Good Morning!Don’t forget to pick up the Act III Othello Vocab!

Tuesday May 31, 2011Please take out your:- A Writing Utensil- Laptops! (Start them up!)- Act I and II Reading Questions

Word Puzzle

Coffee Break

COF FEE

Objectives

Students will be able to …

Display knowledge of acts I and II

Discuss overarching idea

Review act I, II and III (notes)

Agenda

Turn in Act I and II Reading Questions

Grade Acts I and II Quiz

Take Acts I and II Quiz

Take Acts I, II and III Notes (Laptops) Discuss Overarching Idea

Othello Act III Vocab Due THURSDAY June 2

Turn in Acts I and II Reading Questions

Make sure you have the correct date (May 31, 2011)

Acts I, II and III Notes

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is in cahoots with Roderigo who is giving him money

(a powerful politician) is upset with his main man, Othello, for eloping with his daughter, Desdemona

is an important army general who is not afraid of Brabantio (his boss and his father in law)

Act IAct IIagoIago:

BrabantioBrabantio:

OthelloOthello:

Othello’s lieutenant is flirtatious and easy prey for IagoCassioCassio:

Is not sympathetic towards Brabantio and stands behind his general, Othello

Tells the story of how he and Desdemona fell in love (sans magic and witchcraft)

The Duke needs Othello on guard and ready for the oncoming Turkish fleet

Act IAct IThe DukeThe Duke:

OthelloOthello:

WarWar:

Othello, his ensign and their ladies are all to go to Cyprus to prepareThe SituationThe Situation:

The Turkish fleet is destroyed by a storm and is no longer a threat

Gets to Cyprus first and greets the rest of the group

Capitalizes on Desdemona’s kindness and plants a seed of doubt about Cassio and Desdemona in Othello’s head

Act IIAct IITurksTurks:

CassioCassio:

IagoIago:

Iago professes that he loves Desdemona; also that the thought of Othello with his wife plagues his thoughts. This suggests that he wants to defile Desdemona either by sleeping with her or other means. Gross.

Wife For WifeWife For Wife:

Declares a victory and orders a party

Othello leaves Cassio in charge and tells him to restrain himself (don’t drink too much!). Cassio does not follow orders.

Iago sends Roderigo after a drunk Cassio (he’s a fighter). They come running back into the scene with Cassio chasing Roderigo.

Act IIAct IIOthelloOthello:

The Party:The Party:

The Fight:The Fight:

Montano (Governor of Cyprus) tries to stop the fight and Cassio attacks him.Montano:Montano:

Othello wants to hear the story; Iago ‘gives in’ and retells the story with Cassio in the worst possible light.

Resolution:Resolution:

Drops Cassio from his position

Is beyond distraught by losing his position. Iago tells Cassio that he should talk to Desdemona and convince her to convince Othello to get his job back

Wants to go back to Venice; Iago convinces him not to.

Act IIAct IIOthelloOthello:

Cassio:Cassio:

RoderigoRoderigo:

Iago is going to ask his wife (Emilia) to talk to Desdemona about getting Cassio his job back and make sure Othellosees Cassio talk to Desdemona

The next step:The next step:

Take EVERYTHING off of your desks

ACTS I AND II READING QUIZ

When you are finished …

- Finish/Turn in your act I and II Questions

- Turn on your laptops and open a new word document

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- Proper heading at Top Left Corner and Single Spaced

- Save as, “O_Acts1-3_Notes”

Document Specifications

Sends a clown and band to play for Desdemona (to get her to speak to him)

Tells Cassio to chill and that he’ll get Emilia to get Desdemona to speak to Cassio

Iago, Othello and a gentleman go to see the fortification of the city

Act III Scene iAct III Scene i

CassioCassio:

Iago:Iago:

BusinessBusiness:

Act III Scene iiAct III Scene ii

Open your OthelloBooks to III.i