Othello

Othello

1. Act 1

   • Scene 1
     • Iago tells Roderigo that he hates Othello because Othello appointed Cassio to be his lieutenant instead of Iago
       • 'I follow him to serve my turn upon him'
     • Iago and Roderigo stand outside Brabantio's house (Iago concealed by the darkness), and tell Brabantio about desdemona and Othello's elopement
       • ‘making the beast with two backs’
       • ‘apprehend her and the Moor’
     • The scene concludes with Brabantio going to find Othello and Desdemona. Brabantio believes that Othello has used black magic to woo Desdemona
   • Scene 2
     • Iago's duplicit nature it revealed; Iago tells Othello that Brabantio is aware of the marriage, but Othello dismisses the apparent hatred that Iago describes Brabantio to have
       • ‘spoke such scurvy and provoking terms against your honour’
       • ‘let him do his spite’
     • Cassio tells Othello that the Duke has requested to talk to Othello about the war with Cyprus
     • Brabantio accuses Othello of using black magic to get Desdemona to marry him. Othello proceeds to tell a tale of his and Desdemona's love, winning over Brabantio and the Duke with his art of rhetoric