Othello - Act 2 - Flashcards in A Level and IB English Literature

Explain the use of the long introduction

Increases anticipation and the audience worry that Othello has been killed in the storm

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'news lads our wars are done' -Explain

With no war the soldiers have all of this built up tension and conflict setting the stage for a tragic event

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'let the heavens give him defence against the elements' - Explain

Aligns O with god and ethereal imagery and displays true concern

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Othello returns and says he would rather go through loads of storms as long as Desdemona was on the other side, explain the significance of this

creates an eerie and ominous tone that one day she might not be

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When Iago talks to Roderigo what does he transfer to and why?

Prose, talking casually

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'news lads our wars are done' -Explain

With no war the soldiers have all of this built up tension and conflict setting the stage for a tragic event

'let the heavens give him defence against the elements' - Explain

Othello returns and says he would rather go through loads of storms as long as Desdemona was on the other side, explain the significance of this

When Iago talks to Roderigo what does he transfer to and why?

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