Othello: Act III Quiz

  1. How does Iago skillfully reveal to Othello the notion that Desdemona has been unfaithful with Cassio?
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  2. According to Iago, when has Desdemona previously shown evidence that she is capable of  deception?
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  3. What's the importance of the handkerchief ("napkin") in Iago's plot? 
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  4. What does Othello order Iago to do regarding Cassio? 
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Who said it, and what is he/she talking about?

  1. "Thou hast set me on the rack
    I swear 'tis better to be much abused
    Than but to know't a little."

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  2. "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy!
    It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock
    The meat it feeds on."

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  3. "I had rather be a toad
    And live upon the vapor of a dungeon
    Than keep a corner in the thing I love for others' uses."

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  4. "I am your own forever."
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