Wednesday, October 1, 2008

The following links to a synopsis of Shakespeare's Othello.
Please read Carefully and do the following:
Sort by Acts and Scenes:
Exposition
Act I, Scene I :Desdemona was upset that she is getting married with othello.Roderigo was also not happy with him because Rodrigo was about to marry Desdemona and soldier, Michael Cassio, was promoted to lieutenant instead of Iago.
Act I, Scene II:Brabantio goes to othello to find his daughter and tells othello that he will be in a prison.
Act I, Scene III :brabantio In this scene we find out that Lago has his own evil plan of getting rid of Cassio by telling Othello that Cassio is another secrete lover of Desdemona.
Act II, Scene I: A small stormed has occures and Montano is scared that Othello and his crew might have been pulled by the waves. Emilia also starts to fear that her husband might be pulled by the waves.
Act II, Scene II : none.

Act II, Scene III: lago makes cassino drunk in order to make him and Rodergo fight.
Act III, Scene I: Cassio wants to meet Desdemona.
Act III, Scene II : Cassio visits Desdemona to ask him for help. Lago's plan works out.
Act III, Scene III: Cassio meets Desdemona to ask her to help him out to get Othello to become his friend again.
Act III, Scene IV: Cassio gives the handkerchief to his lover Bianca.
Act IV, Scene I: Bianca gets angry with Cassio as she finds out that the handkerchief is with some other girl.
Act IV, Scene II: Emilia tells Othello the truth.
Act IV, Scene III:none.

Act V, Scene I:Lago tells Roderigo to kill Cassio and Lago stabs Cassio on his leg.
Act V, Scene II:Othello at the end learns the truth about Lago and later Lago is in prision now.

Rising Action
Act I, Scene I :when the daughter runs away.
Act I, Scene II :Cassio arrives with news that the Duke requires Othello at an urgent war meeting.
Act I, Scene III: when othello told tht he has spelled on his daughter.

