Act 2
Activities to note
Act 2, Scene I
pg 50 More views of Othello
pg. 66 Iago is most honest
Act 2, Scene III
pg. 68 Iago's plan
pg 74. An honest action
pg. 76 Iago's language
pg 84. Had I many mouths as Hydra
pg. 84 What's really in Iago's mind
Points to consider.
Explain the symbolic parallels between the disturbance in the natural world and the storm? Find quotations that support your impressions.
How does Montano emphasise Othello's power of command?
Read through Iago's soliloquy and map his desires and motivations.
Locate quotes that reinforce the idea that the scene shifts from lightness to darkness in tone.
Scene 1: In Cyrus they await the arrival of Othello following the storm. The Turkish fleet is defeated. Cassio's ship has returned and Desdemona arrives with Iago. Iago makes negative comments about his wife Emilia which leads to many jokes about women. This scene conveys Desdemona's innocence as she defends Emilia. Othello and Desdemona greet each other warmly when he returns. Roderigo is further upset with Othello and Desdemona and Iago convinces him that Desdemona loves Cassio. The opening scene closes with a soliloquy in which Iago admits his jealousy and he explains his motives and plans to the audience.
Quotations to note:
Act 2, Scene I
Iago uses the metaphor: "wild cats in your kitchen...housewives in your bed" to make comments about the virtue of women.
Othello foreshadows that his future may hold sadness after stating he wishes to see Desdemona after every storm he faces " It give me wonder greate as my content to see you here before me. O my soul's joy! if after every tempest come such calms..."
In the soliloquy Iago uses a metaphor to explain his anger towards Othello when he says 'like a poisonous mineral'.
In the closing lines of the soliloquy Iago shares that his plan is unclear but that evil plans will be created as a sudden action. The metaphor 'knavery's plain face is never seen till used' means that evil plans are not known until they have unfolded.
Act 2, Scene 2.
The herald announces that the Turkish fleet has been destroyed and Othello has invited people to celebrate the victory.
Act 2, Scene 3
Note quotations that show Iago's attitude to others:
Of Cassio: 'He'll be as full of quarrel"
Of Roderigo: "Now, my sick fool'.
Iago's soliloquy: What images of himself does Iago explore in his soliloquy? Complete the worksheet.
Act 2, Scene I
pg 50 More views of Othello
pg. 66 Iago is most honest
Act 2, Scene III
pg. 68 Iago's plan
pg 74. An honest action
pg. 76 Iago's language
pg 84. Had I many mouths as Hydra
pg. 84 What's really in Iago's mind
Points to consider.
Explain the symbolic parallels between the disturbance in the natural world and the storm? Find quotations that support your impressions.
How does Montano emphasise Othello's power of command?
Read through Iago's soliloquy and map his desires and motivations.
Locate quotes that reinforce the idea that the scene shifts from lightness to darkness in tone.
Scene 1: In Cyrus they await the arrival of Othello following the storm. The Turkish fleet is defeated. Cassio's ship has returned and Desdemona arrives with Iago. Iago makes negative comments about his wife Emilia which leads to many jokes about women. This scene conveys Desdemona's innocence as she defends Emilia. Othello and Desdemona greet each other warmly when he returns. Roderigo is further upset with Othello and Desdemona and Iago convinces him that Desdemona loves Cassio. The opening scene closes with a soliloquy in which Iago admits his jealousy and he explains his motives and plans to the audience.
Quotations to note:
Act 2, Scene I
Iago uses the metaphor: "wild cats in your kitchen...housewives in your bed" to make comments about the virtue of women.
Othello foreshadows that his future may hold sadness after stating he wishes to see Desdemona after every storm he faces " It give me wonder greate as my content to see you here before me. O my soul's joy! if after every tempest come such calms..."
In the soliloquy Iago uses a metaphor to explain his anger towards Othello when he says 'like a poisonous mineral'.
In the closing lines of the soliloquy Iago shares that his plan is unclear but that evil plans will be created as a sudden action. The metaphor 'knavery's plain face is never seen till used' means that evil plans are not known until they have unfolded.
Act 2, Scene 2.
The herald announces that the Turkish fleet has been destroyed and Othello has invited people to celebrate the victory.
Act 2, Scene 3
Note quotations that show Iago's attitude to others:
Of Cassio: 'He'll be as full of quarrel"
Of Roderigo: "Now, my sick fool'.
Iago's soliloquy: What images of himself does Iago explore in his soliloquy? Complete the worksheet.