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lauria
lauria
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High School - 12th Grade

What accusation against Othello does Brabantio repeat to Duke in Act 1 Scene 3?

This question comes from Act 1 Scene 3.

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Posted by lauria on Thursday February 22, 2007 at 6:33 PM and tagged with act 1 scene 3, brabantio, characters, duke, othello, plot.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    Witchcraft!

    To be more specific, Brabantio accuses Othello of using witchcraft to get Desdemona, saying, "She is abused, stol'n from me, and corrupted
    By spells and medicines bought of mountebanks."

    He can't believe she'd love Othello on her own.

    Greg

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    Posted by gbeatty on Friday February 23, 2007 at 9:46 AM

  2. lwolf
    lwolf Teacher
    College - Senior

    Not only does Brabantio accuse Othello of using witchcraft, he also accuses him of using medicines purchased from mountebanks, (or quacks or charletons). He also acknowledges that Othello was able to put nature into disarray resulting in Desdemona being taken in by his 'sorcery,' something that she ordinarily would have been immune to.

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    Posted by lwolf on Tuesday June 17, 2008 at 11:11 PM