Do Now: Summarize Iago's plan to seek revenge at the end of Act 1. Will it work? Why?
Classwork: Othello, Act 2
The play is now set in Cyprus. Cassio and Iago have had a conversation
about women with Desdemona. Iago observes Cassio innocently hold
Desdemona's hand. Othello enters; he and Desdemona leave the stage to
share some private time.
Read and annotate summary of the opening scenes on your handout.
We begin reading Iago's speech at the bottom of page 26.
Annotate the text: Read and re-read. Use you margins to paraphrase
1. How does Iago set Roderigo up to help destroy Cassio?
2. Why is Roderigo so easy to manipulate.
Use evidence from the text to support your answers
Homework: Skim the opening scene of this act to answer reading questions
Answer the first three reading questions for the dialogue covered in class.
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