Where is Act 2 set?
Cyprus
What is the significant of setting the second act in Cyprus?
The external threat of the Turks is removed, and replaced by the internal threat of Iago’s scheming
How is Cyprus described by Cassio?
“Warlike isle”
-storm- represents Iago’s destructive force and unpredictable nature
What is significant in A2, S2?
Military business forces Othello to leave his wife alone, allowing Iago to plot further