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Othello

Othello. By William Shakespeare. Brief Synopsis.

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Othello

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  1. Othello By William Shakespeare

  2. Brief Synopsis Act One: Othello, a Moorish general of Venice, has promoted Cassio as his lieutenant; Iago, who was hoping for the promotion himself, makes plots against both Cassio and Othello to exact revenge. Othello has secretly married Desdemona, the daughter of Venetian senator Brabantio, and Iago determines to use Desdemona as the means of his revenge. Iago uses the fact that Othello is black and that Desdemona is white to enrage Brabantio, who appeals to the Duke of Venice to annul the marriage on the grounds that Othello used magic to seduce Desdemona. The Duke weighs the evidence and determines that Othello used only the magic of words and that Desdemona and Othello are truly in love. However, Othello is needed on the island of Cyprus to fight for Venice in a war against the Turks and is sent there by the Duke. Iago escorts Desdemona there to meet him, taking along his own wife, Emilia.

  3. Let’s read Act I, pages 25-75. • Scene 1— • In the opening scene, why is Roderigo angry at Iago? • How is Othello described by Iago and Brabantio? • How does Iago feel about Othello? Why? • What is Iago planning to do? Why? • How does Brabantio feel about Othello’s and Desdemona’s elopement? • Scene 2— • How does Iago act towards Othello to his face? • Where does Othello have to go? Why? • What does Brabantio accuse Othello of doing to win Desdemona’s hear? • Scene 3— • What does Othello tell Brabantio and the Duke about how he won Desdemona’s • love? What does Desdemona say? What does she ask the Duke? • When Desdemona is allowed to go meet Othello, Othello asks that Iago take her. • How does Othello feel about Iago? • When Roderigo again professes his love for Desdemona, what does Iago suggest • he do? • In Iago’s soliloquy at the end of Scene 3, what does Iago reveal? • As we read through the play, start thinking about songs/lyrics that could go with the • play. An example I chose was “Jesse’s Girl”—which character could you picture singing • This? Who would they sing it to? • …. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2T7wKdQsTo Scene

  4. Act II • Act Two: When they arrived in Cyprus, Iago sets his plot into motion. He determines to convince Othello that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio. • As the first step in his plan, he tricks Cassio into getting drunk. Cassio is demoted for disorderly conduct and Iago is promoted to lieutenant. Iago convinces Cassio to visit Desdemona, saying that an appeal to her might persuade Othello to reinstate him.

  5. Let’s read Act II, pages 77-129 Scene 1— 1. Why is the war over? 2. How does Cassio describe Desdemona? What does Cassio do to Emilia to infuriate Iago? 3. How does Iago feel about women? 4. Why is Iago so happy when Cassio gives attention to Desdemona? What does he reveal about his plans? 5. How do Othello and Desdemona react when they see one another? 6. What does Iago tell Roderigo about Cassio? What is Iago planning? Why? 7. What does Iago reveal in his soliloquy at the end of Scene 1? Scene 2— 1. What does the Herald announce? Scene 3— 1. How does Othello feel about Iago? 2. What does Iago plan to do? Is he successful? 3. What happened to Cassio? How does Cassio feel? 4. What does Iago suggest Cassio do to be reinstated? Why? 5. What 2 things does Iago reveal in his soliloquy at the end of Scene 3?

  6. Act III • Act Three: Iago goes to Othello so that he can lead him to where Desdemona and Cassio are talking. As Iago and Othello view the scene, Iago plants seeds of doubt and jealousy in Othello's mind concerning Desdemona's fidelity. Iago suggests to Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair. Later, fortune literally drops Desdemona's handkerchief, a special and sentimental gift to her from Othello, into Emilia’s hand; who gives the handkerchief to her husband. Iago plants the handkerchief in Cassio's room, and then tells Othello that he saw Cassio with it. When Othello asks Desdemona about the handkerchief, she tells him that it was lost (which is the truth as she knows it). • He tells her the exotic history of the handkerchief and the curse laid upon anyone who loses it.

  7. Let’s read Act III, pages 131-191 • Scene 1— • 1. Why does Cassio want to talk to Desdemona? • 2. What is Iagp planning? • Scene 3— • 3. How does Desdemona react to Cassio’s pleas? • 4. Who is watching Desdemona talk to Cassio? How do Othello and Iago react? • 5. When Othello and Desdemona are alone, why does Othello get angrier and angrier? • 6. When Iago and Othello are alone, what does Iago tell Othello to do? • 7. When Othello says he has a headache, what does Desdemona do? How does Othello react? • 8. Who picks up the handkerchief? What does she do with it? • 9. What does Iago say to Othello? How does Othello react? • 10. What does Iago say about Cassio’s dream? How does Othello react? • 11. What does Iago say about the handkerchief? • 12. What is the new plan for Cassio and Desdemona (by Othello and Iago)? • 13. At the end of Scene 3, did Iago get what he wanted? • Scene 4— • 14. What does Desdemona keep nagging Othello about? • 15. What does Othello ask Desdemona for? What is the story behind it? • 16. What is the conversation like between Desdemona and Othello? • 17. What is Iago’s next plan? How does he carry it out? • 18. Who gets the handkerchief? How? • Another song I chose is “Come and Get Your Love”. Which character could you picture singing this? To whom?:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kctlBvsaFuE

  8. Act IV • Act Four: Cassio, meanwhile, has given the handkerchief to Bianca, a girl he has been dating. Iago manipulates a conversation with Cassio about Bianca to make it appear to Othello—who is eavesdropping at the urging of Iago—that Cassio is talking about Desdemona. Othello’s smoldering rage now beginning to bubble over, Othello tells Iago to kill Cassio and then angrily confronts • Desdemona. In spite of Desdemona's protests of innocence (backed up by Iago's wife, Emilia), Othello is now convinced of her infidelity with Cassio.

  9. Let’s read Act IV—pages 193-245 • Scene 1-- • 1. How does Iago further his plot? How does Othello react? • 2. What does Othello ask Iago about Cassio? Desdemona? • 3. How does Iago say Othello should kill Desdemona? • What does Othello do to Desdemona after he hears her say she loves Cassio? • 4. What does Lodavico say about Othello’s behavior? • Scene 2— • 5. What does Othello grill Emilia about? • 6. What do Othello and Desdemona talk about? • 7. What does Emilia say about the person who put these ideas into Othello’s head? • 8. What does Desdemona ask Iago to do? • 9. What do Roderigo and Iago talk about? • Scene 3— • 10. What do Desdemona and Emilia talk about? • Why does Desdemona sing the “willow” song? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mlOCcp-a7s

  10. Act V • Act Five: Iago has an attempt made on Cassio’s life, which is unsuccessful. • Othello strangles Desdemona in her bed. When Emilia discovers the crime, she • calls the Moor a villain and at first refuses to believe that Iago has so evilly • manipulated Othello. However, Iago's appearance and subsequent answers lead • Emilia to confront the fact that her husband is responsible for this tragedy. When • Iago cannot keep Emilia from telling the truth about the handkerchief, he stabs • her and attempts to escape; not only is he captured, but evidence is found that • thoroughly implicates Iago as the treacherous villain that he is. Faced with the • sorrow of having murdered his beloved wife, Othello stabs himself and dies • beside Desdemona.

  11. Let’s read Act V, pages 247-293 • Scene 1-- • 1. What happens to Cassio? Roderigo? • 2. What role does Iago play in the stabbings? • Scene 2-- • 3. What happens to Desdemona? What • does she tell Othello? • 4. What does Desdemona tell Emilia about Othello? Why? • 5. What does Othello reveal to Emilia? • 6. How does Emilia react towards Iago? • 7. What does Emilia reveal to Othello? • 8. What does Othello try to do to Iago? • 9. What does Iago do to Emilia? • 10. What does Othello do to Iago? • 11. What does Othello find out? • 12. What did Othello do at the end of scene 2? • I chose a song called “Jealousy” by Queen. Which character(s) does this song relate to? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UCjpf5ILWI Another song I chose was “Suspicious Minds” by Elvis Presly. Which character(s) does this Song relate to?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBmAPYkPeYU

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