Question 1

What is a tragic hero?

Accepted Answer

a character of high status with a hamartia that experiences a downfall

Answer

a sympathetic central character of common status

Answer

a main character that is nice

Question 2

In Shakespeare's 'Othello', what could Othello's hamartia be?

Accepted Answer

jealousy

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ambition

Answer

arrogance

Question 3

In 'Othello', what may Othello's moment of anagnorisis be?

Accepted Answer

When he learns he was manipulated by Iago

Answer

When he learns that Brabantio rejected him

Answer

When he learns Cassio had Desdemona's handkerchief

Question 4

What is Othello's peripeteia in Shakespeare's 'Othello'?

Accepted Answer

When he falls for Iago's schemes

Answer

When he travels to Cyprus

Answer

When he marries Desdemona

Question 5

What is meant by the word 'catharsis'?

Accepted Answer

a release of tension

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a build up of tension

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feeling sorry for the protagonist

Question 6

When are the audience likely to experience catharsis in the play 'Othello'?

Accepted Answer

When Othello kills himself because he rids himself of guilt

Answer

When Othello kills Desdemona because he rids himself of insecurity

Answer

When Othello finds that Cassio has Desdemona's handkerchief because it is tense

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