Good Morning!
Don’t forget to pick up the
Act III Othello Vocab!
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Please take out your:
- A Writing Utensil
- Laptops! (Start them up!)
- Act I and II Reading Questions
Word Puzzle
COF FEE
Coffee Break
Objectives
 Students will be able to …
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Display knowledge of acts I and II
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Review act I, II and III (notes)
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Discuss overarching idea
Agenda
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Turn in Act I and II Reading Questions
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Take Acts I and II Quiz
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Grade Acts I and II Quiz
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Take Acts I, II and III Notes (Laptops)
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Discuss Overarching Idea
Othello Act III Vocab Due
THURSDAY June 2
Turn in Acts I and II
Reading Questions
Acts I, II and III Notes
M a k e s u r e yo u h a v e t h e c o r r e c t
d a t e ( M a y 3 1 , 2 0 11 )
Document Specifications
- Times New Roman Font Sz 12
- Document Margins: 1 inch all sides
- Proper heading at Top Left Corner and Single
Spaced
- Save as, “O_Acts1-3_Notes
Act I
Iago: is in cahoots with Roderigo who is giving
him money
Brabantio: (a powerful politician) is upset with
his main man, Othello, for eloping with his
d a u g h t e r, D e s d e m o n a
Othello: is an important army general who is not
afraid of Brabantio (his boss and his father in
law)
C a s s i o :Othello’s lieutenant is flirtatious and easy prey for
Iago
Act I
The
Is not sympathetic towards
B ruakbea: n t i o a n d s t a n d s b e h i n d h i s g e n e r a l ,
D
Othello
O t h e l l o : Te l l s t h e s t o r y o f h o w h e a n d
Desdemona fell in love (sans magic and
witchcraft)
Wa r : T h e D u k e n e e d s O t h e l l o o n g u a r d a n d r e a d y
f o r t h e o n c o m i n g Tu r k i s h f l e e t
The Situation: Othello, his ensign and their
ladies are all to go to Cyprus to prepare
Act II
Tu r k s : The Turkish fleet is destroyed by a storm and is no
longer a threat
C a s s i o :Gets to Cyprus first and greets the rest of the group
I a g o : Capitalizes on Desdemona’s kindness and plants a
seed of doubt about Cassio and Desdemona in Othello’s head
Wife For Wife: 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.
Act II
Othello Declares a victory and orders a party
:
Othello leaves Cassio in charge and tells him to
The Party:
restrain himself (don’t drink too much!). Cassio does not follow
orders.
The Fight:
Iago sends Roderigo after a drunk Cassio
(he’s a fighter). They come running back into the scene with
Cassio chasing Roderigo.
Montano:
Montano (Governor of Cyprus) tries
to stop the fight and Cassio attacks him.
Resolution: Othello wants to hear the story; Iago ‘gives
in’ and retells the story with Cassio in the worst possible
light.
Act II
Othello Drops Cassio from his position
:
Cassio: I s b e y o n d d i s t r a u g h t b y l o s i n g h i s
position. Iago tells Cassio that he should talk to
Desdemona and convince her to convince
Othello to get his job back
R o d e r i g o : Wa n t s t o g o b a c k t o Ve n i c e ; I a g o
convinces him not to.
The next step:
Iago is going to ask his wife
(Emilia) to talk to Desdemona about getting
Cassio his job back and make sure Othello
sees Cassio talk to Desdemona
ACTS I
AND II
READIN
G QUIZ
Take EVERYTHING off of your
desks
When you are finished …
- Finish/Turn in your act I and II Questions
- Turn on your laptops and open a new word
document
Document Specifications
- Times New Roman Font Sz 12
- Document Margins: 1 inch all sides
- Proper heading at Top Left Corner and Single
Spaced
- Save as, “O_Acts1-3_Notes”
Act III Scene i
Cassio: Sends a clown and band to play for
Desdemona (to get her to speak to him)
Iago: Tells Cassio to chill and that he’ll get Emilia to get
Desdemona to speak to Cassio
Act III Scene ii
Business: Iago, Othello and a gentleman go to
see the fortification of the city
Open your Othello
Books to III.i