Monday 25 January 2016

Othello Act 1 Scene 1 TASK

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Act 1
1.
How does Shakespeare present the world of Venice in the first act, and how does he construct the interactions of his central characters (Iago, Othello, and Desdemona) with that Venetian world and with each other. How are these interactions complicated by the fact that Othello is a Moor and that Desdemona is a young women?
2.
What sort of person is Iago, as he appears in act 1? Are you satisfied by the reasons he gives for hating Othello? What is Iago's relationship with Roderigo?
3.
What sort of language does Iago use? What sort of language does Othello use? What might be the significance of this difference?

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