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Speaker:    I durst, my Lord, to wager she is honest
            Lay down my soul at stake. If you think other,
            Remove your thought. It doth abuse your bosom
            If any wretch have put this your head,
            Let heaven requite it with the serpents curse
            For if she be not honest, chaste and true
            There's no man happy. The purest of their wives
            Is foul as slander
            

   (Acts IV, Scene Two, Lines 12-19)

 

The speaker is__________---

  • A. Iago
  • B. Desdemona
  • C. Cassio
  • D. Emilia
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Speaker:    I durst, my Lord, to wager she is honest
            Lay down my soul at stake. If you think other,
            Remove your thought. It doth abuse your bosom
            If any wretch have put this your head,
            Let heaven requite it with the serpents curse
            For if she be not honest, chaste and true
            There's no man happy. The purest of their wives
            Is foul as slander
            

   (Acts IV, Scene Two, Lines 12-19) 

 

The speaker is addressing__________

  • A. Othello
  • B. Montano
  • C. Duke
  • D. Roderigo
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Speaker:    I durst, my Lord, to wager she is honest
            Lay down my soul at stake. If you think other,
            Remove your thought. It doth abuse your bosom
            If any wretch have put this your head,
            Let heaven requite it with the serpents curse
            For if she be not honest, chaste and true
            There's no man happy. The purest of their wives
            Is foul as slander
            

   (Acts IV, Scene Two, Lines 12-19) 

 

The speech is in response to___________

  • A. The allegation that the speaker has lied about Desdemona
  • B. Iago's disdain for Othello
  • C. Othello's suspicion that Cassio and Desdemona are lovers
  • D. Brabantio's rejection of his daughter
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Speaker:    I durst, my Lord, to wager she is honest
            Lay down my soul at stake. If you think other,
            Remove your thought. It doth abuse your bosom
            If any wretch have put this your head,
            Let heaven requite it with the serpents curse
            For if she be not honest, chaste and true
            There's no man happy. The purest of their wives
            Is foul as slander
            

   (Acts IV, Scene Two, Lines 12-19) 

 

The line "Remove your thought, It doth abuse your bossom" Is best paraphrased ______________

  • A. You are not wise
  • B. Do not kill yourself
  • C. You are ungrateful
  • D. You demean yourself by thinking so
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Speaker:    I durst, my Lord, to wager she is honest
            Lay down my soul at stake. If you think other,
            Remove your thought. It doth abuse your bosom
            If any wretch have put this your head,
            Let heaven requite it with the serpents curse
            For if she be not honest, chaste and true
            There's no man happy. The purest of their wives
            Is foul as slander
            

   (Acts IV, Scene Two, Lines 12-19) 

 

The character being spoken of is described as___________

  • A. Unhappy
  • B. Virtuous
  • C. Generous
  • D. Wretched
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