act one Flashcards
1
Q
i) what does scene one introduce?
A
roderigo and iago’s deceitful partnership
2
Q
i) how does the scene begin?
A
roderigo and iago arguing on a venice street at night
3
Q
i) what do iago and roderigo share?
A
a mutual hatred of othello
4
Q
i) who do we learn othello has eloped with?
A
desdemona
5
Q
i) what does iago say to brabantio?
A
that he has been ‘robbed’ of his daughter, provoking his fear of othello
6
Q
i) how does the scene end?
A
they all go searching for the missing couple
7
Q
i) what jealousy of iago’s is established in the scene?
A
his jealousy for cassio’s promotion to lieutenant rather than him.
he derides him as a soldier with ‘mere prattle without practice’
