Othello  
Britain in Print
Act 4, scene 1 - lines 238 - 262
3. Why does Shakespeare introduce Lodovico at this point in the action?
 
Which of the following reasons do you consider most important?
Choice 1To recall Othello to Venice.
Choice 2To remind the audience of Othello’s public role.
Choice 3To increase the pity the audience feels for Desdemona when she is subjected to Othello’s cruelty in front of a relative.
Choice 4To enable the audience to clearly see the dramatic change in Othello’s character.
Othello about to strike Desdemona from a 1747 copy of Hanmer's 1744 edition of Shakespeare's works. Edinburgh University Library
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