... of Othello. They wake Brabantio and reveal that his daughter, Desdemona has run off with Othello. I.ii: Iago complains to Othello about Roderigo. Cassio comes to get Othello for the Duke, but before they can leave, Brabantio, Roderigo, and others arrive and threaten Othello, saying that he has "enchanted" Desdemona. I.iii: Brabantio accuses Othello of bewitching Desdemona, but soon Desdemona testifies ... of her love for Othello. The Duke, satisfied, announces that Othello must leave immediately for Cyprus. Desdemona, aware that she can no longer live with her father, asks to go with he...

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... with the theft of his daughter, claiming that he must have worked on her by witchcraft. There dispute is settled by the Duke of Venice who sanctions the marriage when Desdemona tells him of her love for Othello. The Duke and the Senate have a high regard for both the nobility and military capacity of the Moor, whom they now appoint head of ... ...

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... act is Iago's way of fueling the fires of vengeance in the Senators mind. However Brabantio's revenge takes a direct course. He confronts Othello himself. But the Duke blocks Brabantio's attempt to kill Othello. The Duke's need for Othello to go and fight the Turks outweighs his need to see Brabantio's vengeance satisfied. So Brabantio's virus of revenge is stopped from spreading to ... ...

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... ;honest Iago." This shows his capability of deceiving others so that not only do they not suspect him, but they also count on him to be truthful. When the Duke tells Othello that he must go to Cyprus right away, he has to choose an officer to deliver documents from the Senate. Othello appoints Iago, because "A man he is of ... ...

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... father that they were madly in love, and that they exchanged wedding vows. Right after this confession took place Othello had to be sent to war and he begged the Duke to have Desdemona be sent after him. After they returned they finally had their wedding night together. Iago's plan began with having Cassio, Othello's officer get drunk; after getting completely ... ...

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... , not in self-defense but in rage. Even if there was truth to the affair' of Desdemona and Cassio he should've taken the problem to a higher system like the Duke, and let Desdemona and Cassio try and prove their innocence, but he instead thought he had the authority to take the law into his own hands. After he killed Desdemona ... ...

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... Brabantio about this so he knows that he will be mad. He says that Brabantio is well like in this society and has a powerful influence, just as much as the duke. Iago then starts to stir trouble by telling Cassio that Othello is married, but not who to. Iago's plan then starts to work as Brabantio then enters and accuses Othello ... ...

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... an emergency war council. Brabantio arrives, expeditiously following, with his advocates to put Othello in jail. Placidly implied by Othello that they all go to the Senate and allow the Duke to determine who is in the right. Explicated by Othello, in the Senate chambers, as he informed her of his adventures on how he and Desdemona fell in love throughout ... ...

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