Othello, act 1, scene 1
- Created by: Hannah Maloney
- Created on: 28-04-13 18:34
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- Act 1 - Iago and Roderigo discuss Othello...
- Key Themes... Jealousy - Iago is jealous of Cassio. Questions his abilities as a soldier - 'a spinster' and 'prattle without practice.'
- Sexuality - 'making the beast with two backs' shows its crude and unnatural. Also exaggerates sinfulness of marriage.
- Honesty and deception - Iago decieves Othello and Brab. Shows his dishonesty.
- Racism - Othello is described as 'thick lips' = different and uncivilised. 'Devil' and 'lascivious moor' = defined by race.
- Key Themes... Jealousy - Iago is jealous of Cassio. Questions his abilities as a soldier - 'a spinster' and 'prattle without practice.'
- Sexuality - 'making the beast with two backs' shows its crude and unnatural. Also exaggerates sinfulness of marriage.
- Honesty and deception - Iago decieves Othello and Brab. Shows his dishonesty.
- Racism - Othello is described as 'thick lips' = different and uncivilised. 'Devil' and 'lascivious moor' = defined by race.
- Racism - Othello is described as 'thick lips' = different and uncivilised. 'Devil' and 'lascivious moor' = defined by race.
- Honesty and deception - Iago decieves Othello and Brab. Shows his dishonesty.
- Sexuality - 'making the beast with two backs' shows its crude and unnatural. Also exaggerates sinfulness of marriage.
- Key Themes... Jealousy - Iago is jealous of Cassio. Questions his abilities as a soldier - 'a spinster' and 'prattle without practice.'
- Racism - Othello is described as 'thick lips' = different and uncivilised. 'Devil' and 'lascivious moor' = defined by race.
- Honesty and deception - Iago decieves Othello and Brab. Shows his dishonesty.
- Sexuality - 'making the beast with two backs' shows its crude and unnatural. Also exaggerates sinfulness of marriage.
- Scene starts mid conversation: the audience has no idea what they're talking about. Discuss Othello in crude and critical terms. Never use his name = confusion.
- Takes place at night which emphasises confusion. Brab asleep - darkness links to a theme of struggle between appearances and reality.
- Conflict - Iago and Rod seem argumentative and Brab is angry.
- Scene starts mid conversation: the audience has no idea what they're talking about. Discuss Othello in crude and critical terms. Never use his name = confusion.
- Takes place at night which emphasises confusion. Brab asleep - darkness links to a theme of struggle between appearances and reality.
- Conflict - Iago and Rod seem argumentative and Brab is angry.
- Conflict - Iago and Rod seem argumentative and Brab is angry.
- Takes place at night which emphasises confusion. Brab asleep - darkness links to a theme of struggle between appearances and reality.
- Scene starts mid conversation: the audience has no idea what they're talking about. Discuss Othello in crude and critical terms. Never use his name = confusion.
- Conflict - Iago and Rod seem argumentative and Brab is angry.
- Takes place at night which emphasises confusion. Brab asleep - darkness links to a theme of struggle between appearances and reality.
- Iago is deceptive and manipulate - he admits it: 'in following him, I follow but myself'. Language is full of disease and poison - 'poison his delight' and 'plague' him with flies' = darker purpose.
- 'I am not what I am' - inconsistency between how he appears and how he really is. Introduces mysterious nature & unwillingness to show true thoughts.
- 'I must show out a flag and sign of love' maintains loyalty after telling Brab.
- 'Thieves' manipulates Brab to show Othello has stolen his daughter.
- Iago is deceptive and manipulate - he admits it: 'in following him, I follow but myself'. Language is full of disease and poison - 'poison his delight' and 'plague' him with flies' = darker purpose.
- 'I am not what I am' - inconsistency between how he appears and how he really is. Introduces mysterious nature & unwillingness to show true thoughts.
- 'I must show out a flag and sign of love' maintains loyalty after telling Brab.
- 'Thieves' manipulates Brab to show Othello has stolen his daughter.
- 'Thieves' manipulates Brab to show Othello has stolen his daughter.
- 'I must show out a flag and sign of love' maintains loyalty after telling Brab.
- 'I am not what I am' - inconsistency between how he appears and how he really is. Introduces mysterious nature & unwillingness to show true thoughts.
- Iago is deceptive and manipulate - he admits it: 'in following him, I follow but myself'. Language is full of disease and poison - 'poison his delight' and 'plague' him with flies' = darker purpose.
- 'Thieves' manipulates Brab to show Othello has stolen his daughter.
- 'I must show out a flag and sign of love' maintains loyalty after telling Brab.
- 'I am not what I am' - inconsistency between how he appears and how he really is. Introduces mysterious nature & unwillingness to show true thoughts.
- Summary - Roderigo has paid Iago to help him win Desdemona's love. Roderigo is angry because she has married Othello
- Iago tells Roderigo that he hates Othello for promoting Cassio to lieutenant ahead of him.
- They wake up Brabantio and tell him about her secret marriage to Othello. Brabantio is furious when he discovers that she's run away and goes to confront Othello with Iago,
- They wake up Brabantio and tell him about her secret marriage to Othello. Brabantio is furious when he discovers that she's run away and goes to confront Othello with Iago,
- Iago tells Roderigo that he hates Othello for promoting Cassio to lieutenant ahead of him.
- Key Themes... Jealousy - Iago is jealous of Cassio. Questions his abilities as a soldier - 'a spinster' and 'prattle without practice.'
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