Othello act 3 scene 4

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Explain the use of punctuation in Othellos argument with Desdemona which displays his increasingly agressive tone

At the start - long sentances with commas of full stops whilst at the end - there are short sentances concluded with an '!' implying that he is increasingly aggresive and loosing control.

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Explain the importance of the hankerchief being charmed

It shows how O has resorted to the black stereotype of the time, as brabantio said at the start

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Why does Othello leave at the peak of an argument

We assume he is leaving before he physically abuses Desdemona and therefore are fearful for the future

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Emilia says that men are 'stomachs' and women are their 'food' , 'they eat us hungrily and when they are full they belch us'

This portrays the misogynistic age and emilias understanding of love married to iago. Emilia only sees love as a catalyst for pain, foreshadowing that in the end O will dispose of D in a emotional way like Emilia or a physical way lie he is planning

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Explain what bianca represents

What Othello thinks of Desdemona now

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Card 2

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Explain the importance of the hankerchief being charmed

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It shows how O has resorted to the black stereotype of the time, as brabantio said at the start

Card 3

Front

Why does Othello leave at the peak of an argument

Back

Card 4

Front

Emilia says that men are 'stomachs' and women are their 'food' , 'they eat us hungrily and when they are full they belch us'

Back

Card 5

Front

Explain what bianca represents

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Othello act 3 scene 4