OTHELLO SYNOPSIS

1:1    

  • Roderigo and Iago meet at night        

  • speak about Cassios promotion    

  • Speak abouit Othello (racist language)    

  • tell Brabantio about his daughters marriage

  • Brabantio sends out soldiers

1:2

  • Iago tells Othello that Roderigo is saying horrible things (acts as friend)

  • Cassio tells Othello that the Duke has summoned him (a threat present)   

  • Brabantio finds Othello and confronts him     

1:3

  • Duke asks Othello to help in Cyprus     

  • Brabantio bings up the marriage

  • Desdemona comes in, Othello regailes their love affair

  • Desdemona shares her side    

  • Duke accepts it

  • Brabntio is upset

  • Roderigo tells Iago how sad he is

  • Iago tells Roderigo to get over himself and give Iago money     

  • Iago vos revenge and mentions Othello’s affair with Emilia     

2:1

  • Storm, Othello is late which worries Cassio

  • Iago is rude about women in front of Emilia and Desdemona    

  • Othello arrives, leaves with Desdemona

  • Iago talks about Desdemona’s sexual appetite, and plots about Cassio

  • Roderigo denies Desdemona accusations, relatively silent

2:2

  • Herald reads Othello’s party proclomation    

2:3

  • Othello and Desdemona leave

  • Iago tells Cassio about sex and desdemona

  • Cassio drinks and Montano arrives     

  • Iago sings

  • Roderigo goads Cassio who ends up striking Montano     

  • Othello upset and cassio loses his position

  • Cassio and Iago discuss reputation (Iago suggests speak to Desdemona)

  • Iago reiterates plan

3:1

  • Cassio and clown (puns about sex)

  • Cassio asks Iago to speak to Emilia about seeing Desdemona

  • Emilia says she will find Desdemona for Cassio

3:2

  • Othello leaves his headquarters

3:3

  • Desdemona speaks to Cassio and promises to speak to Othello

  • Othello returns and Desdemona tries to reconcile

  • brushed off, devolves into an agument

  • Iago manipulates and questions if Desdemona may be unfaithful

  • Desdemona comes back and drops the handkerchief

  • Emilai picks it up and goives it to Iago

  • Iago and Othello discuss Desdemona’s infedelity

  • They kneel to one another

3:4

  • Desdemona and the clown asking where is cassio

  • Desdemona asks Emilia where her handkerchief is

  • Othello tells Desdemona how magical the handkerchief is

  • Emilia comments on male power (stomachs)

  • Desdemona and Iago discuss Othello’s upset

  • Cassio gives Bianca the handkerchief

4:1

  • Iago feeds into othello’s jealousy

  • othello has an epileptic fit

  • Cassio tries to help with the fit

  • iago continues manipulating

  • Othello hides whilst Cassio and desdemona interact (looks like affair)

  • Bianca appears, with handkerchief

  • Othello and Iago plot murder of cassio and Desdemona

  • Lodovico arrives, Desdemona tries to help, othello hits her

  • Lodivoco asks if Othello is ok

4:2

  • Othello questions Emilia

  • Othello and Desdemona argue

  • Desdemona tells Emilia all is OK

  • Iago appears, appears respectful but rude to Emilia

  • Iago reassures Desdemona

  • Roderigo is upset and wants out, Iago promises him all will be ok

4:3

  • Othello dismisses Desdemona,

  • Desdemona undresses for bed with Emilia

  • willow song

5:1

  • Roderigo and Iago wait for Cassio

  • Roderigo and Cassio wounded

  • Iago kills Roderigo

  • Othello satisfied that Cassio is dead

  • Bianca finds Cassio

  • Iago switches up and ‘helps’ cassio,

  • Bianca is denounced and called a strumpet

5:2

  • Othello considers Desdemona’s death

  • Desdemona asks for mercy

  • Othello smothers Desdemona

  • Emilia enters, Desdemona says her dying words

  • Emilia condemns othello

  • everyone else enters

  • Othello reveals himself as the Killer

  • Iago kills Emilia

  • truth is revealed

  • Othello kills himself

  • Lodovico has the final words