Act II, Scene I: when everyone is scaed that cyprus and other people are taken away by the waves.
Act II, Scene II :none.
Act II, Scene III: when lago makes cassio fully drunk.
Act III, Scene I: none.
Act III, Scene II:none.
Act III, Scene III : When Lago asks Emilia to steal Desdemona's handkerchief.
Act III, Scene IV: When Othello asks for the handkerchief .
Act IV, Scene I : When othello gets angry at Desdemona.
Act IV, Scene II : When Othello asks Emilia about the their affair.
Act IV, Scene III: none.
Act V, Scene I: When Cassio and Roderigo fights with each other.
Act V, Scene II:When Othello asks Desdemona to pray.
Climax
Act I, Scene I :when Brabantio rushes to cheak each and every place to find that girl.
Act I, Scene II :meeting. Brabantio and Roderigo enter and Brabantio lashes out at Othello.
Act I, Scene III
Act II, Scene I:
Act II, Scene II:
Act II, Scene III:
Act III, Scene I:
Act III, Scene II:
Act III, Scene III :
Act III, Scene IV:
Act IV, Scene I:
Act IV, Scene II :
Act IV, Scene III:
Act V, Scene I:
Act V, Scene II:
Falling Action
Act I, Scene I:when desdemona informs that the girl ran away.
Act I, Scene II : Brabantio demands that Othello go to prison.
Act I, Scene III:
Act II, Scene I:
Act II, Scene II:
Act II, Scene III:
Act III, Scene I:
Act III, Scene II:
Act III, Scene III:
Act III, Scene IV:
Act IV, Scene I:
Act IV, Scene II:
Act IV, Scene III:
Act V, Scene I:
Act V, Scene II:
Denouement
Act I, Scene I :when Brabantio cries 'treason'. Roderigo tells him where he can find Othello and Brabantio hurries off in a rage.
Act I, Scene II : Brabantio decides to take the matter to the Duke.
Act I, Scene III:
Act II, Scene I:
Act II, Scene II:
Act II, Scene III:
Act III, Scene I:
Act III, Scene II :
Act III, Scene III :
Act III, Scene IV:
Act IV, Scene I:
Act IV, Scene II:
Act IV, Scene III:
Act V, Scene I:
Act V, Scene II :
Resolution
Act I, Scene I :Barbanito tries to find her.
Act I, Scene II:prison. Othello calmly tells him that he cannot for the Duke needs him at once.
Act I, Scene III :
Act II, Scene I:
Act II, Scene II:
Act II, Scene III :
Act III, Scene I :
Act III, Scene II :
Act III, Scene III:
Act III, Scene IV :
Act IV, Scene I:
Act IV, Scene II :
Act IV, Scene III:
Act V, Scene I:
Act V, Scene II :
Settings
Act I, Scene I :on a warm Venetian night.
Act I, Scene II :Venetian street.
Act I, Scene III : council chamber.
Act II, Scene I:The setting opens in Cyprus,Royal castle.
Act II, Scene II:On a street in Cyprus.
Act II, Scene III :In the hall of the castle.
Act III, Scene I :Outside the castle.
Act III, Scene II:none.
Act III, Scene III:Garden of the castle.
Act III, Scene IV:The scene opens in front of the castle.
Act IV, Scene I: On the grounds of the castle.
Act IV, Scene II: In a room of the castle Othello.
Act IV, Scene III: Another room.
Act V, Scene I:On the street.
Act V, Scene II:The scene shifts to Desdemona's bedchamber in the castle. Prision, in Cassio's room.
Characters (You have already picked out Othello, now select Desdemona and Iago)
Act I, Scene I : Roderigo, a gentleman, and Iago, a soldier Michael Cassio a soldier,Othello--A Moorish warrior who is now a general in the service of the ruler of Venice, Moor,Brabantio--Desdemona's father.
Act I, Scene II :lago.othello,cassio,duke.
Act I, Scene III :Duke and senators,cyprus,othello,brabantio.
Act II, Scene I :Montano, Othello, Desdemona, Roderigo, and Iago's wife, Emilia, Cassio.
Act II, Scene II :othello and soldiers.
Act II, Scene III :Desdemona, Cassio, Lago, Othello.
Act III, Scene I :Cassio, Desdemona,Emilia,Othello.
Act III, Scene II :Lago, Othello, Cassio,Desdemona.
Act III, Scene III:. Cassio asks Desdemona,Othello.
Act III, Scene IV :Desdemona, Clown(a servant to Othello), Emilia,Cassio, Bianca(Cassio's lover).
Act IV, Scene I :Lago, Othello,Desdemona,Cassio, Lodovico, Desdemona's kinsman.
Act IV, Scene II :Othello, Emilia, Desdemona, Lago, Cassio, Roderigo.
Act IV, Scene III :Othello, Desdemona, Emilia, and Lodovico.
Act V, Scene I :Desdemona, Othello, Lago, Emilia, Roderigo, Cassio, Lodovico and Gratiano, Biana.
Act V, Scene II:Desemona, Othello, Emilia, Montano, Lago, Cassio.
Conflicts
Act I, Scene I:when Barbantio comes to know that othello and his daughter ran off then it becomes a conflict between othello and Barbantio.
Act I, Scene II :othello is safe.both othello and Barbantio are angry.
Act I, Scene III:When Lago opens his secret plan about Cassio and him.
Act II, Scene I:
Act II, Scene II:
Act II, Scene III:
Act III, Scene I:
Act III, Scene II :
Act III, Scene III:
Act III, Scene IV:
Act IV, Scene I:
Act IV, Scene II:
Act IV, Scene III:
Act V, Scene I:
Act V, Scene II:
Possible Drama Terms mentioned or you predict is in these acts
Act I, Scene I:dialogues,characters.action,emotion.
Act I, Scene II:dialogues,characters,conflicts,drama.
Act I, Scene III :Characters,Dialouge,Drama,rising action,tragedy.
Act II, Scene I :no dialogues,actions.climax.
Act II, Scene II :climax,rising action.
Act II, Scene III:faling action.
Act III, Scene I:actions,rising action.
Act III, Scene II actions,rising action,climax.
Act III, Scene III:actions,tragedy.
Act III, Scene IV :actions,climax.
Act IV, Scene I :actions.
Act IV, Scene II: actions.
Act IV, Scene III:actions.
Act V, Scene I:characters,falling action.
Act V, Scene II:tragedy,emotion,falling and rising action.characters.

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