How many soliloquies are there in Othello?
six soliloquies
Where is Othello’s soliloquy?
Like I said yesterday, soliloquies usually expose the thoughts or emotional states of the characters. And that’s certainly the case for our Moor. His first soliloquy comes in the midst of the mid-point scene, Act Three, Scene Three.
What is Othello’s first soliloquy?
Othello’s single true soliloquy (Granville-Barker, 1969) opens with the most ironic of statements, that is, his reckoning of Iago’s trustworthiness: “This fellow’s of exceeding honesty, / And knows all qualities with a learned spirit / Of human dealings.” It is a central irony, this constant use of the word ‘honest’ …
What is Othello’s final soliloquy?
Othello’s suicide serves as a kind of trial in which he decides on and enacts a punishment for his crime of killing Desdemona. In his final speech, he explains how he hopes to be remembered, saying “When you shall these unlucky deed relate / Speak of me as I am” (5.2.).
What are Emilia’s last words?
Emilia, aware that she is near death, recalls Desdemona’s prophetic “Willow Song,” a bit of which she sings. She reaffirms the innocence of her mistress just before she dies and concludes: “She lov’d thee, cruel Moor” (249).
Why does Othello kill himself in the end?
Iago manipulates Othello into believing his wife Desdemona is unfaithful, stirring Othello’s jealousy. Othello allows jealousy to consume him, murders Desdemona, and then kills himself.
Who kills Emilia in Othello?
However, after listening to Iago, Othello is convinced of Desdemona’s guilt. He murders her in act 5, scene 2. Immediately after killing her, Othello is faced with Emilia’s fury. Ever faithful to her mistress, Emilia is beside herself with grief and pain at Othello’s senseless actions.
How does Othello rationalize killing Desdemona?
Having been mistakenly told that Desdemona is having an affair with his lieutenant Cassio, Othello repeatedly verbally abuses Desdemona in sexual terms – he calls her a public whore, a commoner, a strumpet and a devil. Othello kills Desdemona by smothering her with pillows in their matrimonial bed.
What is the significance of the handkerchief in Othello?
The handkerchief initially is a gift given to Desdemona by Othello as a love token. It is subsequently symbolically transformed into Desdemona’s bedsheets, which she uses to reveal her true innocence and fidelity to Othello; and finally, Desdemona requests that the bedsheets be used to cover her as a death shroud.
What is the effect of Emilia silence about the handkerchief?
She asserts that when Emilia steals the handkerchief she acts in accord with the “wifely virtues of silence, obedience, and prudence” (Neely 1993:131), and that when she gives it to Iago, she is “thereby making herself subservient to him and placing her loyalty to her husband above affection for Desdemona.
What color is the handkerchief in Othello?
black handkerchief
What was on the handkerchief in number the stars?
It had traces of cocaine on it to numb the dog’s sense of smell. When the Nazi dogs took onto the boat sniff the handkerchief, they could no longer smell Uncle Henrik’s hidden “cargo,” the Jews that he is smuggling to safety. He tells Annemarie that many Jewish people, including the Rosens, were hiding in his boat.
How old is Lois Lowry now?
84 years (March 20, 1937)
Why was Number the Stars Banned?
The book was banned in South Africa in 1979 for no given reason. In 2001, the book was pulled from library shelves at a high school in La Mirada, California for its sexual content. The decision was protested by students and later returned to the school library.
What award did Number the Stars get?
John Newbery Medal
Where is Lois Lowry from?
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Who is the author of Number the Stars?
Lois Lowry
Is Number the Stars a good book?
Great. It’s a good book for kids to learn about what happened during the holocaust. Some parts are very sad, but it’s good for kids to know about history.
How many pages is the number of stars?
137