Act 1, Scene 2

Act 1, Scene 2

1. Plot

   • Othello warned about Brabantio
     • Iago acts as his friend
   • Othello is confident in himself
   • Cassio brings news that the Duke needs Othello
   • Othello denies Brabantios accusations
   • Brabantio joins them to the council

2. AO4

   • Tragic Villain
   • Tragic Hero
   • Hubris
   • Tragic Flaw

3. Themes

   • Deception
   • Prejudice
   • Manhood

4. AO2

   • Repitition
   • Religious Allusion
   • Irony
   • Stagecraft
   • Rhyming couplet
   • Imagery
   • Authoritative language

5. AO3

   • Audience expect to see a savage barbarian
   • Compares Othello to Jesus and Iago to Judus
     • Jesus said "Put up your sword"
   • Audiences
     • Elizabethan would sympathise with the father
     • Modern would sympathise with Desdemona
   • Christian Elizabethan associated Moors with Islam
   • Witchcraft was a more serious crime then elopment
   • Othello would be played by a white actor

6. Significance

   • Introduces Othello has Tragic Hero
   • Introduces hubris and tragic flaw
   • Extends Iago as a Tragic villain