othello act 2

2.1 (part 1)

war?

arrivals?

iago?

othello?

• turkish fleet destroyed by storm

• cassio → desdemona, iago, emilia, roderigo - cassio kisses emilia

• iago misogynistic rant - desdemona objects

• othello and desdemona reunite - all exit except iago and roderigo

2.1 (part 2)

iago?

plan?

soliloquy?

• iago long speech - suggests o+d relationship will be fleeting

• tells roderigo to provoke cassio to anger - suggesting cassio and desdemona are too close

• repeats exoticised sexual stereotype of othello - plans to make cassio look bad to gain othello’s favour

2.2

herald?

• publically announcing defeat of the turkish fleet and o+d marriage

2.3

iago?

cassio?

iago + montano?

fight?

othello?

dramatic irony?

aftermath?

soliloquy?

roderigo?

• iago persuades cassio to join celebrations - pressuring him to drink - singing

• cassio (drunk) insists he is not drunk - leaves for his watch

• iago tells montano of cassio’s weakness for alcohol - montano thinks othello should know of it

• roderigo pursued by cassio - roderigo flees - montano gets involved and is injured - othello intervenes

• othello tries to find out who started the fight - iago eventually tells him cassio started it

• othello insists iago’s honesty made him play down cassio’s offence - fires cassio

• cassio upset about losing his reputation - iago encourages him to ask desdemona to help him get his position back

• iago’s intent to manipulate desdemona’s virtues for his own gain

• has spent almost all his money and must return to venice - iago tells him to be patient