Othello, Act 3, Scene 1: samenvatting

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1. Cassio pays musicians to greet the general with morning music.
2. The clown jokes about their instruments and pays them to stop playing.
3. Cassio gives the clown gold and asks him to fetch the woman attending the general’s wife.
4. Iago offers to send Emilia and keep the general away so Cassio can speak freely with Desdemona.
5. Emilia reports Desdemona’s support and explains the general’s reasons for dismissing Cassio.
6. Cassio still requests a private conversation with Desdemona, and Emilia leads him inside.

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Cassio expresses complete confidence in Iago after accepting his offer of help. The line establishes how Cassio understands Iago’s actions here.

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