Monday, January 31, 2011

ACT 1 here I come!

I was actually extremely excited about reading a shakespeare play contrary to everyone else in the class! But I was then reminded by a friend that this was a tragedy so I already gathered what would happen in the end. But act 1 was full of happiness well, as long as you forget about Iago plotting evil plans and using everyone around him for his own gain. In the beginning the reader is put in the middle of an interaction between Iago and Roderigo and their shady dealings. They talk about how Roderigo respects his reward a.k.a-DESDEMONA in return of all his money he gave to Iago! Iago is such a foil with all the noble men presented in this work so far. Even from the begining you see how he uses everyone around to achieve something for himself.Othello is the perfect example of an honorable man and very smart too who is a foil to the evil but also cunning Iago who seeks certain things for himself and is a star manipulator.

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