Act 1, Scene 1 Summary Flashcards
1
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In Venice, Roderigocomplains toIagothat….
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despite the money he’s given Iago to help him wooDesdemona, she’s eloped with the Moorish general Othello.
2
Q
Iago responds that he too ….
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hates Othello, for whom he works as a standard-bearer: Othello chose Cassio, rather than Iago, to be his lieutenant.
3
Q
The two men go to the home of …..
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Desdemona’s father, the senator Brabantio, and rouse him with graphic descriptions of his daughter having sex with the Moor.
4
Q
Brabantio, enraged, interrupts Othello as he receives an urgent message from …..
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theDuke of Venice, and accompanies Othello see the Duke.
