Othello Act 1
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- SCENE 1
- OTHELLO ACT 1
- SCENE 2
- We meet Othello and he juxtaposes everything we have heard- he is eloquent, gentle and dignified
- 'General'
- 'the goodness of the night upon you, my friends"
- 'my parts, my title and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly'
- Brabantio uses imagery of black magic- this is what is more conceivable to him than Desdemona choosing Othello willingly
- 'thou hast enchanted her
- 'chains of magic'
- 'foul charms'
- 'abused her delicate youth'
- We meet Othello and he juxtaposes everything we have heard- he is eloquent, gentle and dignified
- SCENE 3
- Turkish fleet are heading for Cyprus and the Duke tells Othello that his services are needed
- 'valiant Moor'
- Brabantio tells the Duke about his daughter who has been stolen from him by witchcraft
- 'rude am I in my speech'
- 'against all rules of nature'
- Othello tells the Duke and Brabantio how he wooed Desdemona
- 'my boyish days'
- 'I think this tale would win my daughter too'
- Desdemona arrives
- 'Where most you owe obedience?'
- 'Look to her Moor, if thou hast eyes to see, she has deceived her father, and may thee'
- Othello replies 'My life on her faith' - very ironic
- They leave. Iago and Roderigo are alone. Roderigo is threatening suicide because he loves Desdemona
- 'virtue? a fig'
- 'it is merely a lust of the blood and a permission of the will'
- 'Go make money'
- Shows that Iago can successfully manipulate
- 'I am changed'
- Shows that Iago can successfully manipulate
- Roderigo leaves, Iago is alone. He reveals his true intentions
- 'But for my sport and profit'
- Refers to Roderigo as a 'fool'
- 'abuse Othello's ear
- Turkish fleet are heading for Cyprus and the Duke tells Othello that his services are needed
- SCENE 2
- Iago and Roderigo are talking; Iago is bitter about Cassio's promotion and they both reflect bitterly on 'the Moor' 's good fortune
- 'I am not what I am
- They go to Brabantio's house and Iago tells him that his daughter is having sex with a black man
- 'gross clasps of a lascivious Moor'
- 'Barbary horse'
- 'an old black ram is tupping your white ewe'
- 'thick lips'
- 'poison his delight'
- OTHELLO ACT 1
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