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Othello

Othello. Main Points for Act I. Othello. Main Points for Act I. Othello. Othello is the head of the armed forces of Venice. Othello. Iago is jealous because Othello does not promote him to lieutenant. He says he “hates the Moor.”. Othello.

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Othello

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  1. Othello Main Points for Act I

  2. Othello Main Points for Act I

  3. Othello • Othello is the head of the armed forces of Venice

  4. Othello • Iago is jealous because Othello does not promote him to lieutenant. He says he “hates the Moor.”

  5. Othello • Iago is appointed as “ancient”(ensign), a lower rank he despises.

  6. Othello • Michael Cassio is Othello’s second in command. He has never fought a battle.

  7. Othello • Iago has fought in many battles and has the support of many important citizens.

  8. Othello • Cassio is Othello’s best friend and is not from Venice, two other things that make Iago angry.

  9. Othello • Desdemona, Brabantio’s daughter, is in love with Othello, and marries him without telling her father

  10. Othello • Roderigo is jealous because Othello has married Desdemona, the woman he is in love with.

  11. Othello • Othello is a black man, a Moor

  12. Othello • Othello is an outsider in Venetian society

  13. Othello • Othello is useful to the city of Venice because of his military abilities

  14. Othello • Roderigo and Iago go to Brabantio’s house and yell horrible sexual and racial slurs against Othello

  15. Othello • Roderigo and Iago go to Brabantio’s house and yell horrible sexual and racial slurs against Othello

  16. Othello • They compare Othello to a horse and the devil. They say that already Othello and Brabantio’s daughter are “making the beast with two backs.”

  17. Othello • Venice seems to be a racist city in many respects

  18. Othello • Brabantio and his men find Othello and his men at the inn where Othello lives, but Othello will not fight him.

  19. Othello • We learn that both Othello and Brabantio are summoned to a council of war.

  20. Othello • Brabantio and Othello go to the Duke to settle their dispute

  21. Othello • Brabantio is accusing Othello of seducing his daughter by way of drugs and witchcraft

  22. Othello • Othello says to bring Desdemona and question her. Then they may kill him if they find he has been lying.

  23. Othello • Othello says he was always welcome at Brabantio’s house and considered him his friend. There he used to tell amazing stories about his travels and adventures.

  24. Othello • Othello seems exotic and exciting as he tells the episodes of his life

  25. Othello • Desdemona listened to these stories and Othello says that it was his stories that made Desdemona fall in love with him.

  26. Othello • Desdemona arrives and tells the council that while she loves her father, her loyalty belongs now to Othello, her husband.

  27. Othello • The Duke and his ruling council need Othello to fight Venice’s wars

  28. Othello • The council is sympathetic to Brabantio, but it needs Othello’s services more.

  29. Othello • Brabantio gives his daughter to Othello, but warns him that she may also deceive him some day.

  30. Othello • The Duke suggests that Desdemona stay with Brabantio while Othello is off fighting the Turks, but both men hate the idea.

  31. Othello • Almost everyone heads off to Cyprus to stop the Turkish invasion

  32. Othello • Roderigo goes in disguise for Iago has a plan to begin the destruction of Othello.

  33. Othello • In the final speech we learn that Iago also despises Roderigo and is using him for his money.

  34. Othello Main Points for Act II

  35. Othello • Act II Scene 1 opens in Cyprus where Montano, the Venetian governor and his friends discuss a tempest that might have destroyed the Turkish fleet.

  36. Othello • A messenger comes in with the news that the enemy ships have indeed been pulled under by the waves. But they soon begin to fear that the very same storm has taken the lives of Othello and his crew.

  37. Othello • Cassio arrives, confirming that Othello cannot be located. One ship does land, carrying Iago, Desdemona, Roderigo, and Iago's wife, Emilia, who has come to look after Desdemona.

  38. Othello • Desdemona is shaken with fear for her husband, but, much like her warrior husband, she is brave and steady, and keeps her worry to herself.

  39. Othello • She converses with Iago and Emilia, and is sure to include Cassio in the discussion. Cassio is an old and beloved friend of Othello's and he too is afraid that the ship has been lost at sea.

  40. Othello • Out of this great concern for Othello's safety, Cassio takes Desdemona by the hand. Iago delights in this overt display of affection that he will use against them.

  41. Othello • A trumpet sounds and to everyone's relief Othello enters. He greets Desdemona with a kiss and addresses the crowd, proposing a great feast in celebration of the Venetian victory.

  42. Othello • All but Iago and Roderigo move from the seaport to the royal castle. Iago tells Roderigo that Cassio is also in love with Desdemona and that, to help their plans, Roderigo should pick a fight with Cassio while he is on duty.

  43. Othello • This will hurt Cassio's reputation and ruin his friendship with Othello and help keep him apart from Desdemona.

  44. Othello • Desperate, Roderigo agrees: "I will do this if you can bring it to any opportunity." (II.i.276). They bid each other goodbye and Iago walks off alone.

  45. Othello • He soliloquizes that he intends to "make the Moor thank and love" him, while at the same time planting thoughts of jealousy in Othello's mind -- thoughts so strong "That judgment cannot cure." (II.i.296)

  46. Othello • Act II, Scene IIOn a street in Cyprus a herald announces the great victory feast and party that Othello has planned. All the soldiers have full liberty to make merry until eleven o'clock that evening, at which time they must return to their posts.

  47. Othello • Act II, Scene IIIIn the great hall of the castle Othello, Desdemona, and Cassio speak briefly about Iago. Othello tells Cassio that Iago is "most honest".

  48. Othello • Othello and Desdemona leave and Iago comes in to join Cassio. Iago asks him to partake in a glass of wine. Cassio agrees, but insists that he have only a little, for he has "no brains for drinking".

  49. Othello • But reason gives way to temptation and soon Cassio is drunk. Although he should know better, Cassio takes his post as usual.

  50. Othello • Iago sends Roderigo to engage Cassio in the fight and within moments the two come bursting back into the hall, swords clashing. They duel until Othello rushes in and demands that they stop.

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