Act 1.iii (l1 -218)
The Duke and senators receive news of a serious threat against Cyprus, which makes the Duke very anxious to see Othello. Brabantio brings his charges against Othello, and Othello tells the true of story of his and Desdemona's mutual love.
KEY SCENE (l.128-168) Othello's Storytelling
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The Duke and senators receive news of a serious threat against Cyprus, which makes the Duke very anxious to see Othello. Brabantio brings his charges against Othello, and Othello tells the true of story of his and Desdemona's mutual love.
KEY SCENE (l.128-168) Othello's Storytelling
Shakespeare Navigator Summary (Act 1, scene i):
http://shakespeare-navigators.com/othello/S11.html
No Fear Shakespeare puts Shakespeare's language side-by-side with a facing-page translation into modern English—the kind of English people actually speak today.
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/othello/
GO!
Look at the following quotes:
KNOW
SHOW
SHAKESPEARE'S WORLD/STAGE
The following entries are (unless otherwise noted) summaries (by various hands in English 345.01 Shakespeare Fall 1997) of sections in Stephen Greenblatt's "General Introduction" (1-76) to The Norton Shakespeare (Norton, 1997).
http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~sflores/345world.html
Reading/Performing
Act 1.3 (l1 -218)
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Discussion/Annotation of the text
Look at the following quotes:
- "How got she out? O treason of the blood!/ Fathers, from hence trust not your daughters' minds/ By what you see them act."
- "A maid, so tender, fair and happy/ So opposite to marriage that she shunned/ the wealthy curled darlings of our nation."
- "She is abused, stolen from me, and corrupted..."
- "She loved me for the dangers I had passed/ and I loved her, that she did pity them."
- "My life and education both do learn me/ How to respect you. you are lord of all my duty,/ I am hitherto your daughter. but here's my husband."
- "That I did love the Moor to live with him/ My downright violence and storms of fortunes/ May trumpet to the world"
KNOW
- What impression do you have of this character?
- From these quotations and your general knowledge, what perception do you have of the position of women in society in Shakespeare's time?
SHOW
SHAKESPEARE'S WORLD/STAGE
The following entries are (unless otherwise noted) summaries (by various hands in English 345.01 Shakespeare Fall 1997) of sections in Stephen Greenblatt's "General Introduction" (1-76) to The Norton Shakespeare (Norton, 1997).
http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~sflores/345world.html
Reading/Performing
Act 1.3 (l1 -218)
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Discussion/Annotation of the text
PAIR
How is Othello able to convince the Council to accept his defense against Brabantio's charges?
How is Othello able to convince the Council to accept his defense against Brabantio's charges?
REFLECT
- How has this scene moved the plot forward?
- What more have we learned about the relationships between the major characters?
EXTENSION/HOMEWORK
- Update y0ur character logs
- Write the first half of the summary for this scene