1. In Act I, Scene Ill, line 176, Brabantio demands that the Duke hear Desdemona's side of things. What does Brabantio mean when he then asks her,
"Come hither, gentle mistress,
Do you perceive in all this noble company
Where most you owe obedience"?
Liii. 179-181
2. What does this exchange (lines above) between Brabantio and Desdemona tell us about the
role of women in this society?
3. How might Brabantio's final words to Othello (1.111.288-289) affect what happens later in the
play?
4. What plan to destroy Othello does lago come up with at the end of the act (glve line
numbers)? How do you know that this is his plan (what is in the text)?
5. lago gives two reasons for hating Othello in Act 1. The first is being passed over for a
promotion in favor of Cassio. What is the second (give line numbers)? Is this a believable
reason? Explain.