Othello and questions the men as to what happened. Othello blames Cassio for the disturbance and strips him of his rank. Cassio is distraught. Iago persuades Cassio to ask Desdemona to convince her husband to reinstate Cassio. Iago now persuades Othello to be suspicious of Cassio and Desdemona. When Desdemona drops a handkerchief (the first gift given to her by Othello), Emilia finds it, and gives it to her husband Iago, at his request, unaware of what he plans to do with it. Othello reenters and vows with Iago for the death of Desdemona and Cassio, after which he makes Iago
Othello (1781 ship) Othello (1781 ship) Othello (or "Ortello"), was launched at Liverpool in 1769, possibly under the name "Preston". Under the command of Captain James Johnson "Othello" made two voyages in the African slave trade in 1781 and 1782. She was lost at Tortola in 1783, during the second voyage. "Othello" enters "Lloyd's Register" in 1781 with master James Johnson and William Earl (or Earle), owner. "Othello" had been lengthened in 1770, had undergone a good repair in 1778, and had received a large repair in 1780. At that time her name had been "Preston". "Othello" was armed, and Johnson had received