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lauria
Student
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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gbeatty Teacher
College - FreshmanPosted by gbeatty on Friday February 23, 2007 at 9:46 AMWitchcraft!
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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lwolf Teacher
College - SeniorPosted by lwolf on Tuesday June 17, 2008 at 4:11 PMNot 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.