Overview
Show
Character
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act 1, Scene 3
Time & Place
A formal council chamber in Venice at night, surrounded by powerful governing officials.
Length
Short
Time Period
Classical
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Context
Desdemona speaks directly to the Duke of Venice
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That I did love the Moor to live with him,
My downright violence and storm of fortunes
May trumpet to the world: my heart's subdued
Even to the very quality of my lord:
I saw Othello's visage in his mind,
And to his honour and his valiant parts
Did I my soul and fortunes consecrate.
So that, dear lords, if I be left behind,
A moth of peace, and he go to the war,
The rites for which I love him are bereft me,
And I a heavy interim shall support
By his dear absence. Let me go with him.
Performance Tips
- Command the room by maintaining steady eye
Emotional Beat Breakdown
1. Public Testimony
- What shifts: The
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