Act 2, Scene 3 Flashcards
How does iago exploit Cassio’s weakness?
He gets Cassio drunk.
And gets Roderigo to provoke him.
Resulting in Cassio getting fired.
How is othellos magnificence shown?
He restores order.
He is angry / shows dominance.
This is ironic as he loses his ability to restore order and alert dominance later on.
Why is the amount of exits and entrances significant?
Because iago is almost a constant presence on stage.
Why are iagos soliloquies important here ?
Reveals plot to audience.
Shows he is in control.
Attractive villain
Why is the fight significant?
As it breaks up the only time othello and desde have together.
Also reflects how their relationship will become permanently interrupted.
Highlights iagos invasion on the couple.
Why quote suggests othello and desdeomon are off to consummate marriage?
“The fruits are to ensue: that profit’s yet to come ‘tween me and you”
Why is it significant that des and othello don’t make love yet / interrupted?
Adds to the tragedy of the play because weren’t able to celebrate love.
This is the peak of their love and they don’t know it.
Audience do - ironic.
Othello promises to in 1,3 that he will keep love and war separate. However he doesn’t do this, what does this mean?
Forebodes future problems.
Unable to keep separate.
Soldiers background:
What quote suggests othello is unable to separate love and war?
“Our general’s wife is now the general”
Boundaries between 2 worlds starting to blur.
Despite the interruption othello tenderly takes desdemona back to bed, how is this significant?
Because it is in stark contrast to how he takes her to bed in 4,3 when he’s about to murder her.
How does iago exploit Des?
Goodness - weakness
“So I will turn her virtue into pitch”
How does iago exploit Cassio?
Gets drunk easily
“If I can fasten but one cup upon him”
How does iago exploit Roderigo?
His love for desdmona makes him a “sick fool” which iago does to convince him to fight.
How does iago exploit Emilia?
Devotion to iago - control her.
“I’ll set her on”
What does iago compare his plot to ?
A net. “Net that shall enmesh them all” Entrapment. Isolation. Claustrophobia
