Othello Questions Act III
Act III, Scene 1
1) What does Emilia say that Othello and Desdemona are discussing?
2) What does Cassio ask Emilia?
Act III, Scene 3
1) What does Cassio discuss with Desdemona? What does Desdemona say?
2) What does Iago say when he and Othello see Cassio and Desdemona? How does Iago describe Cassio’s
departure?
3) What does Desdemona ask Othello, and how does Othello respond?
4) What does Iago say to Othello about Cassio and Desdemona? How does Iago manipulate Othello’s
thoughts? What does Othello think of Iago?
5) What happens when Desdemona offers her handkerchief to Othello? What does Emilia do with the
handkerchief? What does Iago plan to do with it?
