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Othello Plot Summary Pdf Othello plot summary pdf Continue This article is about Shakespeare's tragedy. For the infusion game, see Reversi. For other purposes, see Othello (disambigation). Shakespeare's 1603 play by Russian actor and theatrical practitioner Konstantin Stanislavsky as Othello in 1896 Othello (Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice) is a tragedy William Shakespeare is believed to have been written in 1603. It is based on the story of Un Capitano Moro (Moorish Captain) Cynthio (The Apprentice of Boccaccio), first published in 1565. The story revolves around two central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army, and his treacherous warrant officer Iago. Given his varied and enduring themes of racism, love, jealousy, betrayal, revenge and repentance, Othello is still often performed in professional and public theater alike, and has been a source for numerous opera, film and literary adaptations. Othello' character, the general of the Venetian army desdemona , the wife of Othello; Brabantio Iago's daughter , Othello's confidante, but jealous and treacherous warrant officer Cassio - faithful and most beloved captain Othello Emilia - wife of Iago and maid Desdemona Bianca - lover Cassio Brabantio - Venetian senator and father of Desdemona (also can be called Brabanzio) Roderigo is in love with the desdemona Duke of Venice Graziano - brother of Brabantio Lodovic - relative of Brabantio and cousin of Desdemona Montano - Othello's Venetian predecessor in the Cyprus government clown - servant of Senators Sailor officers Gentlemen, Messenger, Herald, Aides, Musicians, etc. Summary of Desdemona and Othello, Antonio Munoz Degrain Othello Costume - illustration by Percy Anderson for costume quirky, historical and theatrical, 1906 Act I Roderigo, a rich and depraved gentleman, complains to his friend Iago, warrant officer, that Iago did not tell him about the secret marriage between the president. Roderigo is upset because he loves Desdemona and asked her father, Brabantio, for her hand in marriage. Iago hates Othello for promoting a young man named Cassio over him, whom Iago considers less capable of a soldier than himself, and tells Roderigo that he plans to use Othello for his own advantage. Iago convinces Roderigo to wake Brabentio and tell him about his daughter's snub. Meanwhile, Iago runs away to find Othello, and warns him that Brabantio will come for him. Brabantio, provoked by Roderigo, is furious and will not rest until he encounters Othello, but he finds Othello's residence full of Guards of the Duke of Venice who prevent violence. In Venice received news that the Turks are going to attack Cyprus, and so Othello called to advise senators. Brabantio has no choice but to accompany Othello in residence where he accuses Othello of tempted by Desdemona witchcraft. Othello defends himself in front of the Duke of Venice, relatives of Brabantio Lodovico and Gratiano, as well as various senators. Othello explains that Desdemona was in love with him for the sad and compelling stories he told about his life before Venice, not because of any witchcraft. The Senate is satisfied as soon as Desdemona confirms that she loves Othello, but Brabantio leaves, saying that Desdemona will betray Othello: Look at her, Moor, if you have eyes to see. She deceived her father, and perhaps you , (Act I, Sc 3). Iago, still in the room, takes note of Brabentio's remark. On the orders of the Duke of Othello leaves Venice to command the Venetian armies against the invading Turks on the island of Cyprus, accompanied by his new wife, his new lieutenant Cassio, his warrant officer Iago and wife Iago Emilia as the escort of the Desdemona. Act II Party arrives in Cyprus to discover that the storm has destroyed the Turkish fleet. Othello orders a general celebration and leaves to end his marriage to Desdemona. In his absence, Iago drunk Cassio, and then persuades Roderigo to drag Cassio into a fight. Montano tries to calm the angry and drunk Cassio, and this leads to the fact that they fight each other. Montano was injured in the fight. Othello comes back and questions the men about what happened. Othello accuses Cassio of rioting and strips him of his rank. Cassio is distraught. Iago persuades Cassio to ask Desdemona to convince her husband to restore him. Iago Act III now convinces Othello to be suspicious of Cassio and Desdemona. When Desdemona throws a handkerchief (Othello's first gift), Emilia finds it and gives him to Iago, at his request, unaware of what he plans to do with it. Othello returns and, convinced Iago of his wife's infidelity with his captain, swears Iago in the death of Desdemona and Cassio, after which he makes Iago his lieutenant. Act III, Scene iii is considered a turning point in a play, as is the scene in which Iago successfully sates the seeds