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Othello

Othello. Othello Group Assignment Group 7. Key Scenes from the Play. Act 1: Scene 3 - lines 49-290 Act 2: Scene 3 - lines 13-end Act 3: Scene 3 - lines beginning-255 Act 4: Scene 1 – lines 94-166, 211-255 Act 4: Scene 2 – lines 23-170, 172, 181-182 Act 5: Scene 2 – lines 1-84.

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Othello

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  1. Othello Othello Group Assignment Group 7

  2. Key Scenes from the Play • Act 1: Scene 3 - lines 49-290 • Act 2: Scene 3 - lines 13-end • Act 3: Scene 3 - lines beginning-255 • Act 4: Scene 1 – lines 94-166, 211-255Act 4: Scene 2 – lines 23-170, 172, 181-182 • Act 5: Scene 2 – lines 1-84

  3. Act 1: Scene 3 - lines 49-290 • Central conflicts in the play • Turks threatening to attack Cyprus • Duke decides to send Othello to defend Cyprus • Barbantio believes that Othello used witchcraft to trick Desdemona into loving him, but Othello & Desdemona explain that she fell in love listening to the stories of his Heroicness. • Othello tells Iago to bring Desdemona to Cyprus (Othello trusts Iago) This scene emphasises the security associated with Venice (esp. for Othello). The rule and culture parallels Othello’s trust of others like Desdemona & Iago. So when they move to Cyprus, an unruly and uncultured place, Othello’s trusting nature is questioned.

  4. Act 2: Scene 3 - lines 13-end • Iago invites Cassio to drink, as he has a weakness for alcohol and then gets Roderigo to anger Cassio when he is drunk • Cassio chases Roderigo and attacks Montano when he tries to stop the fight • Othello falls into Iago’s trap when he makes it sound like he was softening the story so that Cassio doesn’t get into trouble whilst getting Cassio dismissed from his position • Iago tells Cassio to appeal to Desdemona, because she commands Othello’s attention and goodwill, Iago argues that Desdemona’s kind-heartedness will prompt her to help Cassio if Cassio entreats her, and that she will persuade Othello to give Cassio back his lieutenantship. • When Cassio leaves, Iago jokes about the irony of the fact that his so-called villainy involves telling Cassio to do something that would actually help him. • Roderigo re-enters and Iago convinces him that he will get Desdemona. This scene illustrates Iago’s ability to exploit peoples weak points for personal gain. Now that Cassio will be spending time with Desdemona, Iago will find it all the easier to convince Othello that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio, thus turning Desdemona’s virtue to “pitch” (II.iii.234).

  5. Act 3: Scene 3 - lines beginning-255 • It is in this scene that the change in Othello occurs, when he goes from a understanding leader to a crazy jealous husband set on revenge. • Because of Iago, Othello believes that Cassio, Desdemona and Emilia’s innocent actions are not so. Consequently he is convinced that his wife is cheating on him. • Cassio asks Desdemona to put in a good word to Othello for him, but as Othello enters the room Cassio flees. Iago says that surely Cassio would not behave like a guilty man at Othello’s approach. • Othello begins to believe that it is true, and when Desdemona does put in a word for Cassio, Othello thinks she is just showing her love for him. • Othello believes that Desdemona doesn’t love him because he is too old, black and uncultured. This scene again emphasises how Iago manipulates everyone and everything to suit him. He is able to make it appear, to Othello that Desdemona is being unfaithful. Also in this scene, we see the transformation of Othello’s character, see him become angry and extremely jealous. As well as this, in this scene Shakespeare illustrates Desdemona and Cassio’s innocence.

  6. Act 4: Scene 1 – lines 94-166, 211-255Act 4: Scene 2 – lines 23-170, 172, 181-182 • Iago tells Othello to eavesdrop on Cassio and Iago talking about Cassio’s ‘affair’ with Desdemona, whilst Iago actually talks to Cassio about his relationship with Bianca • Iago manipulates the conversation to make it sound like Cassio doesn’t think much of the ‘affair’, in truth he is referring to Bianca • While listening to this Othello infers that Desdemona is promiscuous and breaking their marriage vows and believes that this is prove enough and Cassio confessing so Othello orders Cassio be killed

  7. Act 5: Scene 2 – lines 1-84 • This is the passage leading up to Desdemona’s death • Othello accuses her of giving Cassio the handkerchief just because he saw Cassio with it • Othello believes that Desdemona was sleeping with Cassio because of how Iago has manipulated him • He also believes Cassio is dead but he finds out after he kills Desdemona that it is Roderigo not Cassio who is dead The reasons Othello kills Desdemona are not only the reasons above but being a staunch Christian who takes his Christianity seriously. He feels it is his duty as a Christian to kill Desdemona for being unfaithful to him. The purpose of this scene is to emphasise Othello's naivety and make the tragedy even more tragic.

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