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Homework – Othello Act 2
Respond to the following question using MLA in-text citations and direct quotes of lines from the play to support your answers. Be sure that you use a signal phrase (subject and verb) to introduce the lines from the play.
How to format your answer: For a verse play like Othello, list the act, scene, and line numbers, separated by periods. Use Arabic numerals and separate the numbers with periods. Please sure to put the punctuation at the end of your sentences. Here a few examples.
In his famous advice to the players, Hamlet defines the purpose of theater, “whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as ’twere, the mirror up to nature” (3.2.21-23). – example of direct quote
In Shakespeare’s King Lear, Gloucester, blinded for suspected treason, learns a profound lesson from his tragic experience: “A man may see how this world goes / with no eyes” (4.6.148-49).
When Hamlet confronts Rosencrantz and Gildenstern, he tells them that he “is not easily played upon” (3.4.127).
Signal Phrase Verbs
Introducing quoted, paraphrased, or summarized material requires a signal phrase, and signal phrases require verbs. Here are some commonly used signal phrase verbs.
acknowledges
adds
admits
agrees
asserts
believes
claims
comments
compares
confirms
Declares
denies
disputes
emphasizes
endorses
explains
grants
illustrates
narrates
notes
observes
offers
outlines
outlines
reasons
refutes
rejects
reports
responds
says
thinks
writes
Your response should be in the MLA format (double-spaced, typed, etc).
Respond to the following question:
As Act 2 progresses, fears of the characters become more apparent. State what the specific fears are of 2 characters and how they influence that specific character’s behavior. Be sure that you write at least a one page response for the question. Use the original Old English Shakespearean text to complete your answer. DO NOT use the No Fear Shakespeare modern English translation as part of your answer.
