Flashcards on Othello: Act 3, Scene 3 Literary Analysis
Othello: Act 3, Scene 3 Literary Analysis & Summary
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Shakespearean Text with Glossary
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Card 1
Question: What does the phrase 'Farewell the plumèd troop' refer to in the glossary?
Answer: 'Plumèd troop' means soldiers with plumes (feathers) on their helmets.
Card 2
Question: What does 'shrill trump' mean in the glossary?
Answer: A shrill trumpet.
Card 3
Question: What is a 'fife' as defined in the glossary?
Answer: A fife is a kind of high-pitched flute.
Card 4
Question: In the glossary, what does 'poppy ... mandragora' refer to?
Answer: Plants that can be used for making sleeping drugs.
Card 5
Question: What does the glossary define 'Avaunt!' as?
Answer: An exclamation meaning 'Away!' or 'Begone!'; the entry also explains 'rack' as a torture machine used for stretching prisoners' limbs.
Card 6
Question: What does 'Pioners' mean in the glossary?
Answer: Pioners are sappers, menial soldiers who dug fortifications, considered the lowest form of military life.
Card 7
Question: What does 'the general camp' mean in the glossary?
Answer: It means the whole army.
Card 8
Question: How does the glossary gloss 'sense'?
Answer: As 'idea'.
Card 9
Question: What gloss is given for 'wanting'?
Answer: Missing, lacking.
Card 10
Question: What does 'conceits' mean according to the glossary?
Answer: Ideas.