Paper 1 - Othello - structure Flashcards

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what are the events of act 1 scene 1

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  • Roderigo has been paying Iago to get gifts for Des, but he sees no progress
  • Roderigo learns that Othello and Des are married
  • Iago tells Roderigo that he hates othello because he promoted Cassio
  • Iago and Roderigo tell Brabantio about the marriage
  • Brabantio’s men search for Othello
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what are the events of act 1 scene 2

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  • Iago warns Othello that Brabantio will divorse him and Des
  • Othello stands his ground
  • Othello is wanted in cyprus
  • Brabantio asks the Duke for help
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what are the events of act 1 scene 3

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  • Othello tells Brabantio how him and Des are in love
  • Des also confirms this
  • Roderigo threatens to drown himself
  • Iago delivers his first soliluquy explaining that he suspects Othello slept with Emilia and that he will convince Othello Cassio slept with Des
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what are the events of act 2 scene 1

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  • Everyone meets in Cyrpus
  • Iago ‘aside’ notices Cassio’s friendly behaviour
  • Iago has a second soliluquy and says he loves Des for the sake of revenge and suspects that Cassio slept with Emilia.
  • He plans to torture Othello to madness
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what are the events of act 2 scene 2

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  • A herald announces a celebration
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what are the events of act 2 scene 3

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  • Cassio gets drunk
  • Cassio chases Roderigo and they fight
  • Montano gets hurt in the middle of it
  • Iago tells Othello what happened
  • Othello releases Cassio from his job
  • Iago tells Cassio to talk to Des about it
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what are the events of act 3 scene 1

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  • Cassio sends musicians to Othellos window
  • Othello sends a clown down
  • Emilia tells Cassio that Des is vouching for him
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What are the events of act 3 scene 2

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  • Othello gives some letters to Iago
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what are the events of act 3 scene 3

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  • Des vows to help Cassio
  • Cassio quickly leaves
  • Iago questions why he was quick to leave
  • Des asks Othello to forgive Cassio
  • Iago plants the idea of an affair
  • Othello has a soliluquy questioning his marriage
  • Emilia steals the hankerchief and gives it to Iago
  • Othello demands for proof
  • Iago tells Othello that Cassio shouts Des name in bed and he has the hankerchief
  • Othello and Iago vow to get revenge and Iago is promoted
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what are the events of act 3 scene 4

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  • Othello asks Des where the hankerchief is
  • Othello expains the history of it
  • Emilia suspects Othello’s jealousy but Des denies
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what are the events of act 4 scene 1

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  • Iago is corrupting Othello
  • Othello falls into a trance
  • Iago jokes with Cassio about Bianca but Othello thinks its about Des
  • Othello plans to murder Des
  • Othello strikes Des
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what are the events of act 4 scene 2

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  • Emilia stands up for Des
  • Othello weeps to Des
  • She denies being unfaithful
  • Emilia thinks Othello has been decieved
  • Iago tells Roderigo to kill Cassio
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what are the events of act 4 scene 3

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  • Othello sends Des to bed
  • Des wants to die in her wedding sheets and sings a song
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what are the events of act 5 scene 1

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  • Roderigo stabs Cassio but his coat saves him
  • iago stabs roderigo killing him
  • Othello sets off to kill Des
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what are the events of act 5 scene 2

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  • Othello has a speech over sleeping Des
  • He smothers her
  • Emilia enters and Des says she killed herself
  • Othello admits
  • Iago’s truth is revealed and Iago kills Emilia
  • Othello kills himself
  • Iago will be executed
  • Cassio rules Cyprus
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