Shakespeare:

Today in class we played a review game for the test.

You wisely chose to stop and walk away with 80's day.  We will do this next Friday.

We went over the questions on the test.  It is all essay and you have the questions.  As you may use any of your own notes, I would encourage you to use tonight to work on the questions and put together an outline.

Here are the questions to consider:
Directions : H: Please answer three of the following questions. CPA: Please answer two.

1. Essay #1 In a well written essay in the space provided, please discuss what weaknesses Othello has that make it easy for Iago to make him crazy with jealousy. What other circumstances contribute to the success of Iago’s plan? Please make sure that you use specific examples.

Essay #2 The movie “O” tried to modernize the story of Othello in a high school situation. Please look at the characters in the movie. Which ones were changed or amplified? How were they changed? Please discuss what was the cause of these changes.

Essay #3 Please consider one line that if taken out of the play, would change the play completely. What line would you remove? Please explain everything that it would alter.

Essay #4 Please describe in detail Act 5 of the play. Your focus should be on how all conflicts were resolved. What conflicts were left open? You should also examine the main 5 characters and detail what happens to each at the end of the play as part of your answer.

Essay #5 Iago is a complex and interesting character. Please examine his actions throughout the play and discuss how he successfully set up all of the main characters in the play.

Essay #6 If you had to remove 4 parts of the play that would not alter the main story, what parts would you remove and why?