Act I Scene i 1. Describe the sensory details of the opening scene: sights‚ sounds‚ smells‚ etc. The opening scene takes place during the night in a street in Venice. Iago and Roderigo are loudly conversing with each other. 2. Why do Iago and Roderigo wake up Brabantio? Why is Brabantio angry? Why does Iago slip quietly away once Brabantio comes down? Iago and Roderigo wake up Brabantio to spoil his happiness by telling him the Desdemona ran off with Othello. Brabantio is originally angry
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women characters: Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ and Bianca. The men of this society view women as possessions. For example‚ Iago seems to believe that “it is thought abroad that ‘twixt my sheets/He’s done my office” (I.3.381-2). This suggests that Othello has slept with his wife; however in reality‚ Iago displays little affection towards her. Just the thought that “the lusty Moor/hath leaped into [his] seat” drives Iago to insanity (II.1.286-7). With this point of view‚ Emilia is stripped of her humanity as
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Azeem Noor Othello – Essay Assignment Result of Revenge A desire for revenge can overcome a person and have great detrimental effects. This is especially true in the play Othello by William Shakespeare. The play takes place in a time of war between Italy and Turkey. The play begins in Venice‚ Italy but then shifts to the island of Cyprus for the remainder of the play. In the play‚ the main antagonist Iago was not chosen for a position of lieutenancy by his general‚ Othello. Othello had chosen
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Desdemona. This makes him really pissed off and believes every speck of lie that Iago tells him. Othello is really deep into Iago’s lies that he helps plot with Iago the deaths of both Cassio and Desdemona. After killing Desdemona and hearing what Emilia tells him that Desdemona was never cheating on him‚ he falls into anguish and decides to kill himself. Desdemona- becomes Othello’s wife in secret and becomes very loyal to him. To her father‚ Othello forced this marriage because he cannot believe
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ANSWER KEY: SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - Othello Act One 1. What was Iago’s complaint in Scene I? Iago has been passed over for a promotion. Cassio got the promotion to Lieutenant even though Iago had more time in service as a soldier. Cassio got the promotion over Iago because his learning included theory and strategy whereas Iago’s did not. 2. Who was Brabantio‚ and why did Iago and Roderigo awaken him in the middle of the night? Brabantio was Desdemona’s father. Iago and Roderigo awaken
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Importance of “The Willow” Scene In “The Willow” scene of Othello by William Shakespeare‚ Desdemona has a deep and profound conversation with her maid Emilia about love. Both characters convey their emotions of how they feel their loved ones should treat them. Even though Desdemona’s and Emilia’s views on love differ they share the same desperation of loosing love. Symbols and metaphors are present in this passage that will lead to the climax of Othello and Desdemona’s quarrel. I learned through
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Shakespeare the antagonist Iago believes that he only told Othello his thoughts and “no more than what he found himself was apt and true”. In the end there is doubt as to who is responsible for the tragedy that occurs. This tragedy is where Iago murders Emilia and Roderigo and Othello murders Desdemona and commits suicide. The end of the play suggests that it is Othello who is responsible for the tragedy that unfolds as it was him that ended up murdering Desdemona and committing suicide. However there are
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pure angelic beings and jewels‚ or as whores who are impure. They are objectified and shown as something to be used. The only women in this play are Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca compared to the main 6 male characters‚ not to mention the minor characters‚ who are also all male. Their depicted purpose is to belong to a man; Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca’s lives revolve around being wives to Othello‚ Iago and Cassio. This fits into the idea of a perfect Elizabethan woman‚ who’s lives are subject to their
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bringing Othello. Othello believes in the honesty of Iago until the bitter end of the play. Othello and Iago’s wife‚ Emilia‚ argue in Act III Scene II Lines 142-161. Othello says: " Ask thy husband else. O‚ I were damned beneath all depths in hell but that I did proceed upon just grounds to this extremity." It is ironic that Othello damns himself here‚ because a few lines later‚ Emilia blames Iago for Desdamonas death by saying: "If he say so[Desdamona cheating on
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play shows Iago figuring out how to restrain and expose people to his will. He diabolically works out this wicked scheme to fulfill his dreams as lieutenant‚ and he does not care who gets trampled over‚ on his way to the top. Iago did not truly love Emilia‚ while she had a only love for him. Iago used her purely to steal the handkerchief‚ which would later ravage Othello and Desdemona’s relationship. They also had a rather
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