![]() ![]() This shows how love is interfered with and can be distorted, as well as the danger of moving outside of the court/ dukedom whereas previously the issue of Othello and Desdemona’s relationship was resolved promptly by the duke, now neither he or any other institution is present to return love to its natural form.ĭeception: While in the first act Iago was truthful about his deceptive plans here his soliloquy conveys the effect of deception for other characters. Cassio is accused of engaging sexually with Desdemona yet he is the only male character so far with no feelings towards her. Love: Once more love is shown as being affected by external influences. Roderigo then departs and Iago reveals in soliloquy that in fact he longs to sleep with Desdemona in revenge for Othello supposedly sleeping with his wife Emilia, ‘wife for wife’ if he cannot achieve this Iago declares his plan, despite being ‘yet confused’, is safeguarded by the imminent confrontation that evening which will lead to the suggestion of Desdemona betraying Othello, the thought of which will torture the leader. Despite Roderigo initially refusing to believe that Cassio has any malicious intent with his holding of Desdemona’s hand he is soon convinced by Iago to confront Cassio later that evening the result, Iago declares, will be tension between Cassio and Othello due to the peaceful state of affairs being disturbed. He orders Iago to unload the ship, who is left with only Roderigo as all others depart to celebrate the downfall of the Turkish fleet Iago then tells Roderigo that Desedmona will inevitably long for someone with more manners and beauty than Othello but that she will likely turn to the ‘knave’ Cassio. ![]() ![]() ‘Tis my breeding/ That gives me this bold show of courtesy.’ Othello then arrives and after meeting his wife with praise and a kiss thanks the Cypriots for their hospitality. During the wait for Othello Iago also notes that Cassio takes Desdemona’s hand as they depart to talk privately, and plans to use this detail to bring about Cassio’s downfall, ‘With as little a web as this I will ensnare as great a fly as Cassio’ (this can be seen as caused partially by anger at Cassio’s mocking him for his lowly status, remarking ‘Let it not gall your patience. While the group waits for Othello Desdemona and Cassio tease Emilia for her talkative state, which Iago takes too far by lanching into a widespread criticism of women he labels them hypocritical and deceptive, while being lazy in all activities bar sexual intercourse, ‘Your rise to play and go to bed to work’. This raises fears of Othello’s fleet surviving, however a ship carrying Iago, Cassio, Emilia, Desdemona and Roderigo soon calms such nerves. In Cyprus, the Cypriot governor Montano and two gentleman discuss whether the Turkish fleet could have surived a recent storm, and are informed by a third gentleman that the fleet was in fact destroyed. ![]()
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