Notes CHARACTER: The difference between internal conflict and external conflict becomes apparent. What’s more, Iago’s verbal acrobatics reach their peak here Iago will simply draw Othello’s attention to Cassio and Desdemona’s secrecy, recalling the beginning of act II.ġ0 Act III A.C.T.S. Although the physical setting is merely implied, the background to the action signifies the internal war Iago is waging on his victims. One must also consider that Othello says he will walk among “the works,” meaning that the setting would include weaponry, caging, and artillery racks. Notes ACTION: Important action in this act includes the loss of the handkerchief, which seems like yet another accident that works in Iago’s favor. Notes Significant ACTION Evolution of CHARACTER Features of TEXT Significant SUBTEXTĩ Act III A.C.T.S. Bianca finds the handkerchief and confronts Cassio with it.Ĩ Evolution of CHARACTER Features of TEXT Significant SUBTEXTĪct III A.C.T.S. Othello confronts Desdemona to confront her about the missing handkerchief. “Witness, you ever-burning lights above, You elements that clip us round about, Witness that here Iago doth give up The execution of his wit, hands, heart, To wrong’d Othello’s service!”ħ Key Scenes Act III Scene 4, “Magic in the Web of It” I lay with Cassio lately And, being troubled with a raging tooth, I could not sleep.”Ħ Key Scenes -Bookmark Line 463: The unholy wedding Key Quote: Bookmark Line 100: Iago plants the seed of jealousy Key Quote: “By heaven, he echoes me, As if there were some monster in his thought Too hideous to be shown.”Ĥ Key Scenes Bookmark Line 283: The Handkerchief Key Quote:ĥ Key Scenes -Bookmark Line 413: Cassio’s Dream Key Quote: Emilia finds the handkerchief and gives it to her husband, who plants it in Cassio’s chambers. Othello begins to feel ill when Desdemona speaks too well of Cassio, knocking the the handkerchief from her hand. Othello sees Desdemona and Cassio talking suspiciously, and Iago begins planting innuendos about their relationship. Seriously.ģ Key Scenes Act III Scene 3 (Key Scenes) This scene contains a comic interlude complete with fart jokes.
Unit 3 Lesson 4 Othello Act III Key Scenes & OverviewĢ Key Scenes Act III Scene 1, Clowning Around.Ĭassio tries to humor Othello with musicians and entertainers. He is co-author of The Routledge History of Literature in English with Ron Carter, and also wrote The Language of Poetry, Literature with a Small 'l' and the first critical edition of Teleny by Oscar Wilde and others.Presentation on theme: "Othello Act III Key Scenes & Overview"- Presentation transcript: John McRae is Special Professor of Language in Literature Studies and Teaching Associate in the School of English at Nottingham University, and holds Visiting Professorships in China, Malaysia, Spain and the USA. Students using a different version of the play may encounter slight differences in both the text and line numbers.
Note: We used the Arden edition of the play (Third Series, Revised Edition, ed. We begin with a broad introduction to the historical, political and intellectual context of early 17th-century England, before going through the play scene-by-scene, providing close reading and detailed analysis, with commentary on character, plot, themes and motifs, language, symbolism, and more. In this twenty-one part course, Professor John McRae (University of Nottingham) explores Shakespeare’s Othello. In particular, we think about: (i) ideas of blame and responsibility – who is to blame for what is about to unfold? (ii) the importance of the handkerchief (iii) the semantic shift from the language of comedy to the language of tragedy (“O blood, blood, blood!”, 454) (iv) the return of the coarse sexual imagery that we saw in Act 1, Scene 1 (“Behold her topped?”, 399) and (v) the extent to which the audience may be revising their opinions both of Othello and Iago. In this module, we think about the final third of Act 3, Scene 3, in which we are introduced to Desdemona’s handkerchief.
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