Critics

• Who argues that Iago manipulates others masterfully?

  1. A. J. Honigmann
• What does Iago reduce his victims to?

  Merely puppets
• What does Othello warn about jealousy?

  It is the green-eyed monster
• How does F. R. Leavis describe Othello's response to suggestion?

  He yields with extraordinary promptness
• What does Othello say about his occupation in Act 3, Scene 3?

  Othello’s occupation’s gone
• How does Ania Loomba characterize Othello's racial status?

  It shapes his tragedy and insecurities
• What does Othello reflect on regarding his racial difference?

  He feels he is not a hero
• What does David Scott Kastan say about Shakespeare’s tragedies?

  They leave causes of suffering ambiguous
• What does Kastan say about human suffering in plays?

  It prevents confident attribution of meaning
• What paradox does A. D. Nuttall discuss regarding tragedy?

  It creates pleasure through emotional intensity
• What does A. C. Bradley state about Shakespearean tragedy?

  It centers on a noble figure’s fall
• What does Phillips argue about Othello's identity?

  It is influenced by his status as an outsider
• How does Callaghan interpret the handkerchief's significance?

  It represents the marital bond
• What does the loss of the handkerchief symbolize?

  The unravelling of Othello and Desdemona's relationship
• What does Thomas Rymer criticize about the handkerchief?

  It is a trivial object driving the plot
• What does Rymer say about the handkerchief's impact?

  It should not cause noble characters' downfall
• How does Lisa Jardine describe Desdemona's character?

  She embodies patience and passivity
• What does Desdemona say about her obedience?

  I am obedient
• What does Desdemona's response to Othello reveal?

  Her willingness to conform to societal expectations
• What does Desdemona's quote about unkindness illustrate?

  Her steadfast devotion to Othello
• What does Desdemona's character reflect about women in the Elizabethan era?

  Societal ideals of obedience and chastity