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Othello - Dialogue Graphic
Box 1
Iago says this so that the Audience understand that he hates Othello and is using Othello. Shakespeare uses this opportunity to explain Iago's plan for the future scenes building interest in the audience which is now excited to know what happens next. Immediately before the extract, Iago convinces his "friend" Roderigo to not kill himself just because he cant love Desdemona. He only does this so that he can get more money out of Roderigo. He then goes on to explain how he had fooled Roderigo once again.
Iago says this dialogue during the end of ACT I Scene 3 which is also the end of the first act. Iago says all of this as he hates Othello because he gave Casio the Lieutenant rank that he wanted causing him to grow angry and make enmity with Othello. Iago is acting like he is loyal to Othello but is instead a too faced man and is trying to get everything for himself. He also sticks up with the rich Rodrigo who is not witty enough to understand that Iago is using him for his money. The Character says this in a way one would describe their thoughts.
Box 2
The extract starts with Iago explaining how he always successfully fools people to fill his wallet and earn money.
He explains how skillful he is in manipulating fools for money
He then talks about how he hates the "moor" which refers to Othello, the dark skinned foreigner and the protagonist of the story.
He explains how there have been rumors about Othello and his (Iago's) wife and how the suspicions are good enough for him to hate Othello.
He talks about how he plans to take revenge on Othello. He talks about how Othello thinks of him greatly and with respect which will come to his advantage.
He goes on to explain his plan to take two birds with one stone: remove Cassio from the high ranking lieutenant position and also hurt Othello's feelings. He plans to tell Othello about Cassio and Desdemona.
Iago says that it'll be easily believable as Cassio is young and handsome. He feels that he can easily manipulate Othello as he feels that Iago is "trustworthy".
He conforms his plan with himself and says that he will go on with his "monstrous" and evil plan.
Box 3
As Iago feels confident about his plan, he is bound to take it into action and try to fool Othello and Cassio together. As from what was observed from the previous parts of the story, Iago is good at manipulating and convincing people to benefit him; he can do the necessary convincing and trickery with ease eventually getting the lieutenants position and also hurting othello.
Box 4
The protagonist is evil resourceful and strong- He can trick people with ease which means that the story can easily end with the antagonist, Iago winning
Othello has many haters as he is a foreigner who married one of the most desired venetian women who would have had many wooers who have now turned into Othello's haters including Roderigo.
As Iago says himself, he can tell Othello how Desdemona and Cassio are together, this means that there might be a high possibility that Desdemona cheats and elopes with another man at the end.
Othello is of free and open nature and can easily be tricked into his own tragic doom. He can easily be manipulated until he is either killed or is greatly humiliated and leaves the country.
Box 5
The extract opens with a relatively serious theme where Iago describes how he tricks people for money and the extract progresses on till the themes fades from serious to malicious and evil. Toward the end, Iago describes his evil plans and how he plans to bring them to life.
The Setting, Place and time are not noticeable by looking at the extract itself as it appears to be in the antagonists "thoughts" which might be visualized as a blank white room much like a canvas ready to paint on. The scene however is set in the dukes hall where the duke judged a trial of Othello and how he didn't use Black Magic to marry Desdemona. After Everyone exits, the antagonist talks to himself explain his plan "to the audience".
The dialogue in the extract is bold and malicious almost spreading a negative vibration/feeling to the audience that might be somewhere in between fear and surprise. The entirety of the dialogue, Iago dominates explaining his evil plan. No props needed to be used for the dialogue however movement on the stage and hand movement to explain would really be recommended. The dialogue is a sole "soliloquy" in which Iago explains his plans to himself.
Iago speaks in a fixed pattern that makes the audience feel deceived and manipulated themselves. Iago uses similar language throughout the poem although may vary from scene to scene (eg. Iago describes Othello as an Animal to Brabantio in the first scene)