Lit Terms for Othello Rachel, Housten, David, Michaela, Sarah

Dramatic Irony Irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play So that the audience will know the true character traits. Ex. II.iii “Two things are to be dons. My wife moist move for Casio to there mistress Ill set her on. Myself the while to draw the Moor apart. And bring him jump when he may Casio find Soliciting his wife. Ay. That’s the way Dull not decide by coldness and delay.

Oxymoron A figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous seemingly self- contradictory effect as in “cruel Kindness” To add continuing exsplanation and detail to lines of the script Ex. I.i.49- Whip me such honest knaves.

Pun The use of words or phrases to exploit ambiguities and innuendoes in their meaning usually for humours effect To keep the reader entertaind and give them a little giggle Ex. I.i An old black ram is topping your white ewe.

Malapropism An act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, confusion of words that are similar in sound To make the reader wonder… Whats is going on? Ex. III.iii.53- That errs in ignorance and not in cunning.

Allusion A passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something To inflict further understanding of what is being said Ex. I.i.66 For daws to peck at. I am not what I am

Bombast Speech too pompous for an occasion To make something seem more formal that it actually is Ex. II.i Come let us to the castle News friends our wars are done the Turks are drowned How does my old acquaintance of the isle.

Hyperbole Obvious and intentional exaggeration To really prove and exaggerate the point Ex. II.i You are pictures our of doors. Bells in your parlors, Wild- cats in your ketches, Saints m your injuries, Devils being offended

Foil To prevent the success of, frustrate To create drama Ex. II.iii – Imago- O they are our friends but one cup ill drink for you – Casio- I have drunk but one cup to night and that was craftily qualified too and behold what innovation it makes here

Onomatopoeia The formation of a word by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent To help the reader understand by using sounds Ex. I.I.80 What. Ho. Barbate! Seignior Brabant. Ho!

Setting The locale or peroid in which the action of a novel play film etc takes place To let the reader or watch know where the actors are located. Ex. II.i.5-8- Methinks the wind hath spoke aloud at land; a fuller blast nerer shook our battlements if it hath ruffiand so upon the sea.

Double Entendre A double meaning So that the context can be understood in more than one way. This entitles more people to understand it in their own way EX. III.iii “ By heaven thou echost me, As if there were some monster in thy thought too hideous to be shown. Thou dost mean something