Othello 2.2-3 L. 1-39

Scene 2 is a very short scene with a concise paragraph with the dialogue of the Herald about Othello. The Herald describes how great Othello is for and congratulates him for marriage. He ends off with a blessing for Cyprus and Othello. In the next scene, Othello and Desdemona seems a rushed to leave and they do leave after Othello says goodnight to Cassio. Iago enters the scene and initiates his plan with first trying to get Cassio drunk. He leads the topic to Desdemona in order to see how Cassio sees her. While Iago is being rude and lewd in his manner of talking, Cassio is noble and polite in the way he responds. Iago later finds out that Cassio is weak to drinking and won't drink with him. 

The contrast between Iago and Cassio is very evident in scene 3. Iago is being very rude and looking at Desdemona in a lustful way but Cassio retains his manners and is simply agreeing with Iago for courtesy. It shows the contrasting characteristics of Iago and Cassio very evidently.

How are Iago's plans going to change now that he can't get Cassio drunk?
I think Iago will likely continue to manipulate Roderigo to do his bidding. Iago, being as manipulative as he is, probably has many plans to ruin Othello and 1 error is not likely to hinder him.


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This is a photo of Iago offering Cassio a drink. Cassio looks just as Shakespeare described him, handsome and nobel.

1. Damned as thou art, thou hast enchanted her!
   For I'll refer me to all things of sense,
   If she in chains of magic were not bound,
   Whether a maid so tender, fair, and happy,
   So opposite to marriage that she shunned
   The wealthy curlèd darlings of our nation,
   Would ever have, to incur a general mock,
   Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom
   Of such a thing as thou—to fear, not to delight!
   Judge me the world, if 'tis not gross in sense
   That thou hast practiced on her with foul charms,
   Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals
   That weaken motion. (1.2.82-94)

1. Speaker: Brabantio

Context: Brabantio is accusing Othello of using magic and drugs in order to charm Desdemona into loving him.

Meaning: Brabantio is saying that there is no way Desdemona, as a noble woman would ever fall in love with a black man such as Othello. Othello has used some sort of witchcraft to impaired Desdemona's reason and used that to woo her

Dramatic purpose:

Racism: Brabantio is being racist and assuming that because Othello is a Moor, he would do something like this.

1. She bade me, if I had a friend that loved her,

I should but teach him how to tell my story,

And that would woo her. Upon this hint I spake:

She loved me for the dangers I had passed,

And I loved her, that she did pity them.

This only is the witchcraft I have used.    (I, iii, 163-169)

3. Speaker: Othello

Context: Othello is explaining to the council how he wooed Desdemona after being accused of using magic by Brabantio.

Meaning: Desdemona has willingly fallen in love with Othello because of his stories. Othello has also fallen in love with Desdemona because she willingly listened to his story ands pried him for it.

Dramatic purpose:

Relationship: the quote shows that the love between Desdemona and Othello is pure and real.

Theme: the theme of love is shown between Othello and Desdemona