LONG ANSWERS: The following questions are worth 5 points each. Each question must be answered in a paragraph. Each paragraph must be at least five (5) sentences in length. You may use your notes and the play to help you write your answers.
1. Discuss the role that race plays in Shakespeare’s portrayal of Othello. How do the other characters react to Othello’s skin color or to the fact that he is a Moor? How does Othello see himself?
2. Othello undergoes a change as the play progresses. What is he like at the beginning? What is he like at the end? How does he change and why does he change?
3. The play features the strong symbol of Desdemona’s handkerchief. What is the meaning of this symbol and why is it so important to the play?
4. Discuss the importance of the setting of Cyprus in the play. What effect does the isolation of the setting have on the characters?
5. “You can fool some of the people all of the time; you can fool all of the people some of the time; but you can’t fool all the people all the time.” To whom would you apply this quote. Explain fully.
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