Othello
Drama
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William Shakespeare
Details Summary of Othello
Details Summary of Othello
Act - I
Othello and Desdemona’s Secret Marriage
Act I: Scene 1: Roderigo, a nobleman, and Iago, a soldier, are arguing on a street in Venice. Roderigo is in love with a lady named Desdemona. He has given Iago a lot of money because Iago promised to give gifts to Desdemona from Roderigo and speak nicely about him to her. Roderigo wants to marry Desdemona. But now, they...
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Othello Themes
Themes:
Love: In Othello, love is very deep and pure. Othello and Desdemona truly love each other from the heart. But this love is destroyed by misunderstanding and jealousy. Othello loves Desdemona more than his own life, yet he believes Iago’s lies. Here, love is not joy but a path of pain and death. The play shows that even true love can be ruined by doubt.
Jealousy: Jealousy is the most d...
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Othello Character
Characters:
Major Characters
Othello – Protagonist, General in the Venetian military, a noble Moor
Desdemona – Othello's wife; daughter of Brabantio
Iago – Antagonist, Othello's trusted but jealous and disloyal companion
Cassio – Othello's loyal and most beloved Lieutenant
Emilia – Iago's wife and Desdemona's maidservant
Bianca – Cassio's lover
Brabantio – Venetian senator and Desde...
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Othello Literary Devices
Literary Terms:
Soliloquy: Iago's soliloquies are key in revealing his true intentions and thoughts to the audience, while other characters remain unaware of his evil plans.
Symbols:
The Handkerchief: The handkerchief that Othello gives to Desdemona symbolizes their love and faithfulness. When it is lost and later found with Cassio, it becomes a symbol of Othello's mistrust and jealousy....
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Othello Summary
Background: Shakespeare's main source for the story of Othello is a tale about a Moorish Captain from a book called Gli Hecatommithi by Cinthio (Giovanni Battista Giraldi). This book has one hundred short stories about love, organized into ten groups. The third group is about cheating in marriage. In Cinthio's story, only Disdemona (who is similar to Shakespeare's Desdemona) has a name; the other...
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Othello Quotes
Quotes:
"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on." (Iago, Act 3, Scene 3, Metaphor) ✪✪✪
"Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation!" (Cassio, Act 2, Scene 3, Repetition)
"Men should be what they seem; Or those that be not, would they might seem none!" (Iago, Act 3, Scene 3) ✪✪✪
"Then must you speak of one that...
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Notes
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