| Roderigo | venetian gentlemen, in love w/ Desdemona and paying Iago to help him with her |
| Barbantio | A senator, Desdemona’s father |
| Othello | a noble Moor in service of the Venetian state |
| Iago | his ensign, villian of play, dirties slyest guy ever |
| cassio | Othello’s lieutenant |
| duke | of venice |
| desdemona | barbantio’s daughter and othello’s wife |
| what is the relationship between iago and roderigo | roderigo has a crush on desdemona and pays iago to set them up even though iago knows that desdemona is othello’s girl |
| how does iago believe that ranks are chosen | by nepetism and favoritism |
| why is iago angry at the beginning of scene one | because cassio is second in rank and he believes he is more qualified than cassio |
| what is iago’s goal when deciding to serve under othello still | to manipulate him to get what he wants |
| what is revealed about iago’s character when he says “I am not what i am” | he is going to pretend too be on guy who he truly is not, snake |
| what do iago and roderigo tell barbantio | that desdemona was stolen by othello |
| what imagery dodes iago used when telling barbantio | derogatory language using animal imagery |
| when does most of act one scene 1 occur | in venice at night |
| how does barbantio already know roderigo | because he’s been hanging around trying to get desdemona |
| why does iago leave after barbantio is awoken | b/c he would be in big trouble if othello found out he was there snitching |
| how does barbantio react when hearing about desdemona | he is distraught and believes his daughter was put under a spell or witchcraft because she is so pure |
| what is one of the secret things that shaekspeare includes in this act and what does it reveal about the play | othello and desdemona’s marriage, and it tells that the play will be full of lies since this was one of the very first things |
| what is the second secret thing that shaekspeare includes in this act and what does it reveal about the play | the relationship between iago and roderigo that is not known to most people |
| why does shakespeare not put othellos in the first scene | because he wants the reader to knonw how iago truly is and convey that othello appears to be the villain even though iago is truly the villain |
| what racial slurs have been made toward or about othello | thick lips, black ram, and the animal imagery |
| where does most of act 1 scene two occur | at the inn |
| what is ironic about barbantio finding out about the marriage | that iago just told barbantio yet he is going to defend othello after setting him up |
| what does it mean when iago asks othello if he is fast married | he is saying have you had sex yet in the marriage, and its important b/c he is saying if you haven’t, annull it b/c of barbantio knowing now |
| how does othellos response to iago reveal his own positive self image | he isnt worried about barbantio b/c he truly loves desdemona |
| why does iago swear by janus | b/c janus is the two faced roman god |
| what news does cassio deliver | that the duke needs othello to come to a meeting something about cyprus |
| what are barbantios charges against othello | he charges him for stealing his daughter and enchanting her with some spell |
| what military problem are the duke and senators faced with at the beginning of scenne 3 | the turks are coming to invade cyprus |
| how is othello addressed by the first senator | as valiant or brave |
| why does the duke send for desdemona | b/c they want her to either defend or refute othello to her father |
| how has othello won the heart of desdemona | she loved him for the dangers he survived, he loved her for her emotions, desdemona listened to him tell the story of his life to her father, and she listened and was so drawn to him |
| how does desdemonna respond when asked about her love for othello | i feel loyal to you father, but i am most loyal to othello |
| what does the duke ask of othello | he asked him to go to cyprus |
| why do both othello and desdemona plead for housing arrangements while othello is gone | D- she married soldier and feels its her duty and she should go to war with himO-he wants her to come b/c she wants to |
| what are the final arrangements | Desdemona goes with Iago and his wife to Cyprus. |
| what advice does barbantio give othello | she deceived me and lied to me so you better watch out |
| in iago’s final speech of the scenen, the first hatchings of plot occur, what does he plan to do? | he tells roderigo to buck up and that he is in control of his own garden, its just lustroderigo says hes going to kill himselfhe then tells him to sell his land and make as much $ as possible because desdemona and othello won’t last |
| what are the qualities of cassio and othello which will help iago | iago herad a rumor that othellos slept with his wife (keep in the back of his mind to get revenge – even though it didn’t happen) –> iago is going to tell othello that cassio is getting too friendly with desdemona, which is believable because cassio is attractive |
| othello is ____________ written with no _________________ plot | tightly/secondary |
| how long is thee play | about 3-4 days |
| when was othello first performed | 1604 |
| what was special about venice | it was the strongest sea power of the christian world, Cyprus was among its dominions |
| who was venice’s chief rivals | the turks (muslim) |
| what did venetian law require | that its commander in chief not be venetian |
| what is othello subtitled | the moor of venice |
| who is othello in the play | the tragic hero not the villain |
Othello Act 1
September 10, 2019