of doubt in Othello's mind, inevitably sealing Othello's fate. Act IV Iago plants a handkerchief in Cassio's apartment and then tells Othello to watch Cassio's reaction while Iago questions him. Iago goads Cassio on talk about her affair with Bianca, a local courtesan, but whispers her name so quietly that Othello believes that two men are talking about Desdemona. Later, Bianca accuses Cassio of giving her a second-hand gift he received from another lover. Othello sees this, and Iago convinces him that Cassio received a handkerchief from Desdemona. Furious and sick, Othello decides to kill his wife and tells Iago to kill Cassio. Othello continues to make Desdemona's life miserable and amazes her before visiting the Venetian nobility. Meanwhile, Roderigo that he didn't get any results from Iago in exchange for his money and effort to win Desdemona, but Iago convinces him to kill Cassio. Action V Picture of William Salter Othello crying over Desdemona's body. Oil on canvas, circa 1857.Roderigo, being manipulated by Iago, attacks Cassio on the street after Cassio leaves Bianca's apartment. Cassio wounded Roderigo. During the scuffle, Iago comes out from behind Cassio and cuts his leg hard. In the dark, Iago manages to hide his identity, and when Lodovico and Graziano hear Cassio's cries for help, Iago joins them. When Cassio identifies Roderigo as one of the attackers, Iago secretly strikes Roderigo to stop him revealing the plot. Iago then accuses Bianca of a failed plot to kill Cassio. Othello confronts Desdemona and then strangles her in his bed. When Emilia arrives, Desdemona protects her husband before he dies, and Othello accuses Desdemona of adultery. Emilia calls for help. Former Governor Montano arrives with Gratiano and Iago. When Othello mentions the handkerchief as evidence, Emilia realizes what her husband Iago did, and she exposes him, after which he kills her. Othello, belatedly aware of Desdemona's innocence, strikes the iago, but not fatally, saying that Iago is the devil, and he would prefer him to live the rest of his life in pain. Iago refuses to explain his motives, vowing to remain silent from now on. Lodovico detained Iago and Othello for the murders of Roderigo, Emilia and Desdemona, but Othello committed suicide. Lodovico appoints Cassio as Othello's successor and calls on him to punish Iago for his rightness. He then condemns Iago for his actions and goes away to tell others what happened. Othello's Sources is an adaptation of the tale of Italian writer Synthio Un Capitano Moro (Moorish Captain) from his Gli Hecatommithi (1565), a collection of 100 tales in the style of Decameron Giovanni Boccaccio. No English translation of Synthio was available during Shakespeare's lifetime, and the verbal echoes in Othello are closer to the Italian original than to Gabriel Chappuy's 1584 French translation. Cynthio's tale may have been based on an actual incident that occurred in Venice around 1508. It also recalls an earlier story in Three Apples, one of the stories told in The Thousand and one nights (Arabian Nights). Desdemona is the only named character in Cynthio's tale, with several other characters identified only as Moore, Squadron Leader, Ensin and Encinta's Wife (corresponding to the play by Othello, Cassio, Iago and Emilia). Cynthio drew the moral (which he put in Desdemona's mouth) that it was unwise for European women to marry temperamental men of other nations. Cynthia's tale was described as a partially racist warning about the dangers of misconceptions. While closely followed Cynthia's tale in Othello's writing, he moved away from it in some detail. Brabantio, Roderigo, and a few minor characters are not found in Cynthio, for example, and Emilia Shakespeare takes part in a handkerchief of evil while her colleague in Cynthio is not. Unlike Othello, in Cynthio, Ensign (play Iago) lust after Desdemona and stimulated to revenge when she rejects it. Shakespeare's opening scenes are unique to his tragedy, as is the gentle scene between Emilia and Desdemona as the lady prepares for bed. The most striking departure of Shakespeare from Cynthio is the manner of death of his heroine. In Shakespeare, Othello strangles Desdemona, but in Cynthio Moore on the order of Ensin his wife is beaten to death with a sand-filled stocking. Cynthio describes every horrible blow, and when the lady is dead, Ensign and Moore place her lifeless body on her bed, smash her skull, and cause a cracked ceiling above the bed to collapse on her, giving the impression of his falling rafters causing her death. In Cynthio, two killers avoid detection. Moore then really misses Desdemona, and comes to hate the sight of Ensign. He demoted him and refuses to have him in his company. Ensign then seeks revenge by revealing to the Squadron Leader the involvement of the ant in Desdemona's death.
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