Othello, Acts II-IV “The complications”.

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Othello, Acts II-IV “The complications”

Terms Freytag’s pyramid Rising action Complication(s) Irony Hamartia vs. ‘tragic flaw’

The action of a tragedy (Freytag’s Pyramid)

What are the sources of conflict in Othello? How do self-government and self-fashioning figure into the complications? How does Iago cause complications? How do the main plot and the sub-plot work together?

What’s the deal with the handkerchief?

How are women portrayed? Evidence for how Desdemona is portrayed Evidence for how Emilia is portrayed Bianca Vives, “Education of a Christian Woman”

What will bring about Othello’s downfall? “Tragic flaw”—theory that there is something in the hero that brings about her/his downfall. Implication is that it’s in her/his control to change this. “Hamartia”– Aristotelian term—the weakness, error, misstep, bad judgment, or whatever that brings the hero down. Integral to his/her character—may not necessarily be a bad thing but has a tragic result