Othello

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Act 2 Scene 1

By Act 2, the Turkish fleet is no longer a threat due to strong storms and weather conditions. The pathetic fallacy of the “high-wrought flood” and the “fuller blast” of wind signals to us that that the evil is brewing and we should be expecting rising plot drama and action.

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