Roderigo complains to Iago about how he can’t break up Othello’s marriage. He announces that there will be a party that night to celebrate Cyprus’ safety from the Turks. As they waited for Othello to arrive, Cassio greeted Desdemona by clasping her hand which made Iago furious because he wanted to destroy their friendship so that his plan could be executed successfully without any hurdles from either of them. Once they had landed, Othello’s ship was sighted and everyone went to meet him at the harbor. When he arrived later, Iago (Cassio’s friend) came too along with Roderigo (a soldier who loves Desdemona), Emilia (Iago’s wife) and Desdemona herself. Cassio’s ship did not suffer the same fate as it didn’t go through a storm. A third man arrived and told them that the Turkish fleet was wrecked in a storm at sea. In Cyprus, two men were standing on the shore with Montano, the governor of Cyprus. The duke says that Othello must go to Cyprus to defend against a Turkish invasion Desdemona insists on going with her husband, so preparations are made for them to leave at nightfall. Brabanzio is frustrated but gives up and allows the meeting to continue without him. Desdemona defends her husband by saying that she chose him for love, not because of witchcraft or spells. The duke and senate are very sympathetic toward Othello, so they don’t believe the accusations that he killed his wife with witchcraft. When they see that Othello is on his way to speak with the duke, -Brabanzio decides to go along and accuse Othello before the assembled senate.īrabanzio’s plan backfires. Not long afterward, Brabanzio arrives with Roderigo and others they accuse Othello of stealing Desdemona by witchcraft. Cassio arrives with a message from the duke: Cyprus needs help against an imminent Turkish invasion. Iago leaves Roderigo before Brabanzio sees him, because he doesn’t want Brabanzio to know about his hatred of Othello. He finds that she is missing, and he gathers some officers to find Othello. Iago and Roderigo hide as Brabanzio comes out to look for his daughter. However, he just learned that she married Othello who recently promoted Cassio over Iago for lieutenant. Roderigo has been paying Iago to help him win the heart of Desdemona. The play begins on a street in Venice where Roderigo, a wealthy man, is arguing with Iago.
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