| Blank Verse | Regular rhythm, no rhyme |
| Iambic Pentameter | describes a rhythm that the words make in a line, rhythm measured in small groups of syllables called FEET = 10 syllables |
| Iambs | one foot, made up of 2 syllables |
| Pentameter | Indicates that the line has 5 FEET |
| Freytags Pyramid | … |
| Inciting moment/ exposition | Act 1 = intro, sets scene |
| Rising action | Act 2 = arrive in Cyprus, Roderigo fights Cassio, Cassio no longer lieutenant, Cassio starts to talk to des about regaining leadership |
| Complication | End of Act 2 |
| CLIMAX | Act 3 = crisis, tragic flaw, hamartia is revealed, Othello starts to believe Iago and be mean to Des. |
| Reversal | start of act 4 |
| Falling action | Act 4 = Othello questions Emilia about Des. disloyalty, Roderigo plans to kill Cassio for Iago, Othello plans to kill Des. |
| Catastrophe | Act 5 = Roderigo stabs Cassio, Iago stabs Cassio and kills Roderigo, Othello kills Des and realizes his mistake, kills himself, Iago goes to prison, Cassio is leader |
| Moment of Last Suspense | End of book |
Othello
August 7, 2019