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Act 2 Scene 1 *The setting is in Cyprus. A bad storm occured and Montano and Gentlemen are hoping that that Turks drowned.*Othello and Cassio’s ships get seperated by the storm.*1st ship: Cassio arrives first. He’s worried for Othello. He…

Othello Protagonist (Main character)General of Venice Desdemona Wife of Othello daughter of Brabantio. Iago -Foil of Othello-Liar, cheat, wants Michael Cassio’s jobHates Othello-Greatest Villain in English Lit Emilia Iago’s wife and Desdemona’s attendant. A cynical, worldly woman, she is loyal…

At the beginning of the play, who does Iago work with to wake up Brabantio? Roderigo What does Brabantio do when he finds out what Desdemona has done? he disowns her Why does Roderigo trust Iago? he gives Roderigo false…

Venice An Italian town along with Pisa and Genoa that controlled the Mediterranean trade after A.D. 1200, bringing silks and spices from Asia to Europe. noblemen a socially or politically privileged class whose titles are conferred by descent or by…

logos appeal to reasonOthello convinces Roderigo that Desdemona and Cassio are sleeping together, and later that he should kill Cassio. pathos appeal to emotionIago knows Othello loves Desdemona, so he will get particularly upset about her infidelity. ethos Appeal to…

Roderigo Venetian in love with Desdemona. Iago promises to help him get Desdemona. Believes Iago will help him with a plan to get Desdemona. Iago Hates Othello because he was passed over for Lieutenant. Vows that “he is not what…

s3 DESDEMONA (D’s innate goodness; will be their downfall) “My lord shall never rest; I’ll watch him tame and talk him out of patience” s3 IAGO (Iago tempts O to jealousy) “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the…

“She loved me for the dangers I had passed/ I loved her that she did pity them” Othello, act 1 scene 3, love as healing, or as mutual sympathy in times of despair “And this, and this, the greatest discords…

Where/when is King Lear set? – Ancient Britain, several centuries before the arrival of Christianity Historians view? Pre-Christian Britain had been a single United Kingdom into Britain/Scotland What did James I want to do? James I wanted to unite Britain…

Marxist criticism. a Marxist approach to King Lear would consider it to be a reflection of the political and economic structures of the society in which it was written. Feminist Approach A feminist approach to the play would look at…