Þthello Act 1 Study Guide Act 1. Scene 1
1. Why might Shakespeare choose to begin the play in the middle of a conversation between
lago and Roderigo? What effect does it have on you as a reader?
2. What are the two of them discussing?
3. What reasons does lago give for being angry with Othello?
4. What might lago mean when he says "I am not what I am."(line 66)?
5. What other words/phrases does he use in his short speech (lines 42-66) that also relate to
the idea that appearances are deceiving?
6. What are your first impressions of lago and Roderigo?
7. Why do lago and Roderigo go to wake up Brabantio, and how would you describe the way in
which they deliver the news to Brabantio?
8. What evidence of racism do you find in the first scene?

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

well, number 1, the 1920s was not economically prosperous until the start of the lend-lease act, which employed large amounts of people in producing equipment for the allies.

b. world war ii is your answer, because wwi had already ended at 1918, and the cold war was after 1945.

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