When Cassio greets Desdemona, he holds her hand and, in an aside to the audience, Iago states that he will use this to entangle Cassio. The audience learns that the night before, there was a great storm, and there are reports that all the Turkish ships were wrecked at sea. The next day, Cassio, Roderigo, Desdemona, and Iago land in Cyprus.Tthey await Othello’s ship. Her father concedes, knowing he lost his battle, and Othello makes ready to depart for Cyprus. When Othello says he is on his way to see the Duke, Barbanzio goes along to accuse Othello of these crimes in front of the Senate.Īt the Senate, Othello explains his case, and Desdemona herself comes to sayshe willingly married Othello. Before Othello can leave, Barbanzio comes in and accuses the Moor of stealing his daughter through witchcraft. Her father finds that she is indeed missing, and Iago decides to rush back to Othello before he is seen at Barbanzio's house.Īt his lodgings, Othello receives a message from the Duke there has been a Turkish invasion in Cyprus and Othello’s help is urgently needed. The two men decide to go to Desdemona’s father, Barbanzio, and tell him that she was stolen and married to Othello, who is a Moor.
The audience soon learns that Iago has a personal grievance against Othello: he has promoted a younger man, Cassio, to be his lieutenant, passing over Iago. Iago has unfortunate news: Desdemona, a woman Roderigo hoped to marry, has already been married to Othello, a Venetian general. The play takes place in Venice as two friends, Roderigo, and Iago, are arguing. Othello is a tale of jealousy and revenge. Would you date or marry someone that your society disapproved of?.How do our personal ideologies affect our friendships?.What roles do prejudice, jealousy, and revenge play in our society and world?.How are the ethics of a period reflected in the characters?.How do power and ambition influence a person’s choices?.
Essential Questions for The Tragedy of Othello
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