Othello Mindmap
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- Othello
- Summary
- Act 1
- Scene 1
- I and R talk about O and D. Provoke B by telling him his daughter has been robbed
- Scene 2
- Finding O and C confronting him before going to the Duke.
- Scene 3
- Duke resolves conflict getting D to admit her true feelings to O. Leave for war to Cyprus.
- Scene 1
- Act 2
- Scene 1
- I, D and E arrive in Cyprus waiting for O. D vs I on female equality. D and O reunite and I tells R about his plans for them.
- Scene 2
- Ceasefire announced!
- Scene 3
- Party and C gets drunk fighting R and M. O demotes him for this.
- Scene 1
- Act 3
- Scene 1
- D to speak to O on C's behalf as suggested by I.
- Scene 2
- O inspecting fortifications.
- Scene 3
- D agrees to help C and gets O to grant him his post back. I makes O jealous about D and C's relationship. E finds handkerchief and gives it to I who plants it in C's lodgings.
- Scene 4
- D realises handkerchief is missing. O believes she is being unfaithful. Handkerchief given to B by C.
- Scene 1
- Act 4
- Scene 1
- O witnesses B and C's fight. Goes into shock. Fully sure that D is unfaithful and plans to kill her. Hits her in front of L.
- Scene 2
- E questioned about D's infidelity which she denies. D called a whore and promises that no matter what she will always love O.
- Scene 3
- D and E prepare for bed. Equality speech.
- Scene 1
- Act 5
- Scene 1
- C hurt by R who is then killed by I. O goes to kill D and B assigned blame. E to tell O about the events.
- Scene 2
- O debates killing D, then does so as E arrives and yells murder. She exposes I leading him to kill her and O kills himself upon learning the truth. Ends with L's monologue.
- Scene 1
- Act 1
- Language & Register, Themes and Stagecraft
- Imagery
- Magical
- Hellish/ Religious
- Racist
- Misogynistic
- Animalistic
- Other
- Alliteration
- Rhetorical question
- Sibilance
- Possessive pronouns
- Similie
- Repetition
- Juxtoposition
- Metaphor
- Hyperbole
- Semantic field
- Antithesis
- Register
- Verse
- Rhyming couplets
- Formal
- Rhetorical
- Ceremonial
- Fractured
- Calm
- Unrhymed iambic pentameter
- Blank
- Othello
- Prose
- Intimate
- Conspiratorial
- Bawdy
- Demotic
- Letter
- Iago
- Other
- Soliloquy
- Iago
- Monosyllables
- Dramatic irony
- Monologue
- Disjointed sentences
- Colloquialisms
- Soliloquy
- Verse
- Themes
- Pride
- Injustice
- Desire
- Race
- Conflict
- Revenge
- Power
- Gender/Equality
- Betrayal
- Order and Cahos
- Lust
- Manipulation
- Trust/Loyalty
- Jealous love
- Morality
- Duplicity
- Status
- Tragedy
- Marriage
- Infidelity
- Outsiders
- Prejudice
- Identity
- Honour
- Fickle Love
- Possessive love
- Hero worship
- Unrequited love
- Manipulation
- Appearance vs. Reality
- Stagecraft
- Move from Venice to Cyprus
- Night and Day
- Arrivals and Departures
- Absence of characters
- Action
- Tension
- Comic relief
- Fast/slow paced scenes
- Props
- Handkerchief
- Bed
- Candle
- Imagery
- Interpretations
- 'Women are often presented as possessions of men'
- 'Othello's jealousy converts human nature into chaos, and liberates the beast in man'
- 'People will do anything, no matter how foolish to get what they desire'
- 'Othello radiates a world of romantic, heroic and picturesque adventure. His own self-love overshadows that which he claims to have for Desdemona'
- 'Othello is a tyrant and seals his fate'
- 'Othello is fragile and needs help'
- Context
- Greek tragedy
- Aristotle
- Deals with human issues
- Unities
- Mimesis
- Catharsis
- Hamartia
- Peripeteia
- Pathos
- Tragic flaw
- Tragic hero
- Hubris
- Venice and Italy in the Renaissance
- Jacobean era
- Bloodthirsty details
- Violence committed off stage
- Physcology
- Quest for Vengance
- James I
- Moors
- Jealous
- Simple
- Courage
- Pride
- Passion
- Monstrous
- Gentile Venetian society
- Other Shakespearian plays - 1720s
- Plato
- Race
- Few in England
- Unfamiliar
- Distrustful
- Hostile
- Fascinating and mysterious
- Sexual excess
- Greek tragedy
- Summary
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