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Othello
Wiliam Shakespeare
Contributed by Karim Chandra
Content
Overview
Context
Characters
Motifs
Themes
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Plot Summary
Chapter Summaries
Act 1 Scene 1
Act 1 Scene 2
Act 1 Scene 3
Act 2 Scene 1
Act 2 Scene 2
Act 2 Scene 3
Act 3 Scene 1
Act 3 Scene 2
Act 3 Scene 3
Act 3 Scene 4
Act 4 Scene 1
Act 4 Scene 2
Act 4 Scene 3
Act 5 Scene 1
Act 5 Scene 2
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Act 2 Scene 2
Summary

 The herald reads a proclamation in which he announces the celebration of the destruction of the Turks fleet as well as the marriage of Othello.

Analysis

  It is one of the shortest scenes in the play. It acts as a curtain raiser and the end of the previous theme. The audience is aware that the Turks have been destroyed as a result of the valiant efforts of Othello and his group. In this way, it is essential to celebrate the victory of the military as well as the marriage of Othello. The Moor has declared a holiday and provided the soldiers to dance, make merry and light bonfires. The events in this scene is a direct contrast to the succeeding scenes that are characterized by conflicts and debauchery. Othello is about to experience some of the most devastating events in his life. Iago and Roderigo have set out to make sure that they confuse, annoy, destabilize and devastate Othello. It is also notable that the celebrations are taking place at night. The events seem to have a relationship with Iago's statement that hell and night / Must bring this monstrous birth [of his evil design] to the world's light" (I.3, 409-410), an indication of devastating things to happen in the following scenes.

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