Othello

Question 1

Victim of….

Answer 1

Victim of human and social forces conspiring against him

Also a victim of his own insecurities and rashness of mind

Question 2

“It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul”
“You chaste stars”

Answer 2

• dramatic irony - the real cause of his fall is trusting the bad and not trusting the good
• believes he must do this to save other men being cuckolded