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Othello. Act 2 Summary. Act 2.1 Character list . Iago Roderigo Othello Desdemona Emilia – Iago’s wife and Desi’s attendant Cassio. Scene 1 Details. Desi, Cassio, Iago, and Emilia arrive in Cyprus. The war is over. O. has beat the Turks.
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Othello Act 2 Summary
Act 2.1 Character list • Iago • Roderigo • Othello • Desdemona • Emilia – Iago’s wife and Desi’s attendant • Cassio
Scene 1 Details • Desi, Cassio, Iago, and Emilia arrive in Cyprus. • The war is over. O. has beat the Turks. • Iago sees Cassio and Desi interact closely and begins to plot how to get revenge on both. • Iago tells Rod. to get Cassio drunk and implies that Cassio and Desi love each other.
Act 2.2 Character list • Skipped in the film. • A herald fills the audience in on the setting change.
Act 2.3 Character list • Othello • Iago • Roderigo • Cassio • Montano – the governor of Cyprus • Desdemona (in a quick consummation scene – no lines) • Bianca – Venetian courtesan who followed the fleet
Scene 3 Details • Cassio is meant to stand guard as O. and Desi celebrate their wedding night (FINALLY!) • Bianca flirts with Cassio. • At Iago’s urging, Cassio gets drunk and out of hand. • Montano tries to calm down Cassio’s rowdiness. • Roderigo, at Iago’s urging, starts a fight with Cassio. • Montano tries to break up the fight, gets stabbed by Cassio.
Scene 3 Cont. • O. arrives, breaks up the fight, and Iago tells him what happened. • O. fires Cassio. • Cassio is devastated at the loss of his reputation. • Iago convinces Cassio to talk to Desi to help win over O., thereby setting up his plot. • Iago plans to spin Cassio and Desi’s friendship as an affair, develop O’s jealousy. • Rod. asks about the plan, not understanding Iago’s full plan.