusion.
8. Central theme: Iago engineers deceptions that exploit Othello’s reliance on visible “proof.”
9. Metaphor for Iago’s psychological manipulation likened to infecting Othello’s thoughts.
11. Cassio calls this the “immortal part” of himself, foregrounding honour in the play.
12. Prejudice against outsiders; a key force shaping Venetian attitudes toward Othello.
14. Reading that interprets Othello’s depiction as both feared outsider and exoticised figure.
18. The audience recognises Iago’s deceit while Othello trusts him as “honest Iago.”