求奥赛罗的英文剧情介绍（尽可能详细一点）

求奥赛罗的英文剧情介绍（尽可能详细一点）
求奥赛罗的英文剧情介绍（尽可能详细一点）

求奥赛罗的英文剧情介绍（尽可能详细一点）
Plot Summary of Othello
Act 1
The play opens in Venice,Italy,at night.Iago,General Othello's ensign,and Roderigo,who is in love with Desdemona,are on the street outside of the home of Brabantio,Desdemona's father.Iago tells Roderigo of his hatred for Othello,primarily because Othello has promoted Michael Cassio ahead of Iago.They call out to Brabantio,telling him in crude language that his daughter is having a sexual encounter with Othello.Brabantio,enraged,goes with his servants to find the couple.Meanwhile,Iago goes to Othello to warn him of Brabantio's anger.
In the next scene,the duke and the senators discuss the Turkish threat on Cyprus.Brabantio,Othello,Cassio,and Roderigo,all enter and Brabantio levels his charges against Othello.Othello replies that he has not stolen Desdemona but has rather legally married her,although without her father's consent.Desdemona is sent for,and when she arrives,she concurs with Othello's summary of their relationship.The duke recognizes their marriage and tells Othello that he must go to Cyprus to defend against the Turks.Othello asks that his wife accompany him,and Desdemona says that she wants to go with him as well.
The act closes with an exchange between Iago and Roderigo.Iago says that Othello will soon change his mind and that Iago will help Roderigo win Desdemona.After Roderigo's exit,Iago reveals to the audience how much he hates Othello and Cassio and that he plans to ruin both of them.
Act 2
Act 2 opens in Cyprus in a storm.The Turks have lost their entire fleet in the tempest.Ultimately,all the characters arrive in Cyprus,and Othello and Desdemona are lovingly reunited.Iago hatches his plot with Roderigo and instructs Roderigo to make Cassio angry this evening after Iago makes Cassio drunk.
In the next scene,Othello leaves to celebrate his nuptials with Desdemona.After Othello's departure,Iago manages to get Cassio to drink more than he should.As a consequence,when angered by Roderigo,Cassio gets into a fight with him and ends up seriously injuring the Cypriot governor Montano.Othello is called from his chambers to resolve the crisis.Othello is very angry and dismisses Cassio as an officer.
Cassio is distraught and bares his soul to Iago,whom he thinks is his friend.Iago sets his second scheme in motion by instructing Cassio to try to get back into Othello's favor through Desdemona.
Act 3
As this act opens,Emilia speaks to Cassio and tells him she will work on his behalf with Desdemona.Then,Cassio speaks to Desdemona himself.Cassio leaves quickly when he sees Othello and Iago approaching.Iago makes an oblique comment about how he does not like seeing Cassio speaking with Desdemona.This begins to work on Othello and marks the beginning of his deterioration through jealousy.Desdemona and Othello make up,and Othello repeats his great love for her.However,Desdemona,through her unwitting support of Cassio to Othello,contributes to his growing jealousy.After Desdemona and Emilia exit,Iago goes to work on Othello again,suggesting that Cassio and Desdemona have betrayed Othello.He reminds Othello that Desdemona deceived her father when she married him,suggesting that Desdemona is not what she seems to be.
When Iago exits,Othello in a soliloquy contemplates what he will do if he finds that Desdemona has betrayed him,yet when Desdemona and Emilia come on stage,he says that he will not believe she is untrue.They exit together,but Desdemona drops her handkerchief accidentally.
Emilia picks up the handkerchief,saying that her husband has asked her to take it for him.She gives it to Iago then leaves the stage.Iago then says that he will leave the handkerchief in Cassio's lodgings to be used as evidence against him.Othello returns,and Iago works on him further,finally convincing him that Desdemona has been unfaithful.He tells Othello that he has seen her handkerchief in Cassio's possession.Othello vows to have Desdemona put to death.
When Desdemona enters,Othello asks her for the handkerchief.Desdemona is unable to produce it,and Othello takes this as evidence of her betrayal.Othello exits,angry.
Act 4
In Act 4,Iago continues to torment Othello with innuendo and suggestions of Desdemona's dishonesty.Othello has a fit of epilepsy.When he recovers he sees Cassio and Iago speaking about Bianca,who arrives with the handkerchief that Cassio has given her.Othello recognizes it as Desdemona's handkerchief and thus resolves to kill both Cassio and Desdemona.
Emissaries from Venice arrive and observe Othello's cruelty to Desdemona.They question Iago about Othello's sanity,and Iago implies that Othello is if not mad,certainly dangerous.
In the next scene,Othello interrogates Emilia concerning Desdemona's fidelity.He is clearly growing more distraught by the moment.Desdemona describes the drastic change in her husband to Iago and Emilia.After the women exit,Roderigo enters and accuses Iago of playing false with him.Iago makes up a story that convinces Roderigo that he should kill Cassio.
Act 4 closes with Desdemona in her bedchamber,having been sent there with Emilia by Othello.There is a grim sense of foreboding over the scene.
Act 5
As the act opens,Roderigo seriously wounds Cassio.Iago appears to save Cassio and implicates Roderigo to Ludovico,and Roderigo is killed.In the next scene,Othello is in the bedroom with Desdemona as he prepares to kill her.Desdemona protests her innocence,but Othello does not believe her.He kills her by smothering her with a pillow.Emilia comes to the room; Desdemona revives for just a moment to tell Emilia that she has killed herself and then she dies.Othello tells Emilia that he has killed her and says that Desdemona was false.Emilia contradicts him and offers proof that it was Iago who plotted against the pair.Iago threatens Emilia with his sword as she testifies against him,but he is stopped by Desdemona's uncle,Gratiano,and placed under arrest.Othello finally understands that he has killed the innocent Desdemona and asks why Iago has treated him thus.Iago refuses to respond.Othello begs for Cassio's forgiveness.Ludovico produces a letter from Roderigo that reveals the whole plan.There being no recourse,Othello kills himself with his own knife.