Phase 4 of Analysis and Discussion

1. Who does the Moor instantly visit to discuss the knock at the door and his suspicion that it was the Captain?

2. As the Ensign is speaking with the Captain, what is the Moor doing?

3. Why does the Ensign keep laughing and feigning (pretending) that he is astonished?

4. Once the Captain leaves, what lies does the Ensign tell him?

5. After dinner one day, what does the Moor ask Disdemona, and how does she respond to his question? What does the More note about her cheeks once he asks the whereabouts of the handkerchief?

6. Once he leaves the room, what does the Moor begin to mediate on?

7. What does Disdemona mean that she will "prove a warning to young girls"?

8. What whole truth does the Ensign's wife know? Does the wife consent with what her husband plans to do?

9. What does the Moor want the Ensign to do to prove that the Captain indeed has the handkerchief?

10. Concerning the Captain, what does the Moor request the Ensign to do? How does the Ensign feel about the Moor's request? What does the Moor do to convince the Ensign to honor his request?

11. What does the Ensign do one night when he meets the Captain, who is on his way to see a courtesan? What is a courtesan? How badly does he injure the Captain? Does the Ensign kill the Captain?

12. What happens when the Captain cries "I am murdered!"? What does the Ensign do?

13. What judgment does the Ensign make about the Captain's leg? What does the Ensign pretend as he is standing by the Captain's side?

14. How does Disdemona react to the news of the Captain's mortal injury?

15. What does the Moor say about how Disdemona has responded to the news of the Captain's injury?