Act 2 Summary Flashcards
1
Q
Scene 1
A
- Play moves from Venice to Cyprus
-Iago, Emilia and Desdemona banter about women’s desire - Iago underlying hostility towards women as sees them as deceptive
- Iago decides to use jealousy to enact his revenge through Desdemona and Cassio’s flirtation
- Sets the stage for Iago’s vengeance
- Iago is misogynistic
- Emilia is subservient
2
Q
Scene 3
A
- Iago encourages Cassio to drink
- Cassio fights Roderigo and Montano (wounded)
- Cassio id demoted
- Iago suggests Cassio appeals to Desdemona for his position back
- Iago offers a soliloquy
- Iago reassures Roderigo
- “Honest Iago” signifies how is adversaries plan their own destruction
- “Net”: Metaphor reflects how setting is a net, trap slowly closing in on its victims
3
Q
Exposition and Rising action in scene 1
A
- Storm is present
