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Leaving Cert English: Othello
How often Othello comes up on the English papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
HL Asked on 1 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2022.
Quick ones on Othello.
- Florence
- Venice
- Genoa
- Sicily
- Crete
- Cyprus
- Brabantio
- Gratiano
- Lodovico
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(a) Venice
(b) Cyprus
(c) Brabantio
Higher Level
Asked on 1 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2022.
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Not asked |
| 2025 | Not asked |
| 2024 | Not asked |
| 2023 | Not asked |
| 2022 | Single Text |
| 2021 | Not asked |
| 2019 | Not asked |
| 2018 | Not asked |
| 2017 | Not asked |
| 2016 | Not asked |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
More Othello questions
Othello, 2 marks
By what title is Othello repeatedly referred to in the play?
- The Turk
- The Duke
- The Moor
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The Moor
The label stresses his outsider status: Iago and Roderigo use racist insults, while others honour him.
Othello, 2 marks
In the final scene, what news does Gratiano bring about Brabantio?
- He has sailed for Cyprus
- He has died of grief
- He has forgiven Othello
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He has died of grief
Gratiano says grief over the marriage killed him, underlining the cost of Othello and Desdemona's love.
Othello, 2 marks
Who arrives from Venice with a letter recalling Othello?
- Lodovico
- Roderigo
- Montano
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Lodovico
Lodovico is Desdemona's kinsman; the letter recalls Othello to Venice and names Cassio governor in his place.