Judging Othello’s Actions

• In pairs, evaluate these actions of Othello’s

• Place them into a rank order – from the most awful thing that he does,
to the least:
Least Most

• You should be able to explain why some actions are worse than others
• There is no right or wrong answer!

Othello promotes his best Othello secretly marries He defeats the Turkish
friend, Cassio, to the Desdemona without her invaders in Cyprus
position of lieutenant father’s permission

He sacks Cassio from his In front of guests, Othello Othello listens to, and
position after Cassio is treats Desdemona poorly, believes, Iago’s lies about
drunk and fighting on duty then hits her Desdemona and Cassio

Othello agrees that Cassio Othello does not believe Othello murders
should be killed Desdemona when she Desdemona
says she is faithful to him

Othello begs for Othello stabs, but does Heartbroken, Othello kills
forgiveness after learning not manage to kill, Iago himself
the truth about his wife

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