| othello | ethnically muslim, religiously christian general that is hired to protect the venetian trade ships against the ottoman empire on the mediterranean sea. othello is the protagonist and hero of the play |
| roderigo | a man who is in love with desdemona, very young, rich, and foolish |
| iago | 3rd in command to othello, hates othello because he chose michael cassio to be his lieutenant |
| desdemona | secret wife of othello and daughter of the venetian senator brabantio |
| michael cassio | othello’s lieutenant, iago hates him |
| brabantio | venetian senator and father of desdemona |
| duke of venice | the official authority of venice |
| emilia | iago’s wife and desdemona’s attendant |
| setting of act 1 scene 1 | a street in venice |
| what was iago’s complaint in scene 1 | othello chose michael cassio over him to be his lieutenant |
| what was brabantio and why did iago and roderigo awaken him in the middle of the night | brabantio is the father of desdemona and venetian senator |
| why did iago leave roderigo at brabantios house | iago left roderigo to go meet with othello |
| what was brabantio’s reaction to othellos marriage to desdemona | brabantio is enraged and believes that othello must have used magical potions to make her desdemona fall in love with him |
| how does the play start | media res in an argument between roderigo and iago |
| why are roderigo and iago in an arugement | roderigo has been paying iago to get to marry desdemona but has seen no progress and just found out that desdemona secretly married othello and roderigo thinks that iago is playing him |
| how does iago play othello | pretends to serve him but is actually disloyal to him |
| what do roderigo and iago decide to do after talking | ruin some of othellos happiness by telling desdemona’s family about her marriage to othello |
othello act 1 scene 1 & 2
July 10, 2019