Irritated with this, Othello asks his clown to go and send the instrumentalists away. Iago plans that he will frame Desdemona and Cassio as lovers to Othello to make him jealous and his target, simultaneously will be achieved.įor reconciliation with Othello, Othello arranges some instrumentalists to play underneath Othello’s window. Iago cunningly convinces Cassio that if he wants to restore his position before Othello, he must use the favor of Desdemona as an intermediary person. Extremely dishearten by this treatment, Cassio laments before Iago that his reputation has been ruined forever. When Othello inquires about the matter, Iago pretends as if he doesn’t want to involve Cassio, however, conveys the matter indirectly.Ĭonsequently, Othello asks Cassio to surrender his rank of lieutenant. Rodrigo rings the alarm due to which Othello arrives in an emergency to investigate the matter (Othello had left the party earlier in order to celebrate her marriage life with his wife, Desdemona). Roderigo is sent by Iago to raise alarm in the town. When Governor Montano attempts to calm Cassio, Cassio bashes at him. The drunk Cassio starts chasing Roderigo across the stage. To ruin Othello, the 1st step should be to eliminate Cassio from Othello’s life, says Iago in isolation.Īt the evening celebration, Roderigo does what he was directed to do. Iago, at the same time, directs Roderigo to have a fight with Cassio at the celebration by disgracing him. Moreover, he warns Roderigo of that “someone” and claims him to be Cassio. Iago guarantees him that soon Desdemona will get bored of Othello as he is ugly and will find someone else for sexual satisfaction. When he arrives, he meets his wife and announces they will celebrating their triumph over Turks this evening.Īfter the announcement, everyone leaves for their rooms, but Roderigo stays and complains to Iago that he will not be able to break up Othello’s marriage. Othello was in the last ship and arrives late from his wife, Desdemona. Cassio, Iago, Iago’s wife (Emilia) Roderigo, Desdemona, and Othello all landed safely at Cyprus. In the meanwhile, three of the ships from Venice arrived safely and didn’t suffer the same fate. The following day, in Cyprus, the news arrives that the Turkish Fleet has been worn-out at sea. Desdemona insisted to accompany her husband on the war. The duke, in the meeting, expresses that Othello must go to aid the protection against the Turks.

Disappointed Brabanzio acquiesces and lets the meeting to resume. Moreover, Desdemona herself enters and defends her choice and her husband.

The duke seems to be convincing with Othello’s explanation. He explains that he doesn’t marry Desdemona through witchcraft but impressed her through his stories of travels and adventures in wars. Othello is given a chance to defend himself. The Senate and the duke are on the side of Othello and shows sympathy toward him. There they find out that Othello is gone to have a meeting with the duke so Brabanzio decides to accuse Othello in front of the duke and accumulated senate. Soon Brabanzio, along with Roderigo and some other officer, arrives at Othello’s place to accuse him of stealing his daughter via witchcraft. Meanwhile, Cassio comes to Othello in an emergency with a message from the duke that his (Othello’s) helps is needed in a matter of Turkish invasion. Iago plays a double game and goes to Othello before Brabanzio finds him out, not wanting that his hatred for Othello reveals to him. Brabanzio gathers some officers in search of Othello. Iago and Roderigo go to inform Brabanzio that his daughter Desdemona has been kidnapped and married to Othello, the Moor. Iago claims that he hates Othello as he, in favor of soldier Cassio, has promoted to the rank of lieutenant and passed over Iago. Earlier Roderigo has been remunerating Iago to help in marrying Desdemona, however, now they have learned that Desdemona has just got married to Othello, a general whom Iago served. The play opens on the street of Venice, in the mid of conversation between Roderigo, a wealthy man, and Iago, the antagonist. The symbols of the play are the handkerchief, and the song “willow”. The main themes of the play include love, an inconsistency of the military heroism, and fear of isolation. Iago, the antagonist of the play, interrupted the play by convincing Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful. Othello is the protagonist of the play who marries to Desdemona despite the difference between their ages. The time and place of the setting of play is the 16th century during the war between Venice and Turkey and set in Venice, respectively. Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare as a Dark Comedy